This is when you’re really glad you had to install that parachute.

As you can see in the video, both front wheels lock up at the end of his run, his nitrous still running after crossing the finish line. The tires drag, they pop, and the car starts steering towards the barriers.

How the car kept out of the guardrail I do not know, but that chute definitely played a big part.

points out how amazing it is that driver Tim Albright completely kept his act together. And how straight the car rolls after the blowout, particularly after you notice he was dog legging the entire length of his drag run.

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