View Full Version : Pikes Peak ultimate rally video! "Climb Dance" Defying death.
CAMAROBOY69
05-05-2006, 04:11 AM
Pull up a seat with some pop corn and watch this video! Take 1 corner wrong and you are DEAD! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PC5X0u4H60&search=pikes%20peak
I dont know anything about the engine but I would estimate close to 1000hp AWD to keep it on the road.
primate
05-05-2006, 04:17 AM
thats awesome. i heard they are going to pave pikes peak. what a shame
CAMAROBOY69
05-05-2006, 04:23 AM
The part at around 3:30 when he puts his hand up to block the sun just puts knots in my stomach. Thats suicidal!!! No guard rails! NOTHING next to the side of the road. Awesome to watch indeed but that is one race event where you could easily die each day you go up there.
If you want to experience the same exact thing without dying go buy Rallisport Challenge 2 for the xbox. Incredible game with all types of rally including hill climbs exactly like this.
Jagarang
05-05-2006, 04:26 AM
Umm....that much less scary when viewed by the out of car cameras!
The in car and on car stuff is plain "nut sucking up and getting stuck in there somewhere" scary!
He definitely needed a sun visor and wheel mounted paddle shifting! Strange how in the eighties driving without little "conveniences" like those was the norm. Clutches and gear shifts, with one hand on the wheel and 1000 foot drop 3 inches away!
andrewb70
05-05-2006, 06:24 AM
The in car and on car stuff is plain "nut sucking up and getting stuck in there somewhere" scary!
My thought exactly...
Andrew
homerneedspeed
05-05-2006, 07:44 AM
you are really not very likely to die if you go off the side on pikes peak, there are lots of boulders to stop you on the way down. people go off fairly often and rarely die at the pikes peak rallies.
elcamino80
05-05-2006, 09:20 AM
What did you expect? The driver is from Finland... :1st:
Seriously though, I guess you have to be a little bit crazy to drive like that :drive2:
ZZ430
05-05-2006, 09:33 AM
thats awesome. i heard they are going to pave pikes peak. what a shame
Yeah, parts of it are paved now.
I live at the foot of that mountain, and have been up there many times. The part that gets my attention is "Blue sky corner"......that's because all you can see is sky. You don't want to go off there.....but as mentioned above, you won't go too far down.....the boulders will stop you.
Ever since the major companies pulled out of racing on the Peak, the 10 minute barrier has not been broken. The weather conditions have to be just right too.
It often snows in July up there, with hail too.
E30M30
05-05-2006, 11:12 AM
What did you expect? The driver is from Finland... :1st:
And it's not just anybody, but one of the greatest rally drivers ever !! http://www.arivatanen.com/index.php?mid=33
i have to opertunity to volenteer to help run the race, i think i may take that up
hiwayman
05-05-2006, 05:06 PM
yea cool i think rod millen is the record holder new zealand all the way!
bookends
05-16-2006, 11:59 AM
I'm still trying to figure out how he was able to drive at all. wouldn't his balls get in the way?
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