I won't embed the video, since it looks better on the site.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWBOKD6fGu0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWBOKD6fGu0)
Jari-Matti Latvala driving in an historic rally in an Escort. I actually had to stop the video half way through to take a breath. It's incredible.
Jebus, I see what you mean ! This bit had the heart rate up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=EWBOKD6fGu0#t=207s
Looks like he lost a gear there around the 12:16 mark - and then just keeps up the awesome with what's left.
8:30 to 8:50 was what really did me in. Full noise, sideways, in 5th gear. I don't know who has bigger balls, the driver or the navigator.
Quote from: AikenDrum105 on August 23, 2012, 12:40:30 AM
Looks like he lost a gear there around the 12:16 mark - and then just keeps up the awesome with what's left.
Yep, and doesn't seem to slow him down too much. Might have ruined his rally though.
I've seen a lot of in-car footage, but this is probably the best. In My Humble Opinion.
I'd love to see a camera on tbe pedals!
Sheldlon, if you drive the '13 SBR like that, please put a camera in :D
I have a cramp in my pelvic floor from the pucker :o That is incredible. What's the guesstimate of road speed at those revs in top gear?
Dunno but would think pretty fast, especially on gravel, would be about it !
Quote from: Paul Bayly on August 23, 2012, 09:27:44 PM
What's the guesstimate of road speed at those revs in top gear?
I'm no expert, but I would be guessing it would be geared to around 200km/h or so? A bit later on, about 9:30, it looks like he is near the top of the rev range in 5th gear, and it looks pretty quick, I would guess around 190-200km/h? So he must be doing 170-180 as he's sliding it through those corners in 5th. Damn freakin scary looking anyway.
On the SBR this year, we'd go through the odd corner at about 140km/h on the gravel or dust, and that was pretty scary. We had about 50km of run-off though. He's got about 1 metre.