Why Rallying is Just Awesome!, Losing is not an option!!!! Options

[cobas]

Every once in a while I'm reminded of why Rally racing is the absolute coolest motorsport in the world...

This guy was leading the race until his throttle cable snapped just a mile or two from the finish. Normal people would throw in the towel, say "shucks," or attempt some kind of time-consuming jerry-rigged repair, but no...oh no... he had no time for that this close to the finish! For him, Losing was not an option. Exhbiting the ulimate in determination, he stuffed himself under the hood of the car determined to open that Mother-F*ing throttle with his own fingers if he had to! He had his co-driver take over other functions (Steering, braking, clutch!) while he 'fingered' the throttle all the way to the finish! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!



This out-does Marcus Gronholm's third place finish after destroying his suspension, door, hood, windshield, steering and who knows what else, his arguing with the police about whether he's able (vs. allowed) to drive on public roads on only three remaining wheels ("You can't do that." "Yes I can." "No, you can't." "Well Ok, you say that I can't, but I'm saying I can.") Sebastien Loeb also arguing with the police in Mexico about his leaning most of the way out of the driver's window to balance his car on its three remaining wheels (and later driving into the service park incomprehensibly with two missing wheels), Peter Solberg's stopping at some guy's swimming pool to re-fill his leaking radiator, and possibly even Markko Martin finishing that one rally (Turkey?) with his hood open and slammed against the windshield leaving him mostly blind. Not to mention McRae's various partially destroyed cars.

Check out the whole in-car video clip in the article:
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/13/great-m...le-cable-repla/

As they say... winning is everything

[sarge]

rally really is one of those races where it's just get your car across the line

I love it

[Vampyrate]

so yeah, if i ever get the money/sponsor, i want to do this, at least as a codriver... anyone in with me? perhaps a sponsorshit through EC with a tiburon/accent/elantra?

[cobas]

They have monthly rallycross races at Summit Point, WV nearly every month during the spring/summer/fall. Entrance fee is something like $50 - $75 and the course is only about a mile or so. It's like autocross in the dirt, and lets you practice some of the techniques in rallying. The parking brake comes in handy. Then again, you have to help out manning the course stations most of the day, in the sun, just to get a dozen or so runs. And our Elantras (or Grand Am's...) won't compete with the AWD cars or the stripped down little FWD ones either.

[Bigs]

Wow I wish some of my staff would be that determined! lol

[Vampyrate]

then we need to steal bob's swift and get going lol

[popeye]

Awesome post Enrique I guess I should consider following this sport.

[sed]

that looks like a jackass stunt!

[cobas]

This cop is either an idiot or has an uncanny sense of timing and nerves of steel - which is it?

World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb inches away from killing a cop:
http://jalopnik.com/350052/french-cop-near...te-carlo-winner

[jayguy173]

they had a turbo accent that rallied in pros for awhil now

[sarge]

I'm surprised that cop is still standing - that was damn close!
his vest got some wind