I just can't get enough of Walter Rohrl behind the wheel.
Showing posts with label rally. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rally. Show all posts
Mis-Named Rallies & Mis-Used Beemers
Not just another awesome rally video, this one features some cars you normally wouldn't expect at a dirt event...
When in doubt, the Almighty is always a go-to...
English speaking navigators truly are a gift from above. Rallying is so much more fun for me to watch when I can understand the pace notes being called out to the driver.
Group B - Still too fast to race
Quite possibly the most comprehensive, intense, all encompassing video on the golden age of rally racing. Excellent sounds, great in-car videos, tremendous commentary by some guy with a British accent.
What more could you ask for?
OK, it's an hour and 16 minutes long, but OH-SO worth it!!!
Oh boy, this is gonna hurt...
It's one thing when professional race teams with their uber-dollars wreck; it's fairly easy to wrench all night with unlimited funds and manpower to make it to the next morning's starting line.
What's sucks is being a privateer, using every last bit of savings to make it to this one event, and then tearing up the very same car that could be your ride to work on Monday.
Keep that in mind the next time your at an HPDE with your daily driver...
The difference is there will be no cheering crowds when you roll, and no screaming fans when you continue on, car in pieces, in a vain attempt to salvage your run, but most importantly; salvaging your DIGNITY....
Targa Newfoundland 2007 Boosted Integra
Yeah I know it's an old video. But it's a boosted Integra running Targa Newfoundland... Still one of my favorites.
And I still have no idea what "Leading Tickles" means...
10th Historic Acropolis Rally 2011
As I get older, I find myself becoming more appreciative of vintage vehicles and historic race cars. Sure I can enjoy a clip of the latest and greatest dual-clutch creation, but whenever I see a vintage race car tearing up a gravel road or tarmac, I can't help but think that today's drivers have it easy. Some of these classic machines barely had power steering; let alone a hydraulically assisted gear selector. There was no electronically monitored vehicle stability programs; just an experienced right foot to determine your direction in a slide. No fancy in-car telemetry to tell you when your about to DNF; just a well-trained ear noticing the camshaft shearing.
Go directly to 1:32 for the pure sound that can only be delivered by a car older than you...
Be an outlaw no more...
Do you long to attack your favorite local road at ludicrous speeds, only to be deterred by the prospect of getting shiny bracelets slapped on? What if there was a way for you to accomplish speeding through small town public roads, except not only it being LEGAL, but ENCOURAGED?
Big Rig Rallyin'
Keeping all that tonnage under some semblance of control is impressive. I see they have ample acceleration, handle considerably well, and you have to respect that suspension travel, but how well do you think they stop?
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Handbrake insight...
The little nuances of what it takes to design, build, and race automobiles intrigues me. Check out a few different opinions of E-brake positioning...
Best "post" of the week...
I've always said, I'd rather be lucky than good.
Glad they're ok, and I wish I could understand what he said at 1:17...
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