Kangaroo near miss : Bathurst 2007

One of the joys of driving in Australia is avoiding hitting the wildlife. I live in a large city and have been driving past 7 dead roos over the past few weeks. I even managed to avoid a live one on my way to work a few months ago but it was hit by a car travelling in the opposite direction. The stupid things have no road sense.

This video is from the Bathurst 1000 Fujitsu V8 Supercar support race. Fortunately for the drivers and the roo, it wasn't hit. It was reported later that track officials caught the roo and released it a safe distance from the track.

Links:
http://www.v8supercar.com.au/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathurst_1000

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Bathurst
• 1000
• V8
• supercars
• kangaroo

[mike21b]

Roos down under, Deer here. Same thing.

[mddawson1]

We have wombats as well. Imagine a self propelled 60lb boulder trotting across the road in front of your car.

[mddawson1]

I wonder what its lap time was???

[mib666]

Australia is a great country! I'm British and planning to live in Queensland, in my opinion the greatest and most amazing place on this planet. All you wankers posting rude comments about Oz, can fuck off and die of cock cancer

[ConspiracyTheory81]

why are these guys being cunts to aussies?

[jesse6788]

@mib666 STFU and get a job.

[Cakerolled]

@mib666

QLD is a shithole. Too hot, and full of wankers.

[TheAnonymous6818]

Some people dont know their cars. That safety car was a Chrysler 300 C

[sukofuko]

thats good driving

[mddawson1]

@Aussieisbest94 I think one of the support categories that year were the sports cars which had Dodge Vipers in it.

[xjp8x]

Silly kangaroo roads are for cars not kangaroos!

[codenamecordon]

it is weird, that they don't have road sense. but what is even more weird, is that they're not afraid of the racing engines' sounds. I mean, sure, we got animals crossing the roads sometimes, but they're very scared, and try to get off the road as quickly as possible, and I have only seen one rabbit on the track, but that was, when quite low cc motorcycles were racing(100cc 4-stroke), in every other class, there has never been a problem with an animal on track. well, atleast in Estonia...

[PYLrulz1984]

@mddawson1

Type in Dale Earnhardt Daytona Seagull, and you will see what he means.

[glorp896]

@mib666

i like oz, but i'm not sure i'd want to have you as a tour guide

[rockinatmidnight]

PISS OFF SKIPPY! Thats pretty mad though I have to say.