by Tom Stajduhar · Published September 23, 2013 · Last modified October 1, 2013
Colin McRae influenced millions of people around the world, his name became a global phenomenon and he single-handedly, guided by some of the world’s best co-drivers, promoted rallying across the globe more effectively than any other method of promotion ever could. His flat-out approach was not a mask, he was, by all accounts, a man...
Do yourself a favour and do a quick google for Chris Harris and Francois Delecour but don’t forget to add Porsche to the search phrase. What you’ll see is one of the best rally driver taking a GT car for a spin on the twisty roads of his neighborhood in France, all while breaking all...
Random Thoughts / World of Rally
by Tom Stajduhar · Published September 20, 2013 · Last modified October 2, 2013
Why did I include Codemasters in the title of this article you ask? It’s simple really – they are, more or less, the only currently active developer capable of putting together a coherent rally racing simulation, even though their recent titles were more arcade-ish and not really enough hard core sim. It’s not that Codemasters...
Thousands of rally videos are out there, ready and waiting to be found and enjoyed, but you can also use them for educational purposes. For example, you want to kick off your co-driving career – online videos are great resource of information and first-hand (well, okay, second hand technically) experience. Of course, it’s up to...
Mathieu Arzeno will be at the start of the Mont Blanc Morzine Rally this weekend as part of the 208 Rally Cup which he joins mid championship, not an easy task. After a successful race in the Gap Racing Rally, the previous “Espoir Echappement” (voted Best Rookie for Echappement Magazine) continued his preparations when he...
Drivers often say that nothing compares to driving and competing in your home event, in front of your home crowds and on the roads you (supposedly) know well. That’s easy to understand, especially in rally, where every little bit of motivation and previous knowledge of the roads and the terrain helps a lot. Well, it’s...
Lag sucks, have some anti lag. I had to, this is the music we all love, the sound that you secretly make while racing your shopping cart around the isles in the mall, or while you’re shifting gears in your daily driver… Just. Listen. To. IT.
UPDATE: According to numerous comments below, and some emails I’ve received, it turns out that this exact spot and the jump were in fact marked in the road book, distance to the jump was noted too. It was not on the road during recce, but organizers supplied enough information for the crews to know where...
