04/19/24
March 25, 2010
World Beater: how an unemployed guy with $500 and 0 support staff managed to place third in his class in WRC Mexico. Photos. His Youtube channel.
[via Kottke]
posted by yerfatma to auto racing at 01:12 PM - 10 comments
Awesome post. As a gear head, I think i just figured out what i am doing this summer.
posted by Debo270 at 02:28 PM on March 25, 2010
Anyone who has that much fun in a motor vehicle of any description ought to be jailed. But then, it is definitely worth suffering incarceration to do it. Oh to be 40 years younger.
posted by Howard_T at 03:31 PM on March 25, 2010
Slocum [is] yelling at me for giving a thumbs-up out the window to the photo guys and fans as I drive sideways into the corner with opposite lock. I thought it looked awesome.
Brilliant link, fantastic story. Thanks Yerfatma.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 03:35 PM on March 25, 2010
Terrific, terrific stuff! I just read the whole damned thing and the comments.
posted by wfrazerjr at 04:09 PM on March 25, 2010
Crazy awesome.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 04:14 PM on March 25, 2010
And the Co-Driver's take.
posted by apoch at 07:37 AM on March 26, 2010
Why the F am I sitting at a desk right now?
My brother has a 1994 Toyota Camry for sale. Will make a great rally car. With 6 months rego, it's yours for AUD $1,000.
posted by owlhouse at 08:18 AM on March 26, 2010
The co-driver shares his perspective. In short: he had a lot of fun as well.
posted by yerfatma at 09:44 AM on March 26, 2010
With 6 months rego, it's yours for AUD $1,000.
The trick wouldn't be getting it to win rallies. The trick would be convincing my wife to spend more money on cars from Australians. I have your fine countrymen at Holden to blame for the previous purchase, I believe.
posted by yerfatma at 09:46 AM on March 26, 2010
Favorite part so far:
"Slocum says into the mic, "We're done," stops reading notes, and braces for impact. The river below has boulders the size of Volkswagens. Sand and gravel in corner, almost as if spectators filled it. Can't get to apex, four feet off, sliding way wide, exit of corner is entrance to bridge. I pitch the car and floor it. 35-45 mph. Half the car falls off the bridge. We are looking at daylight and I am full throttle hoping the left tire and diff can put the power down. We fell so far over the bridge it collapsed the inner leg of the trailing arm by an inch or two. Almost the entire right side of the car hanging in the air. Now in the queue for Stage Two, six more to go. "
Why the F am I sitting at a desk right now?