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VIDEO: Got 90 Minutes? Good. Watch This Gigantic Compilation of Rally Crack-ups

Posted April 27, 2009 8:54 AM

From Autoblog:

For those who watch auto racing hoping to see some crashes, here's your chance to watch crashes in order to see a little bit of racing. Vintage rally footage showcasing various categories and countries has Renaults, Fords, Peugeots, Volvos, and Lancias flying all over the circuits.The level of danger for everyone involved never ceases to amaze -- cameramen pull off acrobatic moves to avoid crashing cars that would make Wolverine jealous.

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04/27/2009 11:52 AM

I've always watched in wonder

Americans always think of the EU in general as rather protectionist

And yet they not only allow rallying, to the best of my knowledge there are no lawsuits nor disclaimers to sign.

One area where the EU is way better off than the US. Here every one of those people (spectators) would file suit, no matter what there level of participation or contribution to getting injured.

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04/27/2009 3:20 PM

well, well, well, that explains why those good tires cost so much, street tires really don't cut it do they.

Very good video.

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04/27/2009 9:35 PM

"First to finish, then to finish first"

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04/28/2009 12:15 AM

going to check it at home

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04/28/2009 6:08 AM

Don't these pillocks realise that there's £2000 in it for scrapping a car these days? <Splutter>

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04/28/2009 6:43 AM

I love how the spectators just take it in stride when they almost get creamed by a car.

There doesn't seem to be any real safe place to watch a road rally race. Even the straight aways have their share of accidents.

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04/28/2009 6:51 AM

I'd like to see before and after race pictures of all the cars. Especially the ones that actually finish a race. Amazing the damage they can suffer and still race.

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