Rally Argentina 2015

[janvanvurpa]

Speaking again about the rally I want to make amend.
I've said the rally was too rough for the cars and I was disappointed about all the drivers having problems but I have changed my mind. Rally is not only about pure speed, but also endurance, and drivers skills include also the ability to bring the car home setting fast times at the same time. When the rally finished yesterday I felt satisfied about it and I've understood that I was wrong.
So, hope there will be more like this

Well if you think about it---aside from my old Saab rally car with a FLAT FLOOR, there's very little chance of anybody's foot being on the gas pedal other than the driver. because of the big tunnel...(I HAVE had big size 46 boots on top of my foot a couple of times---very exciting----took a while for me to realise and find words )

So it follows is its only the driver's foot, then he has control..
He can gas it full or




OR!





OR!!!!!


He can occasionally actually LIFT.....

Really! Its true! The driver CAN---when needed---lift a bit or a lot....

Its particularly ironic that now when the gravel cars have such long travel suspension---who know REALLY what travel they have?? not about xxx, but definite "The have 320mm" type answer----

but just when they have such travel AVAILABLE, the push is to smooth sprinty type events...

So yeah a rally should test the CAR and the driver's ability to drive the car IN THAT particular event..


All us old dogs seem to agree that it was once a part of the fascination with rally that the conditions in each event---National or European or World series were different character....
variety...It meant it took a different kind of driver than just somebody who could go pretty good after tons of practice and notes and in short duration...