Overtaking During A Massive Brake Lock Up Takes Serious Balls
The recent Gold Coast 600 round of the Australian Supercars series featured one of the most stunning overtakes we've seen this year
Speaking about his audacious overtake on Mark Winterbottom following the race (below), Scott McLaughlin attributed the lock-up to his competitor moving slightly in the braking zone. He held it together though, just keeping it out of the wall and snatching third place from Winterbottom.
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Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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No more balls left after that one
Slidin’ into your girl’s DM’s like…
Ten Tenths Podcast
#drippingwet
Lewis hamilton if he’d done this: “I’m really super-excited to on the podium, it was the fans that kept me believing, super-grateful to you guys, couldn’t have achieved this mega result without you. #blessed”
McLaughlin “that was a good move I reckon”
Ladies and Gentleman, Lewis “The crowd is the best here” Hamilton!
Mate
That overtake was hairy as balls.
I’ve actually done this in real life, just with go karts
He’s in Australia: it’s written in the handbook we get when we’re 16 how to drive. It’s on page 45 I think.
McLaughlin was like:
driver reaction after the overtake: