I'd be cleaning my shorts after this... Three different views below. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjNd39q-Aic&hd=1]21 Rajd Rzeszowski 2012 - ACTION [PETHÓ & RUBOCZKI - Mitsubishi Lancer] by OesRecords - YouTube[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBdJvR7-vHI]Telefon Live - István PETHÓ BARDZO GRUBE RATOWANIE - Rajd Rzeszowski - RSMP.pl - YouTube[/ame] And finally, the in car view. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIOqrfeC1Q4]hajszál hÃja volt! - YouTube[/ame]
Great save! My two observations. One he did not give up & get off the gas or hit the brakes he continued to drive the car & did not become a passenger. That is a tough thing to do in a seemingly no way out situation. Two, he was a damned lucky boy!
Old pilots have a catch phrase for that: "Hours and hours of numbing boredome punctuated by a moment of sheer terror".
The car was standing on the driver's side door and he was still trying to countersteer! The driver was a perfect combination of very skilled and very lucky.
Came in expecting crappy slammed, poked and stretched Clubman - leaving satisfied with excellent driving goodness!!!!
I love how rally drivers just keep going. Not so much a save but he did keep going. Colin McRae - 2006 X Games 2nd place. Subaru Crash/Roll - Travis Pastrana - YouTube Another good save <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gPCGnkApnDU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
The links from the above post... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETUkSlvlp78]Colin McRae - 2006 X Games 2nd place. Subaru Crash/Roll - Travis Pastrana - YouTube[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPCGnkApnDU[/ame]
Colin was such an incredible driver, as far as this old guy sees it Colin won the gold that day. I wish he was still here with us & whipping Seb Loeb's butt.
Both guys drivers all the way, total commitment. Both McRae & Plato are hero driver's as those video clips show.
thats just another day at the office for a Rally Driver...Turn left - turn right - avoid pulverizing car against (insert random object here) - cross the finish line...
Some more good saves. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHAG1pevSkY&feature=player_embedded]Changing Lanes. Like a Boss - YouTube[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz2Z3X9FwZ4&feature=player_embedded]HOW TO CHANGE LANES LIKE A BOSS! - YouTube[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcG9-Q81ky4&feature=player_embedded]WTF How To Switch Lanes Like A Boss - YouTube[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP-FeNw1PSI&feature=player_embedded]change the lane like a boss! - YouTube[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jSYiU-JdRw&feature=player_embedded]POV Rally Champion Mark Higgins Near Crash at 150 mph @ 2011 Isle of Man TT - YouTube[/ame]
In that last vid, the passenger always strikes me like he may not be quite all there - confidence in your driver is one thing, but failing to scream under these circumstances shows a lack of imagination in my view. Ideal rally co-pilot material, however.