You could say that the driver of the Ferrari 458 Italia was a little too eager in making his rival Dodge Viper->ke1404 eat his dust. You could even say that his heart was a racing a little and the adrenaline got the better of him. But to start a drag race like this with so many people watching? A little embarrassing, if you ask us.

Watch the video and you'll see the Italian supercar and the American sports car in a nice and friendly quarter-mile race. Everything looks ready to roll except that when the light turned green, the 458 Italia went backwards. As in reverse. As in 'oops'.

The driver's brainfart caused him to shift his car's dual clutch auto transmission into reverse, which would have probably been more understandable if he wasn't sitting behind the wheel of a 458 Italia.

But a car of that stature to start a drag race in backwards fashion is just well beyond humiliating.

Check out the video and watch the drag race folly at the 0:39 mark.

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