British photographer cheated death under wheels of 200mph dragster

[Procharmo]

This is the terrifying moment a British photographer cheated death as an out-of-control drag racing car careered towards him out of control.

Andy Willsheer kept snapping even as the 250mph car spun towards the crash barrier at Pomona Raceway in California.

Miraculously, the wrecked vehicle landed just feet away from the photographer, who escaped unharmed.

The high-powered machine, capable of going from 0-60 mph in under a second, skidded off the track after its right side wheels hit an oil slick.

Only the concrete barrier prevented Willsheer from being killed by stopping the car dead just three feet away from where he was standing.

‘The crowd were yelling out for him to get out of the way and he kept on taking pictures,’ said one eyewitness.

‘He really is lucky to be alive, but he must have taken some great photos.’

Safety teams shut down the engine as soon as it stopped and driver Steve Gasparrelli also walked away unhurt.

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[EL T1]

Jesus!

[Memphis]

I've been wondering when his pictures would surface

[NOT A TA]

WOW! Thats a dedicated photographer!!

[67 ls1 vert]

I was there that weekend. Those guys get paid for good pictures and the best one gets big money. I bet he got the bonus for the day.

[mc84_zz4]

I guess #21 is the lucky number for that photographer.
Ballzy. :1st:

[OLDFLM]

Good thing he was wearing dark pants!

[BrazilianBro]

2 pounds inside his boxers

[John McIntire]

that is amazing! What was he thinking?!

[CruizinKev]

omg wow!!!

[81TurboTA]

What made the car do that?

[72NovaSS]

I saw the happen!!!! I was 10 feet away! He was leaking oil the second the tree turned green.

The photographer was lucky!

[shmoov69]

Wow!! I wouldn't want to play chicken with that dude!!!

I wonder if he flinched?!? Lol!

[Munster]

I wonder if he even realized the car was as close as it was. For someone who spends his day telephotoed in on cars a long ways away, making them appear bigger, he might not have even put two and two together in the few seconds he had.

[holschen]

some unsane people get locked up in hospitals the rest of them get to be photografer

[Jeffrotech]

Awesome.

[PT_79_TA_461]

wow.....thats way above "balls of steel" !!! that one pic of him right in front of the car still snapping...unreal!

[John Wright]

I've done some stupid things before but...Sorry, there is No picture worth standing there and letting a car run over me for...my momma didn't let me play in traffic for a reason.