webfact Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Video: Thai man injured as plough ploughs into rival! Image: Thairath BANGKOK: -- It was just another day at the races north of Bangkok - but these were races with a difference. Local farmers were racing mechanized ploughs or "rot thay" in the local language, reported Thairath. When suddenly, as the crowd held its collective breath as the drivers began to rev their engines, it all went wrong. The video shows the driver on the left losing control as he literally ploughs into his rival on the right. The accident was posted on the Facebook page of Wanna Hormhual who told Thai Rath online reporters later that she took the video when she saw the races while on her way to visit a friend in the Sena area of Ayuthaya province. She said that the man on the right was injured and ended up with a leg in a splint though he was now out of danger. The video was viewed by nearly 200,000 people online and there were thousands of shares. Source: Thairath -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-09-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelticBhoy Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Drag-racing a plough, simpletons defined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 I don't understand how an accident could have occurred. Obviously all unsafe scenarios had been considered and prepared for. Was he wearing an amulet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 So it was a good harvest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 30 minutes ago, CelticBhoy said: Drag-racing a plough, simpletons defined Definitely unfair too as one had a GT model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbrock Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 29 minutes ago, CelticBhoy said: Drag-racing a plough, simpletons defined Stupid is as stupid does, but, to be fair, they weren't ploughs - the Iron Buffalo can be used as a plough, but in this case they weren't. People all over the world will race literally anything at their disposal (lawnmower racing anyone?), often with disastrous consequences, so I don't see Iron Buffalo racing as particularly idiotic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 talk about a bad scrape on the track!!! that rice fuel must be mighty good stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Looks to me that it was an accident .Racing vehicles often has this to happen when the drivers loose control at the start of the race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 hitting the nitrous too early did it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Hilarious!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFishman1 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 I wonder how much BBP (Brake Buffalo Power) those engines were making? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLSEEINGEYE Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 No end to the candidates for the Darwin awards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahibji Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 OMG what a horrible event gone wrong. there is always a risk in sports but how the plough from the left veered into the plough on the right is difficult to explain. there must have been some terrible mechanical jam up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahibji Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 21 minutes ago, ALLSEEINGEYE said: No end to the candidates for the Darwin awards. this is a sporting accident and very little beyond that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahibji Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 1 hour ago, TheFishman1 said: Stupid no. it is an accident or a mechanical failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahibji Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 1 hour ago, ChrisY1 said: Hilarious!! not for the guy who was mowed down. it was not done for fun. it is an event gone wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahibji Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 3 hours ago, jamesbrock said: Stupid is as stupid does, but, to be fair, they weren't ploughs - the Iron Buffalo can be used as a plough, but in this case they weren't. People all over the world will race literally anything at their disposal (lawnmower racing anyone?), often with disastrous consequences, so I don't see Iron Buffalo racing as particularly idiotic. what is so stupid about racing. it is going on pre biblical times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatproblem Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Thais brains are not developed enough for machines ,see it on roads everyday , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphere Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Okay, who's received an email from their teerak....something about needing a new plough for the planting season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 5 hours ago, CelticBhoy said: Drag-racing a plough, simpletons defined Looks like good fun to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 1 hour ago, ratcatcher said: I wonder how much BBP (Brake Buffalo Power) those engines were making? Stock, 9 - 14bhp, depending on the size of the engine. 550-730cc single cylinder diesels. Huge flywheels, huge torque and inertia. You Tube even has a turbo version with fancy wheels. They are surprisingly difficult to handle at high speed. And extremely tiring as an all day working tool. Don't ask me how i know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Cut them some slack. It is boring as hell out in the fields. Got to have some fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacherpaul Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 8 hours ago, jamesbrock said: Stupid is as stupid does, but, to be fair, they weren't ploughs - the Iron Buffalo can be used as a plough, but in this case they weren't. People all over the world will race literally anything at their disposal (lawnmower racing anyone?), often with disastrous consequences, so I don't see Iron Buffalo racing as particularly idiotic. Depends on the idiots racing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacherpaul Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 3 hours ago, thaiguzzi said: Looks like good fun to me. It's all fun and games till someone losses an eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirmud63 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 4 hours ago, sahibji said: OMG what a horrible event gone wrong. there is always a risk in sports but how the plough from the left veered into the plough on the right is difficult to explain. there must have been some terrible mechanical jam up. yeah, a loose nut behind the wheel lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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