Car control - American vs. British

[iwilson]

Brit's - 2wd and a shopping trolley engine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_YDCat0wFg

Americans 4wd and 530hp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs-jAImScms

Both great vids btw

[Kiwi XTR2]

I just posted up another copy of that Se7en vid on another forum in reply to the Block video.

Awesome . . . must have functional reverse

[iwilson]

You've got me worried now Graham. I thought I was normal, but sharing the same thought processes as you frightens me somewhat!

[Kiwi XTR2]

"Pass on the right" "Pass on the right"

The equilibrium of the Universe has been restored

[Esprit]

Difference between the two is that one of those vids is done in real time, the second is done in many many many takes.... I don't really see the second vid as being any more impressive than your average hollywood car chase scene.

[GravelBen]

Well having seen Block get some similar sideways/backwards antics happening on the special stages when he came down for the Otago Rally I can verify that he can handle a car pretty well, but he was well off the top NZRC stage times. Mind you so was Alister McRae, so thats not such a big insult.

[Esprit]

GravelBen said:

Well having seen Block get some similar sideways/backwards antics happening on the special stages when he came down for the Otago Rally I can verify that he can handle a car pretty well, but he was well off the top NZRC stage times. Mind you so was Alister McRae, so thats not such a big insult.

Oh yeah there's no denying that Block can drive... but like I said, all of the videos I've seen of him on youtube seem to be these staged publicity things.... he does a lot to promote the "cool" of rallying to young people (and also sell shoes).

[GravelBen]

He's very good at selling shoes, sells enough to pay for him to go rallying

[Esprit]

GravelBen said:

He's very good at selling shoes, sells enough to pay for him to go rallying

Strange how it never worked for Al Bundy

[Bull1t]

First video looks far more fun. Much prefer tight slow gymkhanas about car control rather than fast throwing the car sideways and seeing how afraid of death you are.