The Wet Lap

[rhinochopig]

I've only driven on track a couple of times when it's been very wet and I don't mind admitting it, a car snapping sideways at speed in the rain is bloody terrifying.

As a result I've always loved watching drivers / riders who seem to thrive in these conditions.

So post up your favourite wet laps please.

Here's one of mine...

Patrick Depailler.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEFDfctC_6M

I also have a memory of a Ducati at possibly Donnington - think it was Bayliss riding but could be wrong - where the rider kept falling off and then remounting and then lapping seconds a lap faster than anyone else. So if you remember who and where and find a vid that would be splendid.

[400SE Dave]

Great car control and looked like he was having fun.

I think the Ducati one you mention was Bayliss at Silverstone is WSB?

[L100NYY]

Depailler clip will be hard to beat and is one of my all time favourites.

Brack in the GT40 at the Revival is always entertaining;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jF__B1xpJY

Edited by L100NYY on Friday 24th October 11:10

[rhinochopig]

Andreas Gulden at the ring.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7E91r_iim0

And this cracking clip of a 911 Rally Car. Shame it ends badly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=476PjYvNxNg

Edited by rhinochopig on Wednesday 29th October 08:22

[thatguy11]

I'm quite fond of this.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAvN0EzEacU

"fking nuts" is the only way I can really describe it

[Coatesy351]

1994 touring car support race Adelaide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcYC-p_MpHk

Glenn Seton Bathurst 1987

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D-JtvVvESc

[R_U_LOCAL]

Ayrton Senna at Donington in 1993. Possibly the best first lap ever?

http://youtu.be/nwLEE420v20

In-car footage...

http://youtu.be/7pA0mOxxeTA

And here's the US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen in 1979. The race starts at about 2.56.

Watch Gilles.

http://youtu.be/DOre43k_ED0

He had been 9 seconds a lap faster than anyone else during one of the wet Friday practice sessions. He won the race by 48 seconds.

[Alapeno]

L100NYY said:

Depailler clip will be hard to beat and is one of my all time favourites.

Brack in the GT40 at the Revival is always entertaining;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jF__B1xpJY

Edited by L100NYY on Friday 24th October 11:10

This is the one I was going to post. I'm sure I'd have lost the car about 652 times

[roboxm3]

Kiyo skating around in the wet...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H93kPnDQEqA

[andy-xr]

R_U_LOCAL said:

Ayrton Senna at Donington in 1993. Possibly the best first lap ever?

This is the one I first thought about as well

[The Moose]

Alapeno said:

L100NYY said:

Depailler clip will be hard to beat and is one of my all time favourites.

Brack in the GT40 at the Revival is always entertaining;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jF__B1xpJY

Edited by L100NYY on Friday 24th October 11:10

This is the one I was going to post. I'm sure I'd have lost the car about 652 times

That looks undriveable!!

A real handful at all times. In the corners, on the straights, under braking, under acceleration, neutral, on line, off line.

And the best bit? Watch the driver in the mirror. So calm. V v v cool

[anonymous-user]

andy-xr said:

R_U_LOCAL said:

Ayrton Senna at Donington in 1993. Possibly the best first lap ever?

This is the one I first thought about as well

Barrichello, in his third f1 race, went from 12th to 4th on that opening lap....

[Edmundo2]

Superb.

rhinochopig said:

Andreas Gulden at the ring.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7E91r_iim0

And this cracking clip of a 911 Rally Car. Shame it ends badly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=476PjYvNxNg

Edited by rhinochopig on Wednesday 29th October 08:22

[RobinBanks]

I read the title and hoped that it was a humorous story about pissing yourself