Alexander Rossi Had A Ridiculously Close Call With A Spectator’s Vehicle In The Baja 1000

The Baja 1000 is a bonkers, long-distance, off-road endurance event that’s been around for over 50 years. This year Rossi decided to give it a punt (hey, IndyCar has a long off-season) and quickly found out something he’d probably never have experienced in his career before – a car coming the wrong way.

It wasn’t a course vehicle though, or even a disoriented competitor – just a fan who thought it’d be neat to drive down a road filled with blind crests in the wrong direction.

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Still a long way to go for my @hondaoffroadracing boys. But until then…here’s my #ohshit moment of the day. #lol 🎥 x @k_whyle

A post shared by Alexander Rossi (@alexanderrossi) on Nov 16, 2018 at 6:26pm PST

And from another angle…

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Through little more than dumb luck, the only damage was to the driver’s door mirror as Rossi’s trophy truck grazes the side of it in mid-air.

The sweary reaction of the fans (especially the beer-throwing) says it all…