crazy rally pic?
01-12-2005, 12:52 PM
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crazy rally pic?
Im wondering if anybody else has seen that picture of a rally car (I think a Lancia, not sure tho) where the throttle cable had broken and the driver hopped into the engine bay and operated by hand to finish the rally? Ive been looking around the net but I havent been able to find it yet.
01-12-2005, 08:08 PM
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Alright. I scanned it out of the RallyXS August/September 2004 issue.
Its Juha Kankkunen from Finland in 1990, driving a Lancia Delta. He crawled out of the car when the throttle cable snapped. He somehow stood in the engine bay and manually pulled the throttle cable as his co-driver (Juha Piironen) steered the vehicle. Finishing the stage like this allowed them to eventually climb back up to 5th place overall by the end of the rally.
Its Juha Kankkunen from Finland in 1990, driving a Lancia Delta. He crawled out of the car when the throttle cable snapped. He somehow stood in the engine bay and manually pulled the throttle cable as his co-driver (Juha Piironen) steered the vehicle. Finishing the stage like this allowed them to eventually climb back up to 5th place overall by the end of the rally.
01-12-2005, 08:33 PM
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HAAAA! God i love rally racing.
Did any of you guys see the race where martin's hood popped up and he drove the rest of the race looking through the tiny crack in the bottom? The dude still hauled ***.
Did any of you guys see the race where martin's hood popped up and he drove the rest of the race looking through the tiny crack in the bottom? The dude still hauled ***.
01-13-2005, 04:23 AM
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"Phil, get the TOOLS!
Interview with Phil Mills about that rally and the steering wheel incident.
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0==WW==0
"…axles of evil…" - george w. bush
Interview with Phil Mills about that rally and the steering wheel incident.
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0==WW==0
"…axles of evil…" - george w. bush
01-13-2005, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Wingless Wonder
"Phil, get the TOOLS!
Interview with Phil Mills about that rally and the steering wheel incident.
--
0==WW==0
"…axles of evil…" - george w. bush
Interview with Phil Mills about that rally and the steering wheel incident.
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0==WW==0
"…axles of evil…" - george w. bush
Q - As a co-driver have you ever had to do anything as bizarre before?
Thankfully nothing quite like that before no. But last year when we lost a front wheel in Kenya I sat on the boot lid for about 3kms acting as a counterbalance to keep the front corner off the ground. We had to give up on that occasion, but it was definitely a ride to remember!
Thankfully nothing quite like that before no. But last year when we lost a front wheel in Kenya I sat on the boot lid for about 3kms acting as a counterbalance to keep the front corner off the ground. We had to give up on that occasion, but it was definitely a ride to remember!
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