The camera can capture some fantastic moments IV

[stephen300o]

[irocfan]

nice shop lol

[stephen300o]

Rally fans are a special bunch.

[irocfan]

[droopsnoot]

stephen300o said:

Rally fans are a special bunch.

I'm surprised that was still going on by the time the Impreza was around. The widely-available clip of Walter Rohrl driving a quattro shows the crowds parting as he approaches though. Scary stuff.

[Stickyfinger]

[Tyre Tread]

droopsnoot said:

stephen300o said:

Rally fans are a special bunch.

I'm surprised that was still going on by the time the Impreza was around. The widely-available clip of Walter Rohrl driving a quattro shows the crowds parting as he approaches though. Scary stuff.

There was a programme on recently about the history of rallying including Walter Rohrl's incident and it was said that the Portugese fans used to try and touch the cars as they went through the stages as some sort of macho thing.

IIRC they even interviewed some of the people who had been involved.

The footage of the Group B stuff is frightening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYIH7ApCxoM

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

Seeing Walters feet dance on the pedals reminds me of watching some similar footage years ago and my Sister in law looking on horrified, pointing and saying "He's doing it all wrong!"

[stephen300o]

As scary as it looks, they must have left some margin more than if the stage was empty.

Otherwise they would be psychopath..

Edited by stephen300o on Tuesday 9th February 13:58

[SpudLink]

stephen300o said:

As scary as it looks, they must have left some margin more than if the stage was empty.
Otherwise they would be psychopath..

I seem to remember one of the drivers in a documentary saying the only way to drive was to act as if they were not there.

[austin]

Maybe an urban myth but there is a story of a team discovering a finger stuck in a gap on the car after a stage.

[stephen300o]

How the hell..

[irocfan]

[coopedup]

irocfan said:

W.T.F.?!!

[Silver940]

coopedup said:

W.T.F.?!!

No idea but is just made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up!

[EvoDelta]

irocfan said:

Lots of NOPE!

[yellowjack]

coopedup said:

W.T.F.?!!

Giant Centipede with her youngsters (the writhing pile of white stuff she's wrapped herself around)...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMdQOfJv_E0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzF0GKfOvRY

Edited by yellowjack on Wednesday 10th February 09:48

[irocfan]

apparently a centipede and young....

[anonymous-user]

[droopsnoot]

irocfan said:

Remember this next time you're reaching for that last Pringle.

[stephen300o]

No thank you kindly