{"id":14951,"date":"2015-05-13T09:53:23","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T16:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=14951"},"modified":"2015-05-13T09:53:23","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T16:53:23","slug":"drag-lexus-isf-flies-over-track-fence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/drag-lexus-isf-flies-over-track-fence\/","title":{"rendered":"Drag Lexus ISF Flies Over Track Fence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14952\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/drag-lexus-isf-flies-over-track-fence\/drag-lexus-flies\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus-Flies.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1208,660\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andrew&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1431447644&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Drag Lexus Flies\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus-Flies-300x164.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus-Flies-1024x559.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14952\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus-Flies-1024x559.jpg\" alt=\"Drag Lexus Flies\" width=\"638\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus-Flies-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus-Flies-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus-Flies-376x206.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus-Flies.jpg 1208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Too much power at the wrong time can be a bad thing\u00a0as this Lexus ISF found out the hard way, catching air underneath its chassis and launching it clear over the track fence.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, the driver walked away uninjured.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zxe_DqAkeAk?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So many things happened at the same time that a perfect storm was created. This Lexus ISF races in the Super Street class which does not have a rear wheelie bar, and on top of that, the team is using a new engine with experimental tuning.<\/p>\n<p>The change in speed from the initial launch caused the front wheels to lift off the ground, which is usually OK, but a gear shift also occurred at that time. The sudden increase in torque caused the car to rotate even further. With this much angle and at a speed of\u00a0125 MPH, there was too much air underneath the car and it went airborne.<\/p>\n<p>The team is currently rebuilding the car and will be back on the track after the summer for the new season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14953\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/drag-lexus-isf-flies-over-track-fence\/drag-lexus\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1268,696\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andrew&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1431447669&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Drag Lexus\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus-300x165.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus-1024x562.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14953\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus-1024x562.jpg\" alt=\"Drag Lexus\" width=\"638\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus-1024x562.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus-376x206.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14954\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/drag-lexus-isf-flies-over-track-fence\/drag-lexus-air\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus-Air.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1266,694\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andrew&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1431447698&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Drag Lexus Air\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus-Air-300x164.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus-Air-1024x561.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14954\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Drag-Lexus-Air-1024x561.jpg\" alt=\"Drag Lexus Air\" width=\"638\" height=\"350\" 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