To the naked eye, it looked like a dead-heat, but the camera does not lie. It was a photo-finish in this unscheduled race over a zebra-crossing in Kifissia, Athens but clearly the wheelchair user came a close second to the Porsche Boxter. The lucky winner has not claimed his prize, and since the license plates were removed he may never collect his trophy.(Of course, this was not really a race - just a bit of "pavement parking", which the Porsche owner blatantly copied from the Jeep owner next to him). Our friend, Makis, looks on in total bemusement. Yes, it pays to have a good sense of humour - especially in Kifissia, where the rich-and-careless outnumber the law-abiding by about 10:1).
Pavement-parking afficianodos will note that the wheelchair user was actually hindered in parking next to the Porsche by the position of a "No Waiting" signpost, which is planted on the pavement exactly in line with the centre of the zebra crossing. But since both competitors had an equal chance of hitting this obstacle there is little chance of the race stewards declaring a re-match.
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