Newshub knows of at least eight people injured after they were hit by cars at a burnout meetup in Hamilton on Monday night.
One of the teenage victims' doctors told her she's lucky she wasn't killed - and she has a message for anyone thinking of attending car meets.
They called it the "Hamilton invasion".
More than 200 cars blocked an intersection in Te Rapa for a night of skids that turned into one of the most dangerous ever seen in New Zealand.
"They make it a game to try and hit the edge of the car, like on the bonnet. It was a lot more hectic," the teen said.
She told Newshub she was feeling scared and getting ready to leave when a blue car careered out of control and smashed into her.
"I hear screams… And then in a split second I just get bawled. My tall friend watched me fly," she said.
The car kept going and she had to quickly roll out of the way to narrowly avoid a second hit.
"They told me I would have died; it would have fully run me over.
"I was just thinking about my mum, I don't want her to be mad at me."
She broke her wrist, suffered a concussion and her neck and back muscles are badly stretched.
Newshub understands a woman was also hospitalised after being taken out at the knees and smashing her head.
But not everyone has sympathy for those injured.
In fact, since Newshub's story on Monday, there’s been an outpouring of horror at the fact anyone would even attend.
"They are not victims. If they were there and participating, they knew what they were getting themselves into," said road safety advocate Greg Murphy.
But the teen Newshub spoke with said it was only her second skid event and she had no idea how crazy it was going to be.
"I didn’t know it was an invasion. It was scary. I wouldn't have gone if I'd known."
Despite the multiple injuries, many cars relocated to rural Hamilton later in the night where there were more close calls.
For her part, the Hamilton teen said she won't ever go to another event.
"I was surprised no-one was killed. It could've been way worse."
