February 03, 2003
World Rally: Racing for Crazy People
Take a good look at this picture.
See the racer about to drive off the hill because he missed the bridge? That's what World Rally Racing looks like every once in a while.
WRC racers can usually be found driving 450HP 4 wheel drive cars literally all over the world. This photo is from the first rally of this season in Monte Carlo. Next rally is in Sweden, and after that they're all over the world. Like Turkey and New Zealand all over the world.
And while they are racing they are usually racing past rock walls, cliffs, forests, cars parked by the side of the road. In Monte Carlo I saw them doing about 80 mph past a giant tractor with it's extremely large and exceedingly sturdy looking rear-end facing oncoming traffic while parked on the shoulder.
And see the guy about to fall into the river up above? Well, he managed to get stopped, jammed it in reverse, hauled ass on down the road, and finished second in that stage.
Like I said, crazy people.
Posted by dglynn at February 3, 2003 12:12 AM