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Video: Lotus Exige up in flames

EVO staffer Roger Green makes lucky escape after his Lotus turns into a fireball

Spectators watched in stunned silence as Roger Green and his Lotus Exige brought new meaning to the phrase 'hot lap' at the Nurburgring 24 hour race. Green was forced to jump out of the car while it was still moving after the brakes failed and smoke began to engulf the cabin.

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Read what Green himself had to say after his ordeal in his EVO blog here.

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