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Title: Some great driving here
Post by: Ron on February 20, 2010, 09:52:01 AM

I've watched a lot of motorsports in my life and I have to say this guy has some special skills.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd8zWZbFfQE

Title: Re: Some great driving here
Post by: sanglant on February 20, 2010, 10:08:19 AM

and close to 5 grand worth of damage to the car. :O

Title: Re: Some great driving here
Post by: drewtam on February 20, 2010, 10:22:17 AM

How do you figure?
He didn't hit anything. I could believe the $2k tires are toast. But I bet the car and engine are ok.

Title: Re: Some great driving here
Post by: French G. on February 20, 2010, 11:22:32 AM

Guy has great car control. Enjoyed watching it.

Title: Re: Some great driving here
Post by: Brad Johnson on February 20, 2010, 11:28:17 AM

The car and engine are fine.  That's an average practice session for him.

Wasn't he on Top Gear a week or two back?

Brad

Title: Re: Some great driving here
Post by: Perd Hapley on February 20, 2010, 01:23:40 PM

I just can't believe someone found a way to look like a real man, while riding a Segway.   :O

Title: Re: Some great driving here
Post by: RocketMan on February 20, 2010, 01:33:34 PM

Quote from: drewtam on February 20, 2010, 10:22:17 AM

He didn't hit anything.

He whacked a barricade with the right rear bumper at about 2:20 in.

That was pretty cool.  I wonder what a typical practice session costs in prep time and expendables like tires and gas?

Title: Re: Some great driving here
Post by: Gewehr98 on February 20, 2010, 01:42:43 PM

Feh.

We have riceboys doing that every Friday and Saturday night on East Washington Drive, usually with the Dane County Sheriff's Department and Madison PD in hot pursuit.

The difference is that the the externhal cameras mounted on the local ricemobiles don't mysteriously switch positions or completely disappear as in that WRX video above.   =D

Title: Re: Some great driving here
Post by: Sergeant Bob on February 20, 2010, 02:29:27 PM

Ken Block is an awesome driver. I've seen that vid a few times and it's still a teeth gritting motorhead petrolfest.
He's driving a Ford Fiesta on the Monsterâ„¢ World Rally team.

Title: Re: Some great driving here
Post by: Tuco on February 20, 2010, 06:32:34 PM

Here's your car damage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NsiphQ5kKI&feature=related

Ken Block overshoots a stunt jump.

Title: Re: Some great driving here
Post by: drewtam on February 20, 2010, 08:33:10 PM

Whoa. Thats a good way to damage a vertebrae, forget about the car.

Title: Re: Some great driving here
Post by: Stickjockey on February 21, 2010, 07:15:02 PM

"Tires're warmed up. Anyone wanna go racin'?" :O =D

Title: Re: Some great driving here
Post by: PTK on February 21, 2010, 07:52:08 PM

 :O

 =D

Title: Re: Some great driving here
Post by: MechAg94 on February 21, 2010, 11:55:00 PM

So if that car actually hit the Segway, which one would win? 

Title: Re: Some great driving here
Post by: sanglant on February 22, 2010, 04:21:55 PM

a subie weighs in at close to (if not just over) 2 tons. [popcorn]