HaHa - Ive seen this video circulating.. i guess the guy got caught up in the excitement huh...then KABOOM! Well, at least he knows the limits... still sux tho...id have been devestated if it was my car and I made a mistake like that. Anybody notice there's an idiot sitting in the trunk during the run? Yeah, thats safe... lol
They're doing that to put more weight on the rear wheels to try to keep the tires from slipping on the rollers. And no it's not very safe is it. This is the best way to do it: http://www.dynapack.com/
It was...the rear shot in the video shows the guy in the driver seat..instead of watching the tach..he's looking at a laptop or something. You'll see the bright yellow shift light come on---then 2 seconds later.. KABOOM! lol.