Drag Car Explodes At 260mph

Video has emerged of a drag racing car bursting into flames at 260mph - only to have its furious driver throw a tantrum after walking away unscathed.

Matt Hagan appeared uninjured after the dramatic explosion at the Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, North Carolina, on the weekend.

Footage shows the carbon fibre shell of his "funny car" class of drag racing vehicle ripple as the engine explodes.

Hagan's helmet can be seen through the flames as everything but the bonnet of the car is torn away by the explosion.

The driver does not even appear to duck from the flames as he somehow maintains control of the car and brings it to a halt. Read More