And just moments before this incident the immortal words "Hold my beer. Watch this!" were muttered.
More to the point in what you have to read between the lines to see, here is what REALLY should have been typed/happened:
The dumba55 wouldn't let ME drive and he floored it thinking it was some cheap chevy 350. In the process of melting down the rear tires, the dang fool lost it and was about to kill us both. If he hadn't slammed it over the curb and run into the trees, we'd both be roadkill.