Guerlain Chicherit has been a favorite rally raid driver of ours for a while. We cheer for him in the annual Dakar Rally – especially now that he’s driving for Mini.
As difficult as Dakar can be – he didn’t face anything like this in this year’s competition.
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10 seconds is all that’s needed. The rest is unneeded buildup.
I think the person who came up with the correct ramp design should be equally celebrated with the driver.
I was wondering very similarly “what is the skill required here other than reach the right speed?” but then thought the act might require a shift in weight at just the right time. IOW–what actually makes the vehicle flip?
> what actually makes the vehicle flip?
I used to do that all the time as a kid with toy cars by running them at a magazine laid open, pages down on the floor.
Wonder if mainecat watched all 12 minutes of actual play in the Super Bowl?
And the blackout!
This is all about mathematics, not driving skill.
yea for armchair analysis !
Lets see him do that with a school bus!
No worries, if he drives a school bus like this one:
School Bus
Waste of time and money. BFD. I did the same with my Schwinn 40 years ago.
I’m a big fan of auto racing, this is not that. This is a Cooper commercial.