The Car That Changed Rally Racing Forever

Re:The Car That Changed Rally Racing Forever by Yhippa on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @12:59AM (#9294466)

Thank goodness it did. The things drivers can do with rally cars is amazing. By far my favorite sport to watch. I'm sad that it didn't really catch on in the USA. The format is unlike anything that would sell commercially here.

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Re:The Car That Changed Rally Racing Forever by ifcho on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @06:16AM (#9295305)

Actually, after the ban of the cars, the manufacturers looked for other races where they could use their monsters. They took them to Dakar, and to the famous Pikes Peak hillclimb race in the USA. Peugeot made a very good movie about it (although it is in a 405T16, which technically never raced group B, the car is basically a 205 T16 with another body shell) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEuZG37gFdM

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Re:The Car That Changed Rally Racing Forever by darklajid on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @11:43AM (#9297109)

I like the part at 3:30 where the driver has to drive with one hand to see anything..

Actually: Comparing that run to this one here [1] from the 'recent' past I'm even more impressed. Seems like the original video was awfully fast - and on a dirt road at that time?

1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y20CLumT2Sg

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Re:The Car That Changed Rally Racing Forever by ekianjo on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @02:54AM (#9294741)

It probably does not catch up there because you'd need a bunch of policemen to prevent spectators from being run over by cars losing control :)

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Re:The Car That Changed Rally Racing Forever by hengheng on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @05:53AM (#9295225)

In the days of YouTube celebs and Twitch, I can see a new future for rally spectating.

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