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Originally posted by cegerer
Yeah, that's great isn't it? I also like the clip in the 2001 video where the guy (Delecour maybe?) snaps the shift lever off and graps the stub to make the next shift like nothing even happened. Those rally drivers are some of the best, bar none.
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Yeah, and he doesn't even look at it to see if he can make it work, he just grasps what's left! They definitely are quite amazing (crazy?) in their abilities. It always amazes me how they control these cars, taking corners at 200 kph on loose gravel. From the in-car camera it always seems that the cars are only barely in control, even going in a straight line they are often twitching around from side to side. And when things go wrong it's rarely armco they hit.
I'm usually quite glad I'm on this side of the TV picture (although tarmac rallies look like they're a blast. Targa Newfoundland anyone?
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