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by cellularmitosis 5394 days ago
Indeed. I remember reading about how magnesium frames were all the rage in the 24 hours of Le Mans, until a car summersaulted into the audience. They had to just let it burn because they couldn't extinguish the fire.

Of course, nothing will take your breathe away like the unbelievable near-miss videos of rally racers missing spectators by inches on YouTube.