In september 2007 Phil Lamattina escaped death when he was driving at over 300 miles (500 kilometer per hour in a drag race in brisbane Australia. Phil was racing down the track when his car became airborne split in two and burst into a fireball. He was knocked out but he survived. Although he was in the midst of the ball of fire Phill was burned only on the tip of his finger. When hid brothers later showed him the video of the accident