Man Butt-Dials Police While Driving Vintage F1 Car

A California man learned the hard way that he should turn off his phone before he gets behind the wheel of a race car, according to a recent story from Road & Track.

While shaking down a 1975 Shadow DN5 for a customer at Sonoma Raceway, business owner, mechanic and vintage racer Ethan Shippert accidentally dialed 9-1-1 multiple times, resulting in an interesting call from a local dispatcher.

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By A.J. Hecht

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