Daytona Tire Blowout at 180mph

Dr. Jim Norman has a tire blow in the tri-oval at Daytona and manages not to hit anything.

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• Jim
• Norman
• Porsche
• Daytona
• Blowout
• HSR
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[SpencerPumpelly]

Thanks Juan. This must have been exciting for you as well.

[Hicalcm]

This is Jim. There was no warning. It just exploded. The right steering input was instinctive but it was clear immediately that I was along for the ride. The only thing I was concerned about was getting further away from the wall. Thus starting on the second revolution I released the brakes a little every time I was facing away from the wall and then went to full lock as it came back to face the wall again That is why my right foot is releasing the pedal partly (not completely!) a couple of ti

[mattunh]

Just curious to why you held the wheel locked at 1 o'clock?

[laytonsri150]

things can go very wrong at the blink of an eye at Daytona, good skills for not hitting anything

[Stealthsoldier20]

Damn! Like a BOSS!

[JerkyFraser]

Holy crap if that was me I'd have the shakey jakes so bad I'd need to be carried off. The driver did a good job not to put it into the wall.

[majom89]

Is this a Porsche 911? The interior looks like one.

[nsaneon]

I would have had to check my shorts after that! Great job of keeping your cool

[ldevenny]

@zizikelizike

That was just the 180mph wind pushing them around :)

[anastasiosg21]

i`d like to that on an outside camera as well ... nice u didnt hit anything bro!!

but it must have been a little shock at the and for you too... can see the foot on the clutch shaking... :) a and why didnt u hit the clutch imediately?! cause my first reaction would be that?!?

[Dualshock21]

lucky he didn't hit the wall

[sashaman1234]

Nice save! Didn't even hit the wall from what I see

[zizikelizike]

No matter how good you are ... everyone turns on their wipers when they are in deep shit :D