toffytofik
07-15-2008, 08:06 AM
When the usual person gets the opportunity to have a ride in a real racing car car with the real professional racing driver he/she gladly jump it hoping to enjoy the exciting ride. But the thing is, as soon the guy at the wheel punches pedal to the floor most of the passangers happen to rearrange their hopes. Here're some hilarious examples :-D
1. This japanese lady reporter was lucky enough to experience a quick lap in the Xanavi NISMO GT-R GT500 race car around the Fuji Speedway:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=S6qUXUHn-Y0
The moment she got out of the car and thought she was lucky enough to outlast that 300km/h ride the driver told her they were going at about of 70% of the usual race pace on the warmed rubber where he would generally brake for the turn 50m later.
2. Now if you think only girls get scared and nothing will scare a mature male person that much, who's probably a car enthusiast and most likely aware of what a racing car is and it's potential, check this one out.
This guy gets the "Taxi Drive" around the Nurburgring Nordschleife. This is his first time on the track. And that's not the usual taxi drive but a special one: a full-throttle 240+km/h blast in the Porsche 996 Cup race car driven by Dirk Adorf around the Green Hell with lots of traffic on the way. Once calm and happy face turns pale and changes severely once they leave GP-Strecke to enter the Nordschleife and the speed builds up. PRICELESS!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=IXvsiFgWX7Y
"Someone give him a cigarette! Doesn't matter if he doesn't smoke!" :-D
Care to guess what thoughts possibly ran through his head when they finally stopped in the pits?
3. A D1 staff girl gets the chance to ride with the D1 champion Tanaka-san in his Impreza D1 drift machine. She was hoping to enjoy it, but unfortunately she wasn't aware of the 90mph sideways experience...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rVkOyLsLdVU
"Oh shi! The barriers!! It's getting closer!!!"
Priceless! :mrgreen:
4. And finally, remember: even if you're just the slightest bit over emotional - DON'T ASK a professional rally driver for a spin!
This learner co-driver for example, made such mistake. He asked Harri Rovanpera for a ride through the one of the special stages in his Mitsubishi EVO WRC car. Due to the guys bad luck the stage happened to be a high speed one and Harri pushed the EVO up to it's top speed (about 200 km/h) and then slid through the cople of corners. That was the moment young man thought of another possible job to apply. You can tell by the look on his face:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OboP8eJVYnM
Apparently that's how the face of a man who's prepared to die looks. :laugh:
Hope you enjoyed the freak show! :-D
1. This japanese lady reporter was lucky enough to experience a quick lap in the Xanavi NISMO GT-R GT500 race car around the Fuji Speedway:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=S6qUXUHn-Y0
The moment she got out of the car and thought she was lucky enough to outlast that 300km/h ride the driver told her they were going at about of 70% of the usual race pace on the warmed rubber where he would generally brake for the turn 50m later.
2. Now if you think only girls get scared and nothing will scare a mature male person that much, who's probably a car enthusiast and most likely aware of what a racing car is and it's potential, check this one out.
This guy gets the "Taxi Drive" around the Nurburgring Nordschleife. This is his first time on the track. And that's not the usual taxi drive but a special one: a full-throttle 240+km/h blast in the Porsche 996 Cup race car driven by Dirk Adorf around the Green Hell with lots of traffic on the way. Once calm and happy face turns pale and changes severely once they leave GP-Strecke to enter the Nordschleife and the speed builds up. PRICELESS!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=IXvsiFgWX7Y
"Someone give him a cigarette! Doesn't matter if he doesn't smoke!" :-D
Care to guess what thoughts possibly ran through his head when they finally stopped in the pits?
3. A D1 staff girl gets the chance to ride with the D1 champion Tanaka-san in his Impreza D1 drift machine. She was hoping to enjoy it, but unfortunately she wasn't aware of the 90mph sideways experience...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rVkOyLsLdVU
"Oh shi! The barriers!! It's getting closer!!!"
Priceless! :mrgreen:
4. And finally, remember: even if you're just the slightest bit over emotional - DON'T ASK a professional rally driver for a spin!
This learner co-driver for example, made such mistake. He asked Harri Rovanpera for a ride through the one of the special stages in his Mitsubishi EVO WRC car. Due to the guys bad luck the stage happened to be a high speed one and Harri pushed the EVO up to it's top speed (about 200 km/h) and then slid through the cople of corners. That was the moment young man thought of another possible job to apply. You can tell by the look on his face:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OboP8eJVYnM
Apparently that's how the face of a man who's prepared to die looks. :laugh:
Hope you enjoyed the freak show! :-D