"Dear God"!! Ari Vatanen's big Rally moment in the Opel Manta 400! 1983 Manx International

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    If you've ever wondered what its like to drive a rally car at speed, this is your chance! Race the first day's stage of the 1983 Rothmans Manx International Rally with renowned WRC pilot, Finland's Ari Vatanen in his Opel Manta 400, alongside co-driver Terry Harryman on the pace notes.
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    Revealing in-car camera footage provides gripping viewing as they negotiate the twists and turns in foggy and wet conditions, capturing some dramatic moments in their Opel Manta 400 rally car.
    During one section Vatanen clips the wall at speed, spectacularly puncturing a tyre but they continue to drive on as rubber shreds from the wheel rims!
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  • @eadghe
    @eadghe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4547

    "One flat, three left. Death ahead, maybe."

    • @Sil3nt
      @Sil3nt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      twisty 350

    • @unfreezeme5793
      @unfreezeme5793 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      hahaah thats a good one

    • @legm5298
      @legm5298 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      💀💀💀

    • @thatyoudliketoknow1628
      @thatyoudliketoknow1628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      Flat ldft, maybe, just kidding hard right.
      I said maybe.

    • @bingo5229
      @bingo5229 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      LOL!

  • @vanPoll
    @vanPoll 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3373

    On a cliff, in fog, with a half flat tire, with damaged steering not being able to corner safely, after a close-to-death-moment... pushing on like a complete maniac.

    • @EbonyPope
      @EbonyPope 4 ปีที่แล้ว +189

      F1 drivers would already have stopped their car. :D

    • @hoatattis7283
      @hoatattis7283 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Van Poll What is a Tire?

    • @brianmcmenamin7269
      @brianmcmenamin7269 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      ...pushing on like "a true professional" is what you meant to say...😁!

    • @Jashtvorak
      @Jashtvorak 4 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      @@EbonyPope Few of them drove broken cars. Flat spot on tyre is a tricky one. Driving 280km/h+ with tyre shaking the whole car so much, that your vision is blured and you can't see anything really.
      Or in rain, not see a damn thing throug that fog of water, just hearing when the car infront starts to brake and not lift too soon as you got other maniac that can't see you behind.
      They are all adrenaline junky maniacs.

    • @Macias1000000
      @Macias1000000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@hoatattis7283
      In the US it the equivalent of what in british english is a word 'tyre'... suppose you're a native speaker, I gather you should know that already..? 🤔

  • @armasplaygrounds6355
    @armasplaygrounds6355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +998

    Behind all Rally legends there's also a legendary co-driver. Huge respect to both of them.

    • @soconoha8495
      @soconoha8495 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      And beneath each there's an enormous pair.

    • @hidedollar5818
      @hidedollar5818 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It is like snipers, next to every legendary sniper there is also legendary spotter, excluding "White Death".

    • @yurokasportboys9166
      @yurokasportboys9166 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Terry Harryman.

    • @eemelisavela4718
      @eemelisavela4718 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hidedollar5818 yes white dead didn't have a spotter

    • @user-zq6yz5gf6d
      @user-zq6yz5gf6d ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@soconoha8495 it's a wonder that the car can still drive with all that added weight

  • @SnowEspeon
    @SnowEspeon ปีที่แล้ว +363

    terry calls out a puncture after having a huge close call and ari goes flat out like that's where the fun begins, absolute legends

    • @defender1006
      @defender1006 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Ari was/is a GIANT in the rallying world, I'd put him up against anyone in the same car & conditions, in/on forest, roads or race track, you don''t get that good for no reason. I'd just love to see him do a 'quick lap' of the Isle of Man(n) TT circuit in a car!

    • @sapogato4518
      @sapogato4518 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Ari called it as soon as they went past the grid, listen to the faint "punctured it". Him fighting that steering wheel is a thing of beauty, trying to get a feel for the grip at every turn. But agreed on the legends stuff.

    • @ZiggZacc
      @ZiggZacc ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@sapogato4518this

  • @singleturbosupra7951
    @singleturbosupra7951 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10766

    Everyone always goes on about how crazy the drivers were, but nobody remembers the co-drivers. Just imagine yourself being the co-driver in a Group B car! That would be way more scarier than driving yourself. You have to trust your life to the hands of the driver, and still keep calm enough to be able to give directions. Huge respect for them!

    • @bebbingtonbrickservices1776
      @bebbingtonbrickservices1776 8 ปีที่แล้ว +193

      +SingleTurboSupra That's why they call it the silly seat! ;)

    • @mrsquishyboots
      @mrsquishyboots 7 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      SingleTurboSupra my roommate would drive us to work like this. why I helped him build his volvo. ....

    • @Krondelo
      @Krondelo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +160

      Yes! I was thinking that while watching this! Who really is crazier, the one in control or the one sitting there and keeping cool. It's terrifying just to watch!!

    • @davidmg1925
      @davidmg1925 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      SingleTurboSupra .....Totally.

    • @harri9885
      @harri9885 7 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      A lot of maybe's though in the co-driver's notes. :)

  • @firefighterps2
    @firefighterps2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7017

    That's a more sincere "Dear God" than you'll ever hear in church.

  • @eddt430
    @eddt430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +529

    I watched this live. We were having a picnic in the 14th easy right. The backdraft blew our marmalade sandwiches everywhere.

    • @Calligraphybooster
      @Calligraphybooster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Sit down elsewhere -may be--

    • @CrysleyXavier
      @CrysleyXavier 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Oh yeah. I was there too. Was beautiful. I was the tree on the left. Maybe.

    • @enlightnd0ne446
      @enlightnd0ne446 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dam

    • @Morphinem
      @Morphinem 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I watched this live. We were having an in the . The backdraft . Certified compatible with all YT videos

    • @GeorgeTsiros
      @GeorgeTsiros 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@Morphinem I watched this live. We we having an _shit_ in the _bushes_ . The backdraft blew _our shit everywhere_ .

  • @girishs1755
    @girishs1755 3 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    Terry: "Dear God"
    Ari: " Continue".

    • @koltinn
      @koltinn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      actually "punctured it"

    • @chaos6839
      @chaos6839 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@koltinn continue is better

    • @N3onDr1v3
      @N3onDr1v3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sami: breaking the car

    • @jeremybelcher1727
      @jeremybelcher1727 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I initially thought he said “on with it”, yelling at him for stopping lol!

  • @ch0ke66
    @ch0ke66 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2738

    "oh dear God, I just shat myself.... maybe"

    • @AimanEzzat95
      @AimanEzzat95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Man I laughed so hard..... maybe 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @ramushsteinuts9318
      @ramushsteinuts9318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol

    • @xithappens
      @xithappens 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LOL !!

    • @KABBARANKS
      @KABBARANKS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Best comment on this video, maybe... 😂👍

    • @raysaade
      @raysaade 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      HAHAHAH

  • @Harpdashian
    @Harpdashian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3705

    Just noticed this was 1983, looks like early 2000s. Unbelievable camera quality

    • @SRNF
      @SRNF 3 ปีที่แล้ว +200

      Its film not digital...not that hard to believe if converted correctly.

    • @godlyobject6509
      @godlyobject6509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +304

      @@SRNF Hang on though. That means a camera, the size of a 5-year-old child, is placed into a bouncing and shaking car and produces film that clear (with the audio being equally as impressive, though that's something else entirely) but, because it's "converted correctly" is looks that good? Honestly, this just looks like witchcraft. I can believe that car is from 1983 but, the footage? Not a chance.

    • @googlewolly
      @googlewolly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not really.

    • @WilliamRConley
      @WilliamRConley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +252

      @@godlyobject6509 35mm can hold about 4k resolution so if the film was kept in a good environment you can give some really high resolutions. There is a video on this named "Film: the reason some of the past was in HD" by Technology Connections on this subject.

    • @jacklondon7873
      @jacklondon7873 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      People are only used to film being bad because they always used poor lenses and cheap development. The limits of film before were down to equipment and development assuming it was correctly exposed. With digital the limits are more to do with the sensor. It's pretty easy to believe this is film because I've seen superior film footage to this. Film stocks themselves didn't change massively from the 80s and there were plenty of HQ film stocks in use at the time.

  • @dartfield4655
    @dartfield4655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +405

    reporter: what's going through your mind after the near crash? were you worried?
    co-pilot: *maybe*

    • @FlintstoneR1
      @FlintstoneR1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Dart - what goes through your mind as a co-driver after a moment like that, is to concentrate even more on getting the following calls spot on, to keep the driver’s mind focussed on the hazards ahead, not what is already behind you. :-)

  • @nitronixus9402
    @nitronixus9402 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1334

    Just when we thought he was badass enough for saving that car from crashing.
    At about 4:34 onwards you can see him going flat out on the straight, but the wheel is turned on an angle, this is because his wheel is punctured and he is fighting the car from spinning out of control, its hard enough to drive with a punctured tyre, let alone go fast like him.
    And he's still flooring it like nobody's business.
    Absolute badass.

    • @jayswarrow1196
      @jayswarrow1196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Before that too, he was barely loosing his tempo for hairpins, even tho car refused to go into a right-hander at all.
      These men were the real road-warriors, capable of fighting with their limbs hurting badly.

    • @sleepwalker8600
      @sleepwalker8600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Yep the car is under steering really bad on the right hand hairpins, he nearly hit the wall at 20mph at one point lol

    • @sumakjuly16
      @sumakjuly16 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Wow I didn't even notice, thank you! Absolute badasses

    • @1988Demien
      @1988Demien 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Also keep in mind some of those cars were god fucking awful when it came to suspension and many other things. No electronic assists nothing

    • @epoxcide
      @epoxcide 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Holy shit that’s terrifying

  • @stevegunnis7100
    @stevegunnis7100 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2716

    Oh.........dear God.

    • @paulkyle7840
      @paulkyle7840 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Steve Gunnis Yon know..

    • @willdarling1
      @willdarling1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      2:08 that is awesome.... and Ari has to tell him to carry on with the calls, right?

    •  7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Probably it was quite uncomfortable to finish with shit in his pants... so he had to push him..
      crazy.. well - "those times"

    • @Pazaluz
      @Pazaluz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I would've probably shouted : NNNNOOOOO !!!!

    • @Tinmar_Isation
      @Tinmar_Isation 7 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Probably punctured the tire, hence the crazy understeering for the rest of the stage

  • @marjamania
    @marjamania 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2238

    I love how in '83 they had better onboard audio recordings)

    • @whitepeoplergullible9241
      @whitepeoplergullible9241 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Look up Nagra. Beautifully engineered recorders for film.

    • @The_ZeroLine
      @The_ZeroLine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@whitepeoplergullible9241 I checked them out. Interesting company.

    • @peterbrown6453
      @peterbrown6453 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Did they also have open front helmets though? Many have a chin bar now.

    • @The_ZeroLine
      @The_ZeroLine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yeah. Lots of open face helmets. I don’t think even semi-open face is legal anywhere now.

    • @MariaEngstrom
      @MariaEngstrom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      That's because they used superior analogue technology.

  • @Revheadrev
    @Revheadrev ปีที่แล้ว +62

    That remains one of the most extraordinary moments in rallying history.

    • @61js
      @61js ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes it probably is. One of my favourite rally interviews was Tony Mason asking Markku Alen what happened after misjudging a bend and ended up flying over a stone wall and into a field. To which Markku replied in that thick Finnish accent " vee got out zer car, opened zer gate, and drove out."

  • @ihathtelekinesis
    @ihathtelekinesis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +308

    The save is amazing, but let’s not forget that he did the rest of the stage with a puncture, in the fog, with Jimmy McRae bearing down on him. Super ballsy all round.

  • @flush_entity
    @flush_entity 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1007

    rally drivers, most skillful drivers in the world.

    • @kingcarrot6355
      @kingcarrot6355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      Nobody even comes close, but don't say that to a F1 fan - LOL

    • @silkee
      @silkee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You never seen me get to the off licence before closing time.

    • @kwakkers68
      @kwakkers68 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Slight modification needed: *Finnish* rally drivers, the most skillful drivers in the world. :-)

    • @AimanEzzat95
      @AimanEzzat95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Without a doubt!

    • @Jackwylde68
      @Jackwylde68 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@kwakkers68 I'd have to disagree and say Irish drivers 😉

  • @RandomDuude
    @RandomDuude 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3077

    Basically this guy is doing 120 km/h, on wet tarmac, right next to a cliff, in the fog, with a flat front tire, stick shifting.

    • @Bunno1177
      @Bunno1177 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Tyre

    • @paulocapelas2881
      @paulocapelas2881 5 ปีที่แล้ว +439

      Way faster. I would say close to 200

    • @wotever99ninynine
      @wotever99ninynine 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      in a good way

    • @1989Chrisc
      @1989Chrisc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +216

      A regualr drive here in rural Ireland

    • @snewl5324
      @snewl5324 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      That's rally

  • @letit023
    @letit023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +382

    “Triple Caution TRIPLE CAUTION!”

  • @arivaisanen4561
    @arivaisanen4561 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    We have a saying in Fin: One has Vatanen's feet, but own wrists...and you find yourself in ditch.

  • @stevemcilroy9518
    @stevemcilroy9518 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2182

    I bumped into Ari on wales rally GB 2014 in the service park. He was kind enough to stand and talk to a complete stranger as if we had known each other for years. Signed a piece of paper for me, not just an autograph, a sentence quoting go flat out always, and the date. I did nt want to hold him up, but did mention this video, and he stood there telling me all about it, how he had punctured the tyre on the wall previously to arriving at the cattle grid sideways and cooly and calmly said, " It was just one of those moments" respect.

    • @usernamemoved
      @usernamemoved 8 ปีที่แล้ว +213

      Steve McIlroy Amazing Driver AND a nice guy? It's always nice to hear news like that, especially when we have so many "large egos" in motorsports. I wish Ari all the best.

    • @SajuGraphics
      @SajuGraphics 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      +Steve McIlroy it must have been an experience for you!

    • @TheRebelOne.
      @TheRebelOne. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Steve McIlroy Frame that piece of paper and lock it in a safety deposit box 👍

    • @kooartsi
      @kooartsi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      That's him. Gods blessed driver and a gentelman.

    • @SparkySlow
      @SparkySlow 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Steve McIlroy amaizing you meet him hehe, seem a nice guy

  • @SergeantMoetz
    @SergeantMoetz 9 ปีที่แล้ว +617

    Still driving like a absolute maniac even with a puncture.

    • @zacjohnson8404
      @zacjohnson8404 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      maybe

    • @cesteres
      @cesteres 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      He must hurry before before all air leaks out.

    • @zacjohnson8404
      @zacjohnson8404 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@cesteres the faster you go the more the centrifugal force pushes the tyre to its maximum diameter essentially mimicking an inflated tyre.

  • @MX-Mug
    @MX-Mug ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I met Ari last week in Germany, total gent and had the time to sit and talk.

  • @mthacks4297
    @mthacks4297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    "So do you love me"
    "Yes, maybe"

  • @samanosukeka
    @samanosukeka 7 ปีที่แล้ว +956

    Dear God!!! Best onboard video,MAYBE...

    • @RP-kr2kb
      @RP-kr2kb 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      samanosukeka absoluut!

    • @kubhak
      @kubhak 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      dear god moment is giving me chills

    • @lenoohpuls
      @lenoohpuls 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Maybe

    • @locusmortis
      @locusmortis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      you lot should really watch Frank Kelly/Mick Coady videos for a mad driver/co-driver combo

    • @mertduraman5014
      @mertduraman5014 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      No you are absolute right.

  • @adelarsen9776
    @adelarsen9776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +421

    He gave me my Diploma of Rally Driving and Navigation at his rally school. Respect.

    • @simonlloyd7557
      @simonlloyd7557 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Respect to you too. I did a short rally driving course and its the most technically demanding form of driving that there is...and that's before you even start going fast.

    • @adelarsen9776
      @adelarsen9776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@simonlloyd7557 All the best, cheers :-)

    • @carlkamuti
      @carlkamuti 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@hermansule5750 Stop polluting the comments with this shit GG!!
      No one wants what you're selling.

    • @hermansule5750
      @hermansule5750 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@carlkamuti Don't be sad ... just silent

    • @carlkamuti
      @carlkamuti 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@hermansule5750 At last a post from you that doesn't have that stupid link!!

  • @fancyslayer99
    @fancyslayer99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    The amount of time he spent flat out in a Manta is INSANE! What a pleasure to watch.

    • @britishgaming6
      @britishgaming6 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      flat out with a flat tyre aswell

  • @theotepeng8392
    @theotepeng8392 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Vatanen is a legend! Always amazing how these “crazy” rally drivers are able to compartmentalize near crashes and stay focused for the remaining stint.

    • @iettord3124
      @iettord3124 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You have crazy drivers then you have Finns...

    • @parthlad
      @parthlad 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@iettord3124Sisu

  • @liamgbooth
    @liamgbooth 6 ปีที่แล้ว +438

    "A bit of a puncture"
    - carries on driving like a maniac.
    #ballsofsteel

    • @briangreen6602
      @briangreen6602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The sad truth is that even on 3 good tires, he could out-drive the average Joe

    • @hoatattis7283
      @hoatattis7283 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Liam Booth: In rallying that is the norm

    • @Vikingr91
      @Vikingr91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@briangreen6602 How is that sad?

    • @briangreen6602
      @briangreen6602 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Vikingr91 I'm saying that however good a driver I may think I am, the sad reality is that he could easily beat me with a car with only 3 inflated tyres, over me with a perfect car. It's praise.

    • @Vikingr91
      @Vikingr91 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@briangreen6602 Ah gotcha, so true. Man was driving like he was possessed or something

  • @PatrickPierceBateman
    @PatrickPierceBateman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +554

    1:58 The moment you came for.

    • @paulmichaelfreedman8334
      @paulmichaelfreedman8334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Not just mate, Every time i come back here I watch the whole video, that whole stage is sensational.

    • @jayphilipwilliams
      @jayphilipwilliams 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@paulmichaelfreedman8334 Well put. Why would I skip a second of this?!?!?!

    • @SA-rz6fj
      @SA-rz6fj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Thank you Patrick. Don't worry about people like Freedman and Williams: they don't understand how busy us investment bankers are. Especially when you take into account certain specific after work activities. I bet they don't even have embossed lettering in their businesscards.
      Anyway, I hear you can do a thousand stomach crunches now. Way to go.

    • @PatrickPierceBateman
      @PatrickPierceBateman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@SA-rz6fj Exactly. When I made that comment I didn't have enough time to watch the whole race because I was in a hurry to return some videotapes before rushing over to Dorsia for my eight o'clock reservation. I'm sure you understand.

    • @glipk
      @glipk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks mate

  • @RaduSStan
    @RaduSStan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    "we have a bit of a puncture" oh, ok than. That just means I have to go maximum attack so it doesn't go completely flat, right?

  • @RedfishCarolina
    @RedfishCarolina 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    The driver's reflexes in correcting the skid is incredible pinpoint accuracy.

    • @AverageAlien
      @AverageAlien 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      that's not the only skid left behind after that manoeuvre

  • @contracultura4111
    @contracultura4111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +551

    Ari Vatanen, the most spectacular rally driver ever. Saw him live in Port Wine Portugal Rally multiple times in the eighties. Insane skills, iron balls, loved to show off. This clip brings back all of that. Thanks for that.

    • @charlieross-BRM
      @charlieross-BRM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I watched a lifestyle tour video where someone visited Finland in the winter and was invited to try ice racing, local village style. Those are the "friendly" local races with the villagers running what ever they have. The teenage girls were beating this guy. He never had a chance. They live and breath hairy driving there just to get out shopping.

    • @michaelgautreaux3168
      @michaelgautreaux3168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me, Pikes Peak.1 1/2 miles before the finish. Still stunned, literally. The Peugout 405 gr pavement w/ Ari is a "Goddess"! Be safe 🦊

    • @AlanAttack
      @AlanAttack 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You lucky sausage you

    • @i7Qp4rQ
      @i7Qp4rQ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@charlieross-BRM Maybe the offspring of some petrolhead families, most do not. And too often ones with new licences wrap a birch or pine with their -80s corollas or kadetts. One girl died from my class, when they drived some gravel backroad with no1 having a licence.

    • @tapsulinka
      @tapsulinka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@i7Qp4rQ I am from Finland and I started to drive when I was 6 years old. Teacher was my cousin with his car. He was 15. I was driving a 400 metre circle, half at public road. When I was young at 80's, it was just a normal at countryside to learn driving at field and ice long before 18. Still today but not so much any more. We Finns really do love driving and we have long distances. Only problem is that I feel currently young's do drive too much nonsafely, taking too much risks and going too often to public roads. Okay, the road I was driving was not the main road and slowly

  • @boe-pedaltothemetal-4751
    @boe-pedaltothemetal-4751 4 ปีที่แล้ว +260

    I always watch this while taking a dump, it really helps!

    • @tyree9055
      @tyree9055 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol

    • @andrewbergamann7982
      @andrewbergamann7982 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dear God...

    • @rev3
      @rev3 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Omg a gem

    • @rev3
      @rev3 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Plonk

    • @GreatLakesLogger
      @GreatLakesLogger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Geez. Better not have constipation or you might rip something.

  • @stephenhardy7469
    @stephenhardy7469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I was shitting myself and I'm only watching it .......massive respect to the driver and co-driver ....balls of steel

  • @ze5258
    @ze5258 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Favorite onboard video ever. Pure insanity.

  • @dylanmccallister6739
    @dylanmccallister6739 6 ปีที่แล้ว +513

    these guys literally put their lives in each other's hands for a living. For no purpose but to go fast.

    • @bradman7281
      @bradman7281 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Dylan McCallister some people are just addicted to adrenaline.

    • @badmudafucka4448
      @badmudafucka4448 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      not for A living, but to truly live.

    • @bittasweetsymphony726
      @bittasweetsymphony726 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      the sober human brain knows no bounds

    • @williamdoody
      @williamdoody 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Rally cars have the safest standards for crashes. Only a hand few of people have died rallying and those were in the early days. This year 2018-2019 nobody has died rallying.

    • @terryjackson4538
      @terryjackson4538 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The early days being less than 10 years ago? Many drivers and co drivers have died in rallies or in testing.
      Yes the vehicle safety equipment is better, the vehicles have more technical aids and the stages are safer in some areas. The racing is not necessarily better, skill levels are as good which means that Equivalent drivers today are less likely to have a fatal incident.

  • @MrDeVinci11
    @MrDeVinci11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1265

    A bit different from my wife's comments when I'm driving...

    • @steveman1982
      @steveman1982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Drivers: driving
      Front seat passengers: reflecting sun light off phones into drivers eyes, mixing up directions.

    • @SoilentGr33n
      @SoilentGr33n 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Well to be fair, I hear "Dear god" a lot.

    • @RGV2300
      @RGV2300 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@steveman1982 also telling the driver to look through the windows, then you have to remind them you are driving.

    • @Ilikeurmominminiskirt
      @Ilikeurmominminiskirt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      mine can NOT tell the difference between saying turn right to turn left when I am driving..... I love her so much!

    • @bruno640
      @bruno640 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Ilikeurmominminiskirt Then I feel I'm in good-company! My-wife is the same. Never tell her left or right, just-POINT, and say, "Over-there!". Plus, she gets her turn-signals spot-on, though. She's great in Metro-traffic, as everyone-else seems backwards, too! (Accuses ME, of "being-too-sane", to 'safely'-drive in city. And I reckon she might be right, in-deed!) And, yeah, I love my wife/chauffeur so much, as well...! ☺

  • @ze5258
    @ze5258 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Can’t even imagine going that fast on a narrow cliffside road in a RWD monster from the 80’s with a puncture throughout most of the stage. Just after having a near death experience too 😵

  • @jimbrown5268
    @jimbrown5268 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ari is just amazing!! God given gift - I bet the guy came out of his mother with a steering wheel in his hands.
    Thanks for sharing

  • @ilokivi
    @ilokivi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    It's a testament to Vatanen's driving skill that he was able to continue driving at speed with a puncture shedding tyre fragments onto the road. Feel sure that Harryman appreciated that.

    • @theant9821
      @theant9821 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The problem is not the tyre leaving debris on the road but breaking apart and further damaging the car especially if its unseated from the wheel rim.

  • @thekornrole
    @thekornrole 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    I remember once driving home from my girlfriend when my stomach started hurting and I could feel the diharreah knocking on the back door. This video reminded me of that day.

  • @petrhaisman8645
    @petrhaisman8645 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If I was Vatanen´s co-driver, I would be scared shitless... What a driver, absolutely fearless... Huge respect for both, Ari and co-driver... Petr from Czech.

  • @mjaatpriory
    @mjaatpriory 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I adored the Manta 400, got a Manta as my second ever car, one of the happiest days of my life!

  • @riq2327
    @riq2327 9 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    did you all see how he handled the car with a punctured tyre? on the last section he truly push it to the limit and you can see that the steering wheel isnt straight.
    He is truly the legend of all time, RESPECT!

  • @ireallylovegod
    @ireallylovegod 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    1:59 He puts a FULL turn of the wheel in to catch this slide , and at that sort of speed as well , wow , just ...wow...

    • @nallukainen
      @nallukainen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Siitä sanonta:" Vatasen jalat ja omat kädet"

    • @aaronturner2694
      @aaronturner2694 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Heck yeah, having to overcorrect for the bad tire as well

  • @mrdunns3338
    @mrdunns3338 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I watched many rallies for years, now helping to organise and run events. My first memory and pictures to accompany were on the 1975 Scottish when Ari was driving an Opel Ascona into the ground. His style was severe on the car and it had to be welded up at every service. I think he finished 8th overall. On the same event, the Chequered Flag run Stratos driven by Andy Dawson and Ulf Grondholm driving a Beetle, father of WRC champ Marcus.
    Happy days
    Many years later, in 2008 at the McRae Stages, at Perth Racecourse event suite, an evening of chit-chat with the great JaggyBunnet as MC, I had the privelege of meeting and chatting with Ari Vatanen, Hannu Mikkola, Malcolm Wilson, Russell Brookes, Kris Meeke, Alistair and Jimmy McRae, John Buffum, Travis Pastrana, Ken Block, Louise Aitken-Walker, Andrew Cowan, Phil Collins and many others.
    An evening to remember for sure, and I have the Marshal's Tee shirt to prove it!!

    • @PeterOKeeffe3333
      @PeterOKeeffe3333 ปีที่แล้ว

      MR DUNNS LEGEND 🙂👍

    • @mrdunns3338
      @mrdunns3338 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PeterOKeeffe3333 Thanks for the thumb-up. Not a legend, really, just someone who loves rallying and I do what I can when I can. Couple of weeks from now, off to Mull to help run the Mull Rally, one of the best in the UK. It'll be a busy week, but we'll do what's needed to get as many as possible to the stop line of the final stage, safely and no casualties, job done.

  • @adambradley8645
    @adambradley8645 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Always loved Ari, he was fantastic. Once joked he rolled everything including a combined harvester 😃, loved watching him and all the others of that era.

  • @ste9474
    @ste9474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +233

    The co driver is so chilled it sounds like he's commentating a civilised match of tennis

    • @MartVaarpu-
      @MartVaarpu- 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      hahahaha amen!

    • @Element4ry
      @Element4ry 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's Terry Harryman for ya!

    • @peterebel7899
      @peterebel7899 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wasn't it Billard?

    • @EdwardT9
      @EdwardT9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I kept waiting for him to say “one hundred and eighty!”

    • @brianmclean8666
      @brianmclean8666 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The legendary Terry Harryman one the best Co pilots in the world

  • @Zetizo
    @Zetizo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1830

    Maybe, left, maybe right..

    • @wortrex1304
      @wortrex1304 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      :D

    • @maninthecab
      @maninthecab 7 ปีที่แล้ว +151

      Jose Archer No , it means flat out maybe .

    • @k-aw-teksleepysageuni8181
      @k-aw-teksleepysageuni8181 6 ปีที่แล้ว +323

      It essentially means you can potentially cut the corner it is so flat that you can go flat-out "maybe". Only the best rally drivers will speed through those "maybe" sections like a straight away.

    • @davitfisher104.5
      @davitfisher104.5 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      lol :D

    • @pruizish
      @pruizish 6 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      I have no strong feelings one way or the other

  • @sugarnads
    @sugarnads ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Terry Harryman.
    As good as it gets.
    His are the only pacenotes i can actually follow in real time

    • @dielaughing73
      @dielaughing73 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's his voice in Sega Rally, isn't it. I recognised it instantly

  • @SirMo
    @SirMo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    That driver has some skill. To drive that fast with a flat tire is insanity.

    • @joelrodrigues4354
      @joelrodrigues4354 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He's only won the WRC in '81, haha.

    • @NecroxProduction
      @NecroxProduction 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      they had a flat?

    • @RaccRacing
      @RaccRacing 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NecroxProduction You hear him after the Dear God mention possible puncture

    • @RaccRacing
      @RaccRacing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Also 4:15 you can hear the car sputtering because of it

  • @frohiky011
    @frohiky011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    for 2 people to be from diffrent countries with the language barrier these 2 certainly trusted each other 150%, total respect for being at the top of there game

  • @MrObiwan1
    @MrObiwan1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    What a save at 2:10 !!!!

    • @effiedeia1850
      @effiedeia1850 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I couldn't keep my mouth off the floor. My reaction reflected by the navigator "oh dear god". Thread the needle.

    • @malacuea5963
      @malacuea5963 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      jajajaja xd. Increíble !!!

    • @edwardlack9665
      @edwardlack9665 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      MrObiwan1 I'll never know how he found that gap. He literally got the car straight just as he got to the cattle grid! Great respect.

    • @soldier7799
      @soldier7799 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      MrObiwan1 Dear God!

    • @sailsSK8
      @sailsSK8 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MrObiwan1 perfect driver

  • @joacimohman3703
    @joacimohman3703 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is true legend driving and a big salute for both Ari and his Co Driver!! Amazing!!

  • @m0skit0
    @m0skit0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    What car control to make that recovery after bumping with the road wall and making it through the wooden door. Simply beautiful.

  • @THEREALGOD38
    @THEREALGOD38 4 ปีที่แล้ว +312

    "'did you crap your pants?'' Absolute right!!

  • @atedejong9306
    @atedejong9306 9 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Haha..the remark..'oh dear god' priceless

  • @imnotavingthat6813
    @imnotavingthat6813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh my foooking lord, this kid is flying unbelievable driving, and half of it with what looked like a puncture. Balls of steel

  • @ManLikeKitch
    @ManLikeKitch ปีที่แล้ว +4

    To go at these speeds with a punture, while fighting the car and probably the wind at those heights, is unthinkable to most. True grit.

  • @paulmichaelfreedman8334
    @paulmichaelfreedman8334 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    This is still the best recovery from a wheel hit I have ever seen. And I've seen a lot. Absolutely brilliant. And just keeps on driving as if nothing's wrong.

    • @kodylodovico272
      @kodylodovico272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's what you gotta do, the second you start thinking about it trying to baby it your technique goes out the window

  • @MsLore1964
    @MsLore1964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Respect Ari...this is what's mean to race in 80's...no traction assistant, no electronics tricks, nothing! Only a big big heart ad a big big heavy right foot!!!

  • @Splitscreen83
    @Splitscreen83 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Just incredible driving. Seriously incredible 😎

  • @xKAIOWAx
    @xKAIOWAx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This intense shake is what race games don't have yet

  • @4Kandlez
    @4Kandlez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Ari "in the zone" over the mountain, with a deflating tyre, all his senses plugged into the car, magic.

  • @Shep-nf3wk
    @Shep-nf3wk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Ari was an absolute genius behind the wheel and will always be my hero.

  • @euro11AG
    @euro11AG ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Vatanen & Sainz my idols!

  • @MichalBayerl
    @MichalBayerl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is scary as hell. Amazing job, both guys.

  • @smithy4025
    @smithy4025 4 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    I was saying ‘dear god’ on most of the corners.

  • @jamal69jackson77
    @jamal69jackson77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    These rally drivers are phenomenal. You feel your heart jumping out of your chest just watching a video of them driving through these narrow corridors at break neck speeds! I wish I could drive like one of these fellows.

  • @Waitsforit
    @Waitsforit 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Group B is the most pure of all of motorsports. Nothing comes close.

    • @Waitsforit
      @Waitsforit 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@robbiddlecombe8392 Thanks dude, I will.

  • @StonerBoKawaiiGirl
    @StonerBoKawaiiGirl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When you look at this, you cannot help but be amazed just how BRAVE the people standing at the roadsides really are!!

  • @hasbeengood
    @hasbeengood 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I remember seing this decades ago. The "Dear God" remark had marked my mind and the fact he was going that speed on a flat tire was unreal! First time I see it again since! Still as spectacular... or suicidal! Definately a special breed of men!

    • @thomaskositzki9424
      @thomaskositzki9424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      These guys certainly had the mental stability to be Apollo Astronauts. They had a 50% chance of catastrophic failure on the first Moon flight and only experienced fighter pilots with test flying and/or combat experience were chosen. Group B drivers were on par with that I think.

  • @frdmf105
    @frdmf105 8 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    Over 120km/h with left front puncture... The vatanen style.

    • @Logan-np7zv
      @Logan-np7zv 8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      +frdmf105 It's 120 mp/h..

    • @hendrikhanso
      @hendrikhanso 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      +Logan W he said over so :D

    • @Logan-np7zv
      @Logan-np7zv 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      But 120 miles per hour is more significant xD

    • @user-uk9dx4vn8o
      @user-uk9dx4vn8o 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Logan W I thought wrc (and group b) used km/h as a unit, or am i mistaken?

    • @liverush24
      @liverush24 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      +Just a flesh wound When the speed traps were set up on the RAC Rally in the 80s, they used to light up the display in MPH.

  • @beer77monster
    @beer77monster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Vatanen’s feel for the conditions is God like…

  • @V8AmericanMuscleCar
    @V8AmericanMuscleCar 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I've watched this many times and it's always just as good!

    • @dukevideo
      @dukevideo  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Check out our new 'Dear God!' t-shirt in tribute to this iconic moment...
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  • @federicoaldunate9288
    @federicoaldunate9288 7 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    "oh dear god" i really miss the group b, that was true rally

    • @theant9821
      @theant9821 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This was group 4

    • @brendanbrendan6721
      @brendanbrendan6721 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      All the horses going to the rear wheels of the hairy Manta..

    • @theinventor3986
      @theinventor3986 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@theant9821 Nope, this is a Group B Manta 400 on the Manx.

    • @theant9821
      @theant9821 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@theinventor3986 didn't think they used group b manta in British championship events until 85, most being upgraded ex group 4 spec

    • @theinventor3986
      @theinventor3986 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@@theant9821 The Rothmans Manx Rally on the Isle of Mann in 83 was part of the European Championship. I can remember if Group B was involved in the British championship or not. I watched my first live Rally in 85 when Mouton brought her Group B Audi S1 E2 to Scotland but I think the Scottish was part of the European Championship as well.

  • @CNCTEMATIC
    @CNCTEMATIC 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    holy shit!! Vatanen was a mad fucking genius!!

  • @mattbod
    @mattbod 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those co drivers have balls of steel.

  • @icraftcrafts8685
    @icraftcrafts8685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Added to my list of videos to watch when I'm out of coffee.

  • @OhighOSkater
    @OhighOSkater 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1321

    I don't see how that cars suspension doesn't squat more, carrying those massive balls around

    • @abcdecghijklmn
      @abcdecghijklmn 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      OhighO Skater HAHAGAAAA:DDDDDD

    • @mepmep619
      @mepmep619 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      diferencial diferencial i don't understand anything that you said

    • @mepmep619
      @mepmep619 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      diferencial diferencial i don't care if nobody talked to me, i still want to know

    • @bilbine5766
      @bilbine5766 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mistry6292 how old are you, 12?

    • @dkphantomdk
      @dkphantomdk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      These cars dont have suspension, they have solid steel rods to keep the car from scraping the road !!
      - those balls would leave any suspension bottomed out

  • @ScrotusXL
    @ScrotusXL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    A masterclass demonstration of pure skill by of one of the rally greats, in an analogue car with zero driver aids. That poor co driver saw his life flash before his eyes then calmly picked up the the pace notes again! Another rally legend😎

  • @sigitprabowo363
    @sigitprabowo363 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Being a rally co-driver or a navigator, I'm sure it's one of the scariest job ever.

  • @ianhjan
    @ianhjan ปีที่แล้ว +4

    These two were legends, If you put a bed sheet over the screen, Ari would still follow the pacenotes.

  • @invertedshadow1746
    @invertedshadow1746 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Damn it ari is an amazing driver.... Before traction control, abs and even power steering was the norm! Real driving skill and feel for the car/road. Many if not all modern day race/rally drivers could not even get close to him if both driving an old car like this. ....end of
    Hero👍👍👍👍

  • @maciejbrozek4666
    @maciejbrozek4666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    God level skills. Balls of steel. Mental peace of Dalailama :-) Ladies and Gentlemen - Mr Ari Vatanen...

  • @kayzenl7911
    @kayzenl7911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man, this manta engine is revving soooo high I love it !

  • @vinterskog
    @vinterskog 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Rally, the only sport I would actually sit and watch.

  • @stevewhite7706
    @stevewhite7706 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I had the pleasure of being a passenger with Ari driving an Escort Cosworth around the old Ford Motosport complex at Boreham airfield in Essex. Such a lovely man and an awesome driver - his feet were a blur on the pedals. How he got through that gate is either a miracle or simply outstanding skill. I’m saying skill.

    • @1971dave
      @1971dave 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Did I ever tell you a l sang with elvis,, wooo that's the door bell, must dash I think thats Roger Federer just popped in for quick knock about,

    • @Agret
      @Agret 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@1971dave will gordon ramsay be joining you for dinner or is that next week?

  • @pippipster6767
    @pippipster6767 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Next time my wife says ‘you’re going a bit fast’ I’ll send her this 🤣🤣🤣

    • @paulogrind
      @paulogrind 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don't do it while you're driving though 😅

    • @abdullah_z3870
      @abdullah_z3870 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paulogrind hhhhhhhhu

    • @survivor303
      @survivor303 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      does she started to say, maybe?

    • @sly5999
      @sly5999 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Even then, you just might sleep on the couch...maybe.

  • @jonathanrex
    @jonathanrex ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ari Vatanen is such a talent.. excellent footage, thank you!

  • @thomascraig1517
    @thomascraig1517 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Last half was done with a puncture after the Dear God moment! Sheer genius at the wheel and notes !

  • @BenjaminKarslund
    @BenjaminKarslund 8 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Legendary video! We will never see anything like this again! Ever...

    • @jraybay
      @jraybay 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Benjamin Karslund Can never say never in rally. It always surprises us :]

    • @liamgbooth
      @liamgbooth 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In the 1998 Rally GB. Makkinen drove on 3 wheels with the axle being torn off.

    • @DynV
      @DynV 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@liamgbooth At similar speed and similar perilous course?

  • @MrAlcmj
    @MrAlcmj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +259

    “Twisty 350” that’s got a good ring to it

    • @slidey1000
      @slidey1000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      That would describe nearly every stage I've been through. Just adjust the distance to the total length of the stage. Co driving just got easy.

    • @1InVader1
      @1InVader1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What the hell is a "twisty 350"?!

    • @donc815
      @donc815 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@1InVader1 probably "twisty in 350 meters"

    • @1InVader1
      @1InVader1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@donc815 I specifically don't understand the "twisty" part. Twisty road as in like a chicane? How does he know whether to start left or right?

    • @mikkomalinen2641
      @mikkomalinen2641 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@1InVader1 Driver sees how the road goes for entire 350 meters, it just isn't straight. Usually co-driver reads how fast the bend is because driver is unable to see it beforehand.

  • @geegassmann
    @geegassmann 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Glorious control in maybe the most accurate-needed high speed turn of the track. And that ‘oh....dear god’. Just biblical.

  • @Kevin-zy2xz
    @Kevin-zy2xz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Rally racing has enthralled me as of late. In fact moments like this take my breath away. Amazing.

  • @fidan2fast
    @fidan2fast 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I'm always in awe about how co-drivers manage to read notes and make sense while violently shaking around in a car

    • @raxzen-1610
      @raxzen-1610 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He makes use of his thumbs to keep track of his notes. He also uses the gravitational pull of his balls to hold the notebook while he flips the page. It is truly an endeavor only the best of the best are suited to undertake.

    • @tomaskoptik2021
      @tomaskoptik2021 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are using really BIG letters in the notes... At least from what I have seen.

    • @fidan2fast
      @fidan2fast 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tomaskoptik2021 even so, their processing speed is amazing, and the fact that they need to look down instead of on the road, which is godly

    • @tomaskoptik2021
      @tomaskoptik2021 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fidan2fast It´s crazy. They really have nerves out of steel...

  • @Kilz78
    @Kilz78 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I respect most forms of motorsports but I have always said these guys (drivers and navigators) are on there own level

  • @ab8jeh
    @ab8jeh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    That control at 4:15 with a flat is incredible.

    • @dielaughing73
      @dielaughing73 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah the car really didn't want to turn right at that stage

  • @sauercrowder
    @sauercrowder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "Just watch it up through here"
    In other words,
    "Btw I don't really feel like dying today"