I've had bad mornings in racing. I've had bad mornings at home.
But I ain't never had both at the same time..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPHR5UOo4iI
I've had bad mornings in racing. I've had bad mornings at home.
But I ain't never had both at the same time..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPHR5UOo4iI
Toyman01 wrote: Ouch!! I would hate to have been on the other side of that wall watching it on TV. Talk about 3D!!
What made me laugh so hard was the interview with the homeowner:
TV guy: "Would you allow the rally next to your house next year?"
Homeowner: "Of course. It's just an unfortunate accident."
Around here, the homeowner would have had the lawyers on the phone before the dust settled. Can't miss an opportunity to make a buck, now can we?
Linked on the same page, some '04 WRC hoonage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K42JLkaMOcU&feature=related
I liked the statement that there was no drama inside the car. If I were in a car that was upside down and moving there would be all kinds of drama. Mostly me screaming like a little girl.
lewbud wrote: I liked the statement that there was no drama inside the car. If I were in a car that was upside down and moving there would be all kinds of drama. Mostly me screaming like a little girl.
Not to mention poo everywhere!
Newfoundland is not America. It's a very down-to-earth place. You be amazed at the difference in litigiousness in Canada vs the US, and it would not surprise me if Newfoundland was the least litigious area of Canada.
Cars have already hit houses on the Targa. In fact, I'm pretty sure one house has been hit two or three times. So it's obviously the house's fault.
Related story - I once ran a car event in Canada that involved a day tour through some of the wicked Quebec back roads. People were given a route book and left to their own devices. There was an American company involved and of course they were afraid of the lawyers. I had the hardest time getting insurance. Not because nobody wanted to insure it, but because nobody could understand WHY I wanted insurance. People driving their own cars on public roads then going to a banquet - what was the problem? Finally a company decided to cover the event just to humour me.
Oh, and there was no screaming in the rally car because nobody has bigger cojones than a rally navigator. Nobody.
what would have made that video would be the driver getting out and yelling "OOOHHHH, YEAH!!", Kool-Aid Man-style.
Keith wrote: Newfoundland is not America. It's a very down-to-earth place. You be amazed at the difference in litigiousness in Canada vs the US, and it would not surprise me if Newfoundland was the least litigious area of Canada. Cars have already hit houses on the Targa. In fact, I'm pretty sure one house has been hit two or three times. So it's obviously the house's fault.
there's also the probability that the race organizers can be counted on to make the homeowner whole again, unlike here where they'd likely do their level best to screw the guy.
i can guarantee you that Canadians' non-litigiousness notwithstanding, if the Targa people told one of those guys to screw off, there would be some lawyers involved pretty quick.
Keith wrote: Newfoundland is not America. It's a very down-to-earth place. You be amazed at the difference in litigiousness in Canada vs the US, and it would not surprise me if Newfoundland was the least litigious area of Canada. Cars have already hit houses on the Targa. In fact, I'm pretty sure one house has been hit two or three times. So it's obviously the house's fault. Related story - I once ran a car event in Canada that involved a day tour through some of the wicked Quebec back roads. People were given a route book and left to their own devices. There was an American company involved and of course they were afraid of the lawyers. I had the hardest time getting insurance. Not because nobody wanted to insure it, but because nobody could understand WHY I wanted insurance. People driving their own cars on public roads then going to a banquet - what was the problem? Finally a company decided to cover the event just to humour me. Oh, and there was no screaming in the rally car because nobody has bigger cojones than a rally navigator. Nobody.
Just two things to say, Keith..
1.) Canada FTW.
2.) When talking about your navigator, shouldn't you say "bigger ovaries"?
Okay, I'm just adding the last one because I'm jealous.
Keith wrote: Oh, and there was no screaming in the rally car because nobody has bigger cojones than a rally navigator. Nobody.
Wasn't talking about the navigator. If we're upside down, it's their fault regardless, and at that point I don't care. Why is it their fault? Because they obviously didn't warn me about the impending doom up ahead.
From the navigator's viewpoint, it's your fault. The job of the driver is to do what he (or she, if the driver's name is Michele) is told. Any crash is obviously the result of a failure to follow instructions.
Buzz, you're right. The main organizer of the Targa is the sort of guy who knows everyone in Newfoundland and would certainly make things right. The only way to put together an event of that magnitude - 42 (?) communities, 2400 volunteers, etc - is to be right at the heart of the province. But still, Newfoundlanders are quite probably the most pragmatic people on the continent. It's a tough place to live, and that makes people both stick together and be pretty self-reliant.
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