Frank Tore Larsen and Torstein Eriksen made their WRC debut at Sørlandssprinten in Mads Østberg's Ford Fiesta WRC. They came 2nd overall and won this stage.
Everybody saying it takes balls of steel to be a rally driver, but what about the co-driver? I think it takes steelier balls to put your trust, life and wellbeing in another person's hands.
+AESCULAPTORmark3 Yeah that's good, but unfortunately the road got a bit bright. Didn't have a proper mount here so it was a bit hard to get it right, check out my latest video from the Anders Grøndal test as well :)
Best onboard in a long time - truly shows the courage and skill of these drivers. I love the wide angle, seeing the driver's hands and feet and the co-driver's notes while at the same time having a great view of the road. Excellent!
I have the deepest respect for rally drivers. This driving here is insanely brutal. And props to the co driver. I can't even read a book while in a car going straight. Feeling sick after a few seconds :D
Wow just wow thank God things like this are allowed to be. These to guys dreams in this life came true and are made alive. I can’t imagine the amazing feelings they must feel doing this. The absolute glory And bliss
Thanks! I was supposed to have better sound here but my GP3 was suddenly out of battery so picture is from a GP2 and sound is from the GP1 on the a-pillar. The GP2 was connected to the intercom which dampens the sound a lot ski tried it like this instead.
And it's not rigged to the core like f1 is. If it's not Mercedes winning the fia dont get their money -.- rally is wayy better honestly. More talented drivers too
I wonder how much slower would you go without navigator, I mean the feeling of speed from this on board camera view is insane compared to the viewers perspective
I could drive , even for 10hours . . but I'm not guarantee i can drive like this , it's to rare for normal driver to drive like this. . . appreciated to them. . . my heart feels a live 😅😅
One is driving fast (probably has an important meeting) while the other studies for his exam minutes before it starts and before the driver drops him at college for it.
can someone tell me why he flicks the wheel during braking/downshifting? is that just him countering the feedback from the wheel? or is it something with that car in particular. great run by the way, thanks for uploading :)
The thing about rally is that when you've gotten the basics mastered and have developed a technique it mostly comes down to feel when driving the car which means he is doing it automatically without thinking, the subconscious takes over and uses muscle memory to make judgments. His hands moving as fast as they are and erratically is typical for fast stages with loose surfaces or portholes. His body will be perceiving tyre slip so his hands subconsciously move to correct it through the learned behaviour. To answer your question: when he brakes, the car will automatically begin to oversteer (fishtail) because the rear tyres have lesser load on them than the fronts and they can pivot more freely in the gravel, he is fighting to correct the car and is keeping it from spinning out. If you watch tarmac rallies you will notice that this doesn't happen as much because the grip type is different and its all about being smooth - the road doesn't pull at the wheels and you are sliding much less meaning no need for corrections
Joe Dupuie mugglerider Just using the clutch in the lower gears to save the gearbox a little since it was a borrowed car on a low budget, they normally drove a Fiesta R2 at this point but moved up to a Fiesta R5 the next year.
Tor Andre Børresen Thanks for the info (both of you :). So it wouldn't be necessary to use clutch, but they try not to use the gearbox too hard. Good luck for the R5...we are waiting for great onboards ;)
+Tor Andre Børresen wait, do they have a double clutch or so? i dont know that much about it :3, but how come they only have to use the clutch in the low gears? :3
