Great Balls of Fire: Racing Driver Wins Rally even though his Lamborghini was Burning up

Carscoop: Most people, even professional drivers, would probably pull aside on the road if their vehicle caught on fire, but not racing car driver Jason White and his navigator John White. In the middle of the Targa High Country 2011 race, which took place at Mt Buller in Australiaduring the first weekend of November, the dynamic duo noticed that the rear-end  of  their  brand - new   $600,000   Lamborghini   Gallardo  Super  Trofeo

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Stradale was up inflames. But instead of calling it a day, the Tasmanians decided to continue the race – and guess what; despite the fact that their Lambo was slowly roasting, they actually managed to win the race! "We don’t know exactly what caused the fire, but about halfway through, up she went and I could actually physically feel the heat from the fire and I said to John, 'Well, what do want to do? It is a big fire, should we stop and put it out?' and he said no, keep up and we'll get to the top," said Jason White. "We had a pretty good run and managed to win the thing as well so it has been a good weekend," White added. Source: Carscoop

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