Monday, April 6, 2009

Cars - and drivers - on tape


I've found a number of interesting videos of cars and their perils, caught on video.

To begin, here's a rally car in Portugal that took the scenic route down the mountainside. The second half of the clip shows the view from inside the car! Amazingly, the driver and navigator were uninjured.





Here's a Le Mans Series sports car attempting a hill climb. Seems a bit suicidal to me at those speeds! - but he made it.





Next, some rally participants offer their help to a fellow racer to get his vehicle unstuck from the sand. Bet they wish they hadn't . . .





Former Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill shows a journalist how to handle an AMG Mercedes-Benz:





And, finally, a fun advertisement for Mercedes-Benz.







Peter
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 7, 2009 at 2:14 AM

    I'll bet Breda would enjoy the last one there. I enjoyed immensely the hill climb; such a driving experience would be awful in a street car, but in the hands of someone fit to use it, you get magic like that.

    Jim

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  2. CarteachApril 7, 2009 at 5:12 AM

    You started my day with a smile! Thanks.

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