Scary British Rally Championship stuff

[GilesGuthrie]

I know this is slightly out of scope of this forum, but there you go.

I was watching some footage of the Trackrod Rally last night. One of the drivers, in a Super 1600 Corsa, I think, turned left at a square right. Of course, there were spectators present, and the driver had the presence of mind to slam on the anchors and stop. We were on-board at the time, and all you see is this family, with two kids in pushchairs, right in front of the car. And you can hear the co-driver saying "What the **** are you doing??" to the driver.

It was quite scary. I mean these parents were standing in what should have been a safe place, were the driver actually listening to his pace notes...

 

[Sleek Stratos]

Damn. Where did you see that? Motorsport Asia? Motorsport Mundial? That sounds pretty bad.

 

[GilesGuthrie]

It was on the British Rally Championship Show! You may find footage of it on Motorsport Mundiale though, which is (I believe) produced by the same TV company.

 

[Sleek Stratos]

I'll keep an eye out for it on SPEED then.
To go straight on a junction is understandable, but to make an opposite turn to the one in the pace notes...

 

[Civic_VTi]

"No, the other right!"

 

[Motorer1]

lol, i know, I guess that happens every once in a while when a driver is really into it, he reacts on instinct.

 

[GilesGuthrie]

Originally posted by Motorer1
lol, i know, I guess that happens every once in a while when a driver is really into it, he reacts on instinct.

When that instinct is to NOT pay attention to the pace notes, then it's a bad thing.