This is the moment a Thai drag boat racer loses control and crashes face first into the water.<br /><br />The racer was taking part in a 1,000-metre sprint on the Suvarnabhumi canal in Samut Prakan, Thailand, on Sunday afternoon for a shot at a 50,000 baht top prize.<br /><br />But the helmsman pushed his vessel too hard and after hitting a ripple it flew through the air and nose-dived into the water.<br /><br />Footage from onlookers showed the moment the sailor spun into the water and his vessel was smashed to pieces.<br /><br />The man was pulled to the shore and taken to hospital while organisers salvaged the wreckage of the wooden speedboat.<br /><br />Onlooker Bandit Chawala, 30, said: ''The man suffered terrible whiplash when he hit the water. Immediately after the accident boats went in to save him.<br /><br />''He survived with some small injuries. He was put on a stretcher. He was upset that he lost the race.''
