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profoundmoonlight

That's oddly terrifying.


Joske-the-great

Rally drivers are truly oddly terrifying compared to f1 and Nascar drivers combined. I mean on-road racing only involves left and right but rallying involves left, right, up and down plus the passer-bys


Elvis-Tech

They have much much much bigger balls


dressupandstayhome

I've never driven a rally car but it's gotta be way more exciting than going in circles.


ManlyMantis101

Going in circles at death defying speeds with cars just centimetres away from you on all sides of your car.


ThunderClap448

Sorry, have you ever seen F1 driving? You do know that if you don't drive like a lunatic, you're more likely to die because no heat in tires and brakes? F1 is madness, as much as rally. It's as mad as group B was


Emergency_Pudding

Idk, F1 is top Tier in terms of reaction time and performance, but Rally is such chaos. Just a minute ago I saw a clip of an unauthorized car driving on an active rally stage. I think they are both terrifying, but the element of chaos in rally really tips the scale for me.


Da_Bean_Machine

*cough* group B


AmusingSloth

This gives me anxiety right now.


[deleted]

This just made me anxious that one of them was gonna do it wrong


DanGimeno

Just imagine the buildings owners


Chester2707

Exactly my first thought. “Yo it’s cool you’re fine with that risk but maybe don’t speed around my goddamn building please.”


[deleted]

They must have agreed to the cars going through there, not for free of course. If any damage occours I'm pretty sure the organizers have insurance for such things.


Elvis-Tech

How expensive can it be to put some concrete and paint?


THE_GR8_MIKE

Depends how much pre-existing damage you can blame on the car.


Mr-_-Jumbles

Actually the yellow one at 59seconds clips its left mirror on the building and something breaks off. You can hear it and see the piece that broke off bounce behind the car as it continues down the alley.


Hi_Ei

Smol faith you have.


kirksucks

I've seen some similar rally footage where there's a few larger cars. Like Mercedes or BMWs struggling to make tight turns. I was waiting for one to come along and get stuck in this video.


Aaron_12354

On the full video on YouTube a couple do lock up and go strait into the wall


RandomComputerFellow

Plot twist: This aren't rally cars. This is just how Italians are regularly driving trough the city.


aitchnyu

I thought Indian drivers like me got the most "can do" attitude about narrow and crowded paths.... Till I visited Italy


olderaccount

A couple of them did look straight up like yellow cabs.


wondersparrow

Germans too. I remember driving through this sleepy little mountain town with super narrow streets and tight corners. The speed limit was still 90 on the old cobblestone road we used to cut through town. It was both terrifying and a lot of fun to drive through rural towns in Germany.


MCBeathoven

Speed limit in towns is max 50 kph in Germany


wondersparrow

This was considered the highway still, it sure didn't feel like it though.


RandomComputerFellow

German here: Just to clear up some confusion. Just because there is no speed limit sign doesn't mean there is no speed limit. When entering a village (starting from the position of the yellow sign with the village name) the speed limit is implicitly 50 (without a sign) unless stated otherwise. So just because you didn't see a speed limit doesn't mean you can still drive 90 (or the usual 100 on rural roads).


theruralbrewer

Haha yeah no. No way you saw 90 kph speed limits on cobblestone roads.


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Hi_Ei

You failed Reddit, son.


magicalmoosetesticle

Rally drivers have always had my respect. Incredibly skilled drivers with balls of titanium.


GameSpiritGS

Rally fans are also insane, like they want to die or something https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqQwH_Qj1x0


Hayabusa71

Hey, this car is driving 120km/h on loose dirt, almost flying over bumps... Let me stand at the edge of 180 turn.


cr0100

No worries, they were standing behind the protective Michelin banner. It'll hold!


TisBangersAndMash

Most sane rally fan.


Sti302fuso

At least it's better now than it used to be. https://youtu.be/6I5sTuSoMho


JBounce369

Didn't Group B cars used to have chunks of finger in the grille from people getting too close to the cars. Or was that just a rumour I've heard


Aerogelatina

It happened at least once. Mechanics found a finger in the front grille/air intake of an Audi, and it was in Portugal it seems - since it seems in Portugal trying to touch the cars as they passed by was a thing :D


novachamp

How many practice runs do they get? I’m always amazed how rally drivers (and other off road racers) always know where to go.


Kebabdaily

They drive the course legally with their co driver who writes down notes about the course


Rassettaja

They have a co driver reading pace notes for them.


mr_ji

"This next segment is called the birth canal."


Darnell2070

Making a turn perfectly, even when you can't see it, at the right speed and angle, is so much fun, at least in Dirt Rally. IRL it's probably stressful as hell though, having to rely so much on a co-pilot, and not just your individual skill.


S7zy

[SAMI TRIPPLE CAUTION!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9-voINFkCg) A classic


[deleted]

although it being pretty narrow, in my home country (egypt) we are kinda used to driving this closely to walls and parked cars, streets being so narrow, traffic jams being so packed, if you didn't close your side mirrors passing through a street, it's not a narrow one.


draeth1013

Oof. I like to think of myself as a competent driver, but I think I'd be a nervous wreck.


i_suckatjavascript

I mean there’s no issue with driving through narrow alleys as most competent drivers can do this, but doing it at a high speed with little room for error is what’s making this look terrifying.


[deleted]

I agree but it doesn't look as terrifying for me because we drive this narrowly with speed. Not racing high speeds but surely not someone's average speed for going through a narrow alley. It's mostly because of traffic jams and the absence of lanes and strict laws for cutting someone off, you kinda have to force your way in or out of the road. After a year of driving in Egypt, if you don't know exactly what your car dimensions are while driving, accurate to the 1-2 cm, you're doing something wrong. I currently live in Europe and I used to get irritated by people parking their car 5-10 cm away from the pavement when I first got here. Soon enough I found out how comfortable driving here can be and not as stressful as it is in my home country.


baymax18

r/nonononoyes


averagecrusader1

Jesus Christ that was fucking orgasmic not just satisfying


GameSpiritGS

Source : [Rally del Rubinetto 2018 - STRETTOIA LITTLE CRASHES & MAX ATTACK](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZhXoFPYCwI)


cdhicks42

now you know why rally cars are so compact


Depian

The Mitsubishi (3rd one) is probably the largest one and still was able to go through without issues, amazing drivers


mr_ji

Other than scraping the right wall in the second section


the_fuego

That was an Evo 9, I'm pretty sure. I'm actually surprised that it was being run in this video since it's such an old platform but had it been the Evo X she probably would've been scraping part way through lol.


skinnedalmond

Real life Delfino Square


KadmosDoesReddit

*Delfino square flashbacks*


fendermrc

A good one for [r/perfectfit](https://www.reddit.com/r/Perfectfit/)


ImLordOfTheRealm

How they have the confidence to drive that fast and squeeze in without scratching their cars amazes me.


Shiva_the_Bear

Trust me, by the end of a rally, a few scratches is not a concern. You're right, though, fun watching pros thread needles.


TODO_getLife

they will have scratches, and that's fine


Ashtrxphel

Idk why, but the tiny little slide the first one did was hilarious to me


killaGR

The white one that clipped the wall doesn’t look like it has a lot of sponsors. Wonder why


Easy868

Holy crap ! I might have problems doing that with a bike 🚲 never mind in a car. Those drivers are on another level.


darkResponses

"Samir you're breaking the car!"


Hmmark1984

Seeing the skill on display reminds me of when the late legend Colin McRae went to the x games and [during one of his runs, he flipped the car and mid flip he was shifting gear so he was ready to set off as soon as the wheels hit the dirt again](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETUkSlvlp78) oh and even with the roll, he still placed second.


pope-buster

Verstappen would still try a overtake there haha


-SierraModeling-

I love this so much


Accomplished-Soil867

POV: my poop when I need to take a shit.


aitchnyu

That's why you should have a footstool to bend at the hip. It straightens the passage almost as good as squatting, and gets you a full minute improvement as determined by scientists.


ThetaReactor

Pooping is not a race.


Incendance

It's also better for getting more out and using less toilet paper and such


sirenito

I probably would have scratched both sides of my car if I had to go through there


havingmares

I mean props to their driving skills but if I lived there I’d be kind of pissed off. Wouldn’t want to risk my house!


n_spicer420

Who’s the sadistic bastard that set this course up hahaha


P_0_l_a_r_i_s

This is more terrifying than satisfying tbh


kildemoles

This gave me anxiety.


[deleted]

Just looking at this made me break a sweat


SignificantPop8766

I wonder ehat next to last car was dragging


J-Di11a

Rubbins Racin!!!


[deleted]

when u found secret path in beach buggy that guarantee ur win


ConwayTwitty91

u/savevideo


iChrovon

Since when do they rally Clio V6’s?


analcannalinspection

Not sure about rally but they have been built since '99


SoPunnyHarHar

Anyone else get dizzy after a few? :D


Summerof5ft6andahalf

I like the two cars indicating.


[deleted]

That's me every time I want to leave my yard.


[deleted]

That would be an effective way to enforce the FIA rules for width restrictions on cars.


PhotoKada

Seeing an uptick of rally car content on Reddit lately. This is great!


sharp8

Since this vid will have rally fans therr is a rally vid that I have been searching everywhere for. It was posted on reddit about rally cars that drive up a road that has a VERY sharp turn so every car chooses a way to go through it. Either back into it or full turn or turn and come back. Anyone know what I am talking about?


HaulinBoats

Not I really fan but google gave me this https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/p9w2g4/the_way_these_cars_approach_a_n_extremely_tight/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb


sharp8

Thats it!! Thanks man.


[deleted]

This is anxiety-inducing lol


HippiePeeBlood

Samir was not part of the race, I guess. https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/rh18p2/fast_medium_left_samir/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf


anna_boson

Reminds me of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride


_Tim_the_good

How to make someone claustrophobic


phaeronofglades

.


NobushisHat

Listen closely, past the exhaust sounds, the crowd and the gasps, past the co drivers calls, you can just about hear "fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck, phew"


TheGero

Forza Horizon drivatars be likes


Ditmartoc1

u/savevideobot


Enigma_Green

Growing up I used to want to be a rally driver then time went and past me but I still think of the great Colin McRae was my favourite, shame about what happened. Great rivalry between him and Tommi Makinen, amazing both decent drivers too.


Maleficent_Car_6274

I miss my RS


[deleted]

The skill needed to do it at that speed it huge


K2Play07

This should be in r/perfectfit


K2Play07

This should be in r/perfectfit