Wow. This is the luckiest marsupial that ever hopped the earth.
Apparently a Kangaroo got loose on the track at the Bathurst Racetrack in Australia while a race was going on and about 10 cars going upwards of 200kph managed to avoid him on every side. This little guy is extremely lucky to still be alive!
And here is another lucky little bugger:
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Yes, they’re heavy enough & solid enough to demolish the front end of a car, especially at that speed.
Wow I can’t believe that kangaroo didn’t get hurt. Although I suppose that there must be quite a few instances where it didn’t fair so well, but those videos won’t be high on anyone’s YouTube list.
Blimey, I reckon those blokes need some dinky die roo bars, eh? She’ll be right, mate!
For those of us who didn’t have a clue what Tom just said, I used this handy Australian Slang Dictionary along with the Urban Dictionary and here is the interpretation in proper English:
:-)
John
Interesting. The difference between the words in Tom’s post and John’s interpretation. Blimey.