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Normally, we see Supercars Championship events held on pavement and for good reason. But just for some good fun, drivers Cam Waters and Thomas Randle treated some fans to a fun session where they took a Supercar out onto a dirt track and tried pushing the envelope.
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We were afraid this kind of stunt would end in tragedy. Spoiler alert: it doesn’t, but a few times it looked a little close. The two were at Sydney International Speedway, hitting the clay there for an unusual event someone thankfully had the foresight to film and upload to YouTube so the rest of us could enjoy.
The Ford Mustang Supercar sure sounds great, but it clearly struggled for traction in the dirt. After all, it has the wrong tires for the slippery surface. Plus, rear-wheel-drive on anything with sub-optimal traction is going to be a challenge.
But it looked like they had some fun. At first they took it easy, probably getting a feel for how the Supercar would handle the surface. Then the started to lay on the accelerator more. But you can hear in the footage how the driver gets off the pedal a lot, especially through the turns.
Still, the Ford almost kissed the wall, or at least got fairly close (it’s hard to tell for sure from the angle this was filmed), at least a few times. The crowd sure seemed to love the spectacle and who can blame them? How often do you get to see a Supercar whip around a dirt oval?
Thankfully, someone on the crew thought to raise the front splitter as well as the whole ride height of the Supercar, otherwise it would’ve just been plowing through the dirt. That would’ve been entertaining for a few seconds, but seeing them really try to go for it on the slippery surface was more entertaining.
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