Indeed it has been tried - Oople Invernational 2010:
A_MG_1662 by
mole2k, on Flickr
Was it Belsten? I recall it was still accelerating 3/4 of the way down the straight (nose starting to skip like a speed boat - the 3.5T motor may also have had something to do with it), and then it would corner like a tractor (i.e. roll over).