For sheer driving fun, I’m gonna have to go with a full 18-wheel drift lasting for what seemed like an eternity. I-80 westbound over Elk Mountain in southeastern Wyoming. Winter, middle of the night, snow and ice-covered surface, empty 53-ft trailer, and a 30-40 knot crosswind. Steer tires on the only visible pavement (in the hammer lane, presumably), drive tires somewhere in the granny lane, and tandems flirting with the edge of the paved surface, beyond which was utter ruin, in the form of the edge of level terra firma. Lots and lots of winter driving experience, judicious use of steering and throttle afforded enough control to avoid failure. Had the wind been any stronger…
Come to think of it, it was only fun in retrospect. At the time, the Pucker Factor was all the way to MAX and was actually bending the needle a little.
WTF…why are the haters posting on this? This guy is a skilled driver. Who cares how much practice it took? There was no one around (except the guy on the Segway, but I’m guessing that he was OK with that), it was his car and his or his sponsors money and it was a race track where there is noise from cars racing anyway. Is it as fruitful as planting a garden? Maybe not, but who cares that this guy is pursuing his passion.
To the idiot that hates lawnmowers and grows turnips, stop cooking your turnips and spreading manure on your garden. It’s stinking up the neighborhood!!!!
I’d hate to be the guy on the Segway. One flinch and you send it careening into the path of the car. It takes disapline to send it in a straight line with all that going on.
“Whoop De Dooo for my Subaru.” From an ad a long time ago…
I did all that just going into work today, learnt it all from the man himself in Dirt2 on the PC,lol.
Ken Block is my hero, right after JD.
Man doesn’t that guy know Segways are dangerous..he coulda been killed.
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Hey You Kids, Get Off My Lawn!!!
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It looks joyful to me.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Try it at night, On a mountain road. In a Toyota pickup. In Bosnia. Under fire.
#10 Bobbo: I can pick my nose.
For sheer driving fun, I’m gonna have to go with a full 18-wheel drift lasting for what seemed like an eternity. I-80 westbound over Elk Mountain in southeastern Wyoming. Winter, middle of the night, snow and ice-covered surface, empty 53-ft trailer, and a 30-40 knot crosswind. Steer tires on the only visible pavement (in the hammer lane, presumably), drive tires somewhere in the granny lane, and tandems flirting with the edge of the paved surface, beyond which was utter ruin, in the form of the edge of level terra firma. Lots and lots of winter driving experience, judicious use of steering and throttle afforded enough control to avoid failure. Had the wind been any stronger…
Come to think of it, it was only fun in retrospect. At the time, the Pucker Factor was all the way to MAX and was actually bending the needle a little.
What a wast! I can’t wait till we are out of gas so this REDNECK crap can be over!
WTF…why are the haters posting on this? This guy is a skilled driver. Who cares how much practice it took? There was no one around (except the guy on the Segway, but I’m guessing that he was OK with that), it was his car and his or his sponsors money and it was a race track where there is noise from cars racing anyway. Is it as fruitful as planting a garden? Maybe not, but who cares that this guy is pursuing his passion.
To the idiot that hates lawnmowers and grows turnips, stop cooking your turnips and spreading manure on your garden. It’s stinking up the neighborhood!!!!
I’d hate to be the guy on the Segway. One flinch and you send it careening into the path of the car. It takes disapline to send it in a straight line with all that going on.
FOR SALE: 2006 Suburu Imprezza WRX STI. One owner adult driven. Tires slightly worn. 80085 miles on the odometer.
Here is the link for the episode when he took James May From Top Gear for a spin.
Hey you kids! Get off my grass!
Can mad rally skillz be mine if I drink some Monster?
Looks like he’s having a problem maintaining traction. I’d not want to drive a car with those kinds of handling problems.