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Drag racer clings onto opponent's motorbike - PHOTO+VIDEO

Drag racer clings onto opponent's motorbike - PHOTO+VIDEO
11.09.2014 21:15
This is the dramatic moment a motorcycle drag racer escaped serious injury by clinging onto the back of a competitor's bike after he was catapulted off his own.

Thousands of horrified spectators watched the astonishing escape in disbelief after Greek racer Filippos Papafilippou was thrown off his bike while crossing the centre line at a Bedfordshire racetrack at nearly 200mph.He flew through the air for a split-second, before landing on the wheelie bar of opponent Steve Woollatt, 50, and clinging on until the British racer realised what had happened and pulled over.As these dramatic pictures show, the incident which happened on Monday at the Santa Pod Raceway outside Wellingborough could have had a far more serious outcome.Speaking to MailOnline, Mr Papafilippou, 42, who has raced for 14 years, spoke of the incredible event.He said: 'This is the only dangerous crash I've ever had. I'm lucky, it could have been a lot worse. 'I felt (the wheel) spinning and when it found traction it reacted violently. I crossed the middle lane and went into his lane. 'In this sport you don't have time, you have one-thousandths of a second - it's instinct and reaction. I grabbed into him and he's very experienced and didn't panic. 'It was so lucky I grabbed the wheels, I couldn't go anywhere else. We were laughing nervously afterwards.'I spoke to people from all over the world and it's never happened before. It's unique. 'No one has ever started on one bike and finished on the other.'(dailymail.co.uk)Bakudaily.Az

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