Not all jumps can be taken flat

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
11/20/2013 at 23:46 • Filed to: rally

Here's Pat Richard at Tall Pines Rally 2010 (which I'm running next week), showing ludicrous speed. At 5:25 he takes way too much speed over a jump (80-100 I'd guess), absolutely launching the car. The car doesn't take the landing very well, as he loses his brakes in the impact. You can see him using the hand brake to slow himself down for corners after the jump.

Pat, do you even lift?

DISCUSSION (16)

brakesnow > Dusty Ventures
11/21/2013 at 00:15

Ack. That noise the STI makes on impact sends shivers up my spine. Rally at this level (or any level really) is madness. Keep us posted on your rally adventures! May the torque curve be with you!

It's a "Porch-uh" > Dusty Ventures
11/21/2013 at 00:15

How do you lose the front brakes without going through the front wheels first?

The cameras did not like the impact either.

Dusty Ventures > brakesnow
11/21/2013 at 00:16

We're racing a Fiesta. What torque curve? :p

Dusty Ventures > It's a "Porch-uh"
11/21/2013 at 00:18

I was wondering so I went info hunting. They shattered the right front wheel and when it departed the car it took the caliper with it.

brakesnow > Dusty Ventures
11/21/2013 at 00:23

Kinja'd!!!

Found it! You can get back to rallying now.

You're welcome.

Dusty Ventures > brakesnow
11/21/2013 at 00:31

Sweet! 113 hamsterpower!

His Stigness > Dusty Ventures
11/21/2013 at 00:57

If I understand pace notes at all it sounds like his co driver told him to do 100 into the big jump. Am I right?

And good god the noise it made was horrible. I'm going to have nightmares now; first it was spiders now this, thanks...

Dusty Ventures > His Stigness
11/21/2013 at 00:58

Nope. The 100 the co-driver calls is the distance of the straight (in meters) before the next instruction.

His Stigness > Dusty Ventures
11/21/2013 at 00:59

ohhhhhhh. Am I partially right in there are estimated speeds in the pace notes? Or did James May and his Bentley run screw me up?

Dusty Ventures > His Stigness
11/21/2013 at 01:02

Nope. No speeds in the pace notes. Some drivers configure their pace notes so the number called for the corner is the gear the driver should be in, but that's about it. Drivers are too busy avoiding death by tree to look down and check what speed they're doing.

His Stigness > Dusty Ventures
11/21/2013 at 01:06

AHHHH, I see now. What are pacenotes of made up of then exactly?

Dusty Ventures > His Stigness
11/21/2013 at 01:21

Essentially it gives distance of straights, direction and severity of corners, and any other item that may affect the driver's speed or racing line (bridges, jumps, ditches, water crossings, chicanes, railroad tracks, etc)

His Stigness > Dusty Ventures
11/21/2013 at 01:22

Oh okay. And you do all this while looking at the paper and not the road right?

Dusty Ventures > His Stigness
11/21/2013 at 01:23

I look up at the road to make sure I'm not getting too far ahead or too far behind, but yeah for the most part my attention is on the notes

Tentacle, Dutchman, drives French > Dusty Ventures
11/21/2013 at 04:31

Rally of Canberra Mineshaft stage scoffs at your tiny jump! ;)

If you have a copy of the excellent Richard Burns Rally game, you can have a go at it yourself:

Dirty Harry Callahan > Tentacle, Dutchman, drives French
11/21/2013 at 06:20

Looks like it is suited to a Class 1 or Trophy truck for taking at speed.