128mph thru the forest

[ryoder 1,590]

And will someone please stuff a sock in that guy's mouth?

http://jalopnik.com/5959219/its-not-a-video-game-141-mph-through-the-forest

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[Andrewwhyte 1]

The driver has no chance without the navigator's constant narrative.

[Arvoitus 1]

Whose mouth? The co-drivers who is reading the notes so the driver knows where to drive to?

Your rights end where my feelings begin.

[Squeak 17]

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And will someone please stuff a sock in that guy's mouth?

http://jalopnik.com/5959219/its-not-a-video-game-141-mph-through-the-forest

the navigator is VITAL to rally driving, without them there is no rally driving

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[CanuckInUSA 0]

Rally driving has got to be one of the riskiest forms of motorsports, but it is also one of the most entertaining when the driver and their navigator work as one. The navigator's lingo is it's own language the way the navigator reads out instruction about upcoming turns and what sort of degree the turn is (we don't really notice this since this video is not using English, but it is a specialized lingo). Oh and this navigator isn't too bad. I watched a video about a year ago where the navigator was going ape #### way more than this guy.

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[ryoder 1,590]

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I watched a video about a year ago where the navigator was going ape #### way more than this guy.

Probably screaming: "LET ME OUTTA HERE, YOU CRAZY FOOL!!!"

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[CanuckInUSA 0]

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Probably screaming: "LET ME OUTTA HERE, YOU CRAZY FOOL!!!"

This video isn't one of the crazy "Let me outta here" moments from the navigator (he is actually quite calm), but it is from legendary driver Walter Rohrl and there are two interesting things about this video. A few times they show the notes the navigator is reading which shows the specialized rally lingo. But it was also taken in the era of rally when the spectators were allowed to be close to the course.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdy8CG09rSU

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[ryoder 1,590]

OK, the crazy fools in that video weren't in the car, but the idiots standing right next to, (or *in*), the road.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[pchapman 279]

Nice.
I like it when he hits a straight stretch, and opens it out to a consistent 200 km/h on the single lane dirt track...

(Sometimes the computer generated speedo display is overreading from wheel spin so momentary speed jumps aren't reliable.)

Spectators next to the track give it a good 1950's feel though; everyone shares the risk.

[DrewEckhardt 0]

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And will someone please stuff a sock in that guy's mouth?

http://jalopnik.com/5959219/its-not-a-video-game-141-mph-through-the-forest

I agree with Steve who already responded with an obligatory Walter Röhrl clip.

Things have really gone backwards over the last few decades.

1. Back in the 1980s we had group B rally cars that hadn't been neutered.

2. Spectators still had the courage to line rally courses instead of watching remotely on their mobile devices.

3. We were much better at making cheesy videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AQmgeMoM0A&feature=related

[1969912 0]

In 2002 a friend and I helped push Mark Lovell's broken car off the rally course in Oregon. The next year he and his co-driver died in a crash there.

"Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ."
-NickDG

[davjohns 1]

Looks like fun. I think someone answered my question. The displays aren't necessarily accurate. I thought the speedo was waving around too much to be accurate. Wheel spin would explain it.

I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet..

But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.

[CanuckInUSA 0]

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Back in the 1980s we had group B rally cars that hadn't been neutered.

Those 1980s Group B cars were monsters. Rally cars that had horsepower and torque which would rival the F1 cars which themselves were also monsters compared to our modern neutered F1 cars. The only reason why the modern era F1 cars lap as fast as they do is because of the improved aerodynamics, lightweight carbon fiber components and modern tire technology.

Group B was the greatest era of rally racing. But the fans were nuts.

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[lawrocket 3]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtFqsM-zDBQ

Only about half that speed into the trees.

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[jakee 1,594]

I thought this thread was going to be about Jokke's next 'Dream Lines' film

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[CanuckInUSA 0]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtFqsM-zDBQ

Only about half that speed into the trees.

That was a seriously fast Jet Ski. I didn't know they went that fast (at least they did not go that fast the one time I got to pilot one more than a decade ago). At those speeds, crashing on water (ignoring that he crashed into the trees) is like crashing on concrete. Maybe a helmet is in order? Of course helmet users often don't win Darwins.

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[ryoder 1,590]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtFqsM-zDBQ

Only about half that speed into the trees.

I'll see your jet ski and raise you one F-16: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i7rVD8kRFU

(I last saw this tape when I was at General Dynamics in the late '80s'. On a whim, I searched YouTube just now, and there it was!)

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.