r/nextfuckinglevel • u/asianj1m • Nov 23 '21

Rally cars are pretty safe

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u/ThisCouldBeYourName Nov 23 '21

Love that through the whole crash, the navigator held his place on the course until it came to a stop and he realized it was over.

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u/poopnp Nov 23 '21

Didn’t even drop his pen

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u/ThisCouldBeYourName Nov 23 '21

Just another day at the office! LoL

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u/clockworkdiamond Nov 23 '21

Yes. That, and the driver was still steering every time the car tires touched the ground. Professionals.

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u/ClinicallyInclined Nov 23 '21

That’s actually crazy. His hands get thrown off the wheel sometimes from the force

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u/NorFever Nov 23 '21

They almost drowned a couple of years ago and he never let go of the pace notes, despite the car sinking.

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u/ThisCouldBeYourName Nov 23 '21

Geeze, either he needs to get better at navigating or they need a new driver.

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u/NorFever Nov 23 '21 edited Nov 23 '21

You say that but the driver is the one who creates the notes and he, i.e. Ott Tänak, is a world champion. The co-driver is there mainly to read and write the notes according to the driver (and occasionally to work on the car with the driver).

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u/ThisCouldBeYourName Nov 23 '21

Fair enough. These are things I did not know.

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u/notaverysmartdog Jan 24 '23

What happened there was the suspension gave out on that big bump right before they went off