In a drag race between a Porsche 911 GT3 and a Ford Mustang, the result should be obvious. The Porsche, thanks in part to its powerful launch control, should smoke the Ford. Meanwhile, the driver of the Mustang is most likely to send it into a wall or a crowd. However, this is not what happened when a GT3 and a Mustang recently clashed in Costa Rica.

This was not a fancy drag strip, but the pit straight of a local track, apparently part of a larger event that attracted all manner of cars and motorcycles for informal showdowns on the track. Unfortunately for the Porsche driver, it appears he skipped the “how to crank your car” part of the owner’s manual.

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As white 911 lines up alongside the bright red Mustang, the unmistakable soundtrack of the car’s high-revving 3.8-liter naturally aspirated six-cylinder fills the stands. A few moments later, he walks away. Oddly, the sound of the car bouncing off the rev limiter made it sound like launch control was engaged, but it came off the line at a snail’s pace, perhaps because the system wasn’t engaged or because the driver didn’t know what he was doing. were doing.

Regardless, the car spins its rear wheels and, shortly after, begins to slide. The pilot appeared to overcorrect and ended up hitting a concrete safety barrier on the side of the runway. The force of the impact not only shocked the event participants, but also destroyed the front of the Porsche, causing significant damage that would be very costly to repair.

Fortunately for everyone involved, the Porsche did not veer directly the Mustangnor did it hit a photographer kneeling precariously on the grass nearby.

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