VIDEO> Ari Vatanen Tears Through the Isle of Man
While cruising through the internet recently I stumbled across this video of Ari Vatanen, Finnish World Championship rally driver. You might recognize some of his work in the classic short, Climb Dance. Here you’ll see him blasting down the narrow roads on the Isle of Man in the Manx Rally, scaring the crap out of his co-driver in the process.
While I’m sure that we all like to think that we are somewhat competent behind the wheel of a car or are, in fact, very skilled armchair racers, I bet you can’t watch this and not feel a little bit uneasy or say anything other than (or the likes of) “Dear God.” I’m making that bold assumption because, after all, if you’re here and reading this you must have some interest in cars and therefore you can see my connection. This is driving at its purest. Just take notice of how much he works the wheel even when the car is going in a straight line. The amount of skill and absolute balls these men possessed blows my mind completely. One might even say he is a master of sisu, a Finnish word which translates to “driving with guts.” (more…)
WEBMINING> Bomb A$$ Drifting in Finland
My friend Axel shot me a link to this crazy video of an old school bomber drifting Tykkimaki Circuit in Kouvola Finland! In case you missed our “Ink n Iron” coverage, we love us some ol’ hot rods. I certainly never thought I would see an old bomber like this drifting it’s way through a circuit like this! One thing is for sure… I would love to see more!
What do you guys think? Do you like seeing unconventional cars like this drifting?
:: Andy Sapp
WEBMINING> Rally Finland Citroën C4
With all this excellent coverage of sideways hoonage on Motor Mavens recently, I thought we could use a little dose of vertical shenanigans. Here’s a clip of Russian rallyer Evgeny Novikov taking his Citroën C4 to the very limit, and perhaps a little beyond, of its designed purpose.
Props to the roadside photographers and their balls of steel, although I must chuckle a little at the guy in the video and his missed opportunity at what would’ve been an amazing shot. Remember to always be ready for that money shot, but don’t forget to have an exit strategy too!
::Dan Hsu
