Mondo Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 This is kind of how I felt when Kevin gave me a ride (except I didn't have the seatbelt on). And I'd do it again in a heartbeat:thumbs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7evin Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Thats funny !!! I don't remember you speaking in Japanese though... Cheers 7evin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arya Ebrahimi Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Sure it wasn't more like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-vY3QyVNto&feature=related Or maybe that was just me and Al when riding with Mazda on the dragon :ack: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHKflyer52 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Now that is funny....I did not have the volume turned on and I still got it....I like the way the driver looks so calm and relaxed while the passanger was screaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoPho Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 He's saying "don't go any faster, don't go any faster!" LOL I've been "meat in the seat" several times in rally cars, both in testing and competition, and it is pretty intense when you are sideways with trees whizzing by on one side and a cliff on the other. The driver, Harri Rovanpera, is a nice guy too, met him at WRC Mexico a few years ago when he was driving for Peugeot http://www.mjswebgallery.com/rally_2002-06/images/2004-190.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southwind25 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 On a smaller scale.. back when we had the vintage sprite we autocrossed it often, and once i had taken a lady friend of ours out for a end of the day fun run on the course. she didnt say a word...until the car stopped. She literally (unbuckled) jumped out of the car...about 3 ft away she abandoned all bodily functions.. OPPS.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinnyG Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 More like this: YouTube Video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7evin Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Of all the racing on the planet. I think Rally racing is probably the craziest... My hat is totally off to those guys. Cheers 7evin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGTorque Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 rally drivers get more respect from me then any other driving sport. the balls and skills these drivers have are immense. i have never had the opportunity to see one live but i do always follow WRC on the net. hows does one get the opportunity to become "meat in the seat"? this is one of my life's aspirations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoPho Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 rally drivers get more respect from me then any other driving sport. the balls and skills these drivers have are immense. i have never had the opportunity to see one live but i do always follow WRC on the net. hows does one get the opportunity to become "meat in the seat"? this is one of my life's aspirations Well I fell into being involved with a rally TV show ( I was setting up in car cameras for the Speedvision show) through an acquaintance and then started taking pictures, which got me noticed because of my shooting style, and got me gigs as team photographer for Hyundai USA, Subaru Canada, the sanctioning bodies and a Rally Magazine, so I got rides in the top open class cars (400hp AWD) on occasion when the teams were testing. I competed as a co-driver when a friend of mine asked me to do it, which was in a Nissan Sentra SER with 150hp and in some ways that was scarier than in the more powerful AWD cars because you had to keep your momentum going because of the lack of power and grip so the driver didn't slow much for the corners, which was a bit disconcerting. If you want to get involved the place to start is www.rally-america.com which is the sanctioning body and www.specialstage.com is an independent forum (word of caution, there can be a lot of political infighting on this forum and there is a lot of old curmudgeons that don't want to see the sport grow, etc) This me as meat in the seat in one of the Subaru Canada Cars http://www.mjswebgallery.com/rally_2002-06/images/2003-72.jpg From inside one of the Hyundai's but this one production class version, so does not have all the bells and whistles (I am on the right LOL) http://www.mjswebgallery.com/images/rally27.jpg Here is a link to a pile of pictures I have taken over the years Rally pics 2002-06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo Posted September 14, 2008 Author Share Posted September 14, 2008 Best drivers in the world, no doubt:thumbs: I loved when SpeedTV had it on. Can't find it on TV anymore. I'll never forget one race with them driving in the clouds... that's when I appreciated the navigator, there's no way they could of gone that fast just looking thru the windshield; it was scary just watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskossie Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 For me, the best "rally" type action is the Race to the Clouds -- the annual Pikes Peak Hill Climb. On July 4, 1988 I witnessed the most thrilling demonstration of driving skill I've ever seen -- Ari Vatanen and Juha Kankkunen driving two Peugeot 405 T16 Group B "Evolution" cars in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. The Peugeots had massive front spoilers and gigantic rear wings to try to capture some downforce from the thin air (race start is at 9400 feet altitude; the finish line is at 14,110 feet altitude). The engines were tuned to around 650 hp, for the same purpose. Here is a map of the Pikes Peak course: http://ppihc.com/default.asp?mtype=maps&contid=29 The course is 12.4 miles long, and has 156 turns, no Armco, and frightening, steep drop-offs. I was at the Devil's Playground at 13,000 feet when Ari charged up the hill, through a mid-course snowstorm, and set a new course record. I could hear his car leave the start line far below, and eventually he came into view. From my high vantage point, I could see at least 15 hairpin turns below me. Ari flew around them like a slalom skier, car never pointing straight ahead, power-sliding right up to the road's edge time and time again, and leaving a huge rooster-tail of dust behind. What a drive! Peugeot produced a film called "Climb Dance" which is mostly in-car footage of Ari's drive (absolutely the best in-car film I've ever seen!). To view it, go to: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3368948773832597270 What memories of races past! Alaskossie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskossie Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Sorry -- here's a good link for the map of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb: http://www.ppihc.com/ppihcftp/ppihc2008.pdf The Pikes Peak road is gradually being paved. When I saw the race in 1988, it was all dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoPho Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 It must have been cool to see the Group B cars go up. Now Pikes Peak is fairly lame IMO, been 4 times since 02. Currently it is paved almost to the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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