The guy with the notebook is the "codriver" and plays the job of being the driver's navigator through the event; he feeds the driver the pace notes they've taken previously to running the stages on race. As for safety, don't worry, these cars are unbelievably durable and safe, you wouldn't believe how well they handle and take the hit, also the crews wear the HANS device (Head And Neck Safety) that protects you from wiplash, so they are safe on that regard too. However it's a motorsport discipline, maybe the most dangerous on the 4 wheel side, so though it's gotten crazy safer it still has its hazards and risks. Update: Better late than never. A few months ago the sport showed its ugliest face with the passing of Craig Breen during the Rally Croatia testing and 2 Spanish rally drivers and 1 of the codrivers in different races, what can only be remembered as a dark moment for rally racing in particular and motorsports in general. These events are utterly heartbreaking, but luckily stand as oddities, incredibly unlikely to happen. Thanks to the care paid to mandatory safety components in rally cars, hardly anything can pose a true threat to the crew's lifes, only being left vulnerable in the worst of scenarios, such us something making it through the car or the absolute hardest and nastiest of crashes. Such case was that of Craig Breen, in wich a pole or element alike pierced his side window and into his body, killing him instantly. Other even more unbelieveable death was that of a female Spanish rally driver last year, twisting the roll-cage by crashing into a tree at flat out speed, what caused the harnesses to thighten with force enough to suffocate her to death. Though not rally related, recently we've mourn the death of 18 year old Dilano Van't Hoff, racing the FRECA series at Spa, in an eeriely similar accident as that of Antoine Hubert in F2 just a few years ago. Motorsport has come a long, long way in safety measures and equipment on and off the car, and on and off the tracks the racing is done. However, racing will always be dangerous, and freek events will continue taking the lives of passionate people thag love their sport, to death. Luckily, with each passing year we see this happening less and less often, a trend I hope to be continued on. 2023 will forever be remembered as a dark year in the history of motorsport, and arguibly the second worst for rally racing. Be safe.

@ilesalmo7724

Жыл бұрын

Nowdays they are durable and safe. B-group in the 80's however...

@hugovilag

Жыл бұрын

@@ilesalmo7724 I know... Specially the 037, flimsy car.

@andersa.9288

Жыл бұрын

If anyone wants a reference about Rally 1 car safety, look up 2021 or 22(don't remember which year) Ott Tänak Monte Carlo crash. Make sure you see cockpit view also. Edit: Monte Carlo 2020*

@abenas40

Жыл бұрын

@@andersa.9288 Rally1 isn't even a thing yet before 2022.The car class on that time was called WRC (World Rally Car).

@andersa.9288

Жыл бұрын

@@abenas40 My mistake, just referred to it as similar structure.

Of course they are "street legal". They are safer than most standard production cars.

@HightowerLSSD

Жыл бұрын

The cars have to be street legal to travel between the stages.

@davebcf1231

Жыл бұрын

He asked that because most race cars aren't street legal in the US. They don't meet various regulations. Even a lot of hobbyists weekend track cars aren't street legal, depending on what modifications have been done.

@arikoivukoski4497

Жыл бұрын

Safer than most.. no, they are safer than any production car.

@PimSchouten

Жыл бұрын

@@arikoivukoski4497exactly haha! I’ve worked and build rally cars, and they are 100% safer then all roadcars

@PimSchouten

Жыл бұрын

But, in conjunction with the other safetygear. Helmets, HANS, suit, etc.

In a few words, this is the REAL driving.

@davidrountree9326

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree their skills are amazing, I saw Rally NZ last year pouring with rain still fast i hadn't seen a live event in 10 years it was beyond any motorsport id ever seen !

@vodkacannon

10 ай бұрын

It’s the manliest driving there is.

@thorstenhulser5008

3 ай бұрын

​@@vodkacannon Google for Michèle Mouton!

4:23 - yes, WRC cars are road legal. WRC regulations require that all participating vehicles are road legal and registered for use on public roads; simply because usually the cars drive themselves from one stage to the other, on - you guess it - public roads.

@imvivalamilo

Жыл бұрын

Yes! I live near where Rally Australia takes place (however WRC hasn’t been recently) and I saw an Audi S1 Quattro E2 on a highway!

@oolrak

Жыл бұрын

Are you sure? I’m 95% sure that they arent street legal. Yes they can drive from stage to stage if its a short distance but I think all of them have racing licenses.

@vincentparrilla5408

Жыл бұрын

they aren't but the rules has that they have to come from civilian street legal cars. They have so much mod that they are not street legal anymore except some models.

@DSIMAO99

Жыл бұрын

@@vincentparrilla5408 rally cars are street legal, they have to drive between stages on public roads and it doesn te matter de distance (i work on a rally team)

@AbrahamArthemius

Жыл бұрын

@@vincentparrilla5408 They're all road legal. All rally cars have to go on public roads on their own power to go from one stage to another. They also have to abide the law much like ordinary cars.

Finland was the best place to watch your first rally highlights flying through Finland's Forests

@make77

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/hIdhy9V6ftK2obA.html

Welcome to Finland to watch the world's fastest gravel rally with plenty of jumps. The guy next to him is reading sheet music so that the driver has time to react, so there are no memorized bits. Hyndai, Ford and Toyota.

@_hitomaru

Жыл бұрын

@Csaba Ioan Szabó I don't think he means that literally.

The guy "taking notes" is reading notes he previously took in order to inform the driver the next moves he has to make and how to do it, for example he says in 200 meters, right turn, not too difficult, you can cut it in fourth gear, or say in 150 meters, close left corner, do not cut it, be aware of rock in the inside, second gear, inmediatly after that, easy straight full attack for 400 meters. He is the navigator and he is a really important part of the team, he is the eyes of the driver. Sometimes the driver could not see whats coming for example in a climb, and if the navigator says, it goes straight,. go full attack, he reach that blind spot at may be 130 mph in a dirt road.

@HGSolberg

9 ай бұрын

You are right, with the addition that he uses a lot more coded language. There's no time to elaborate, so he can say things like "Forty, left five minus over crest opens over 40, tightens four plus, into triple caution right four over big jump off camber." And the driver understands what that means, hopefully. And the actual notes in his notebook is very literally codes. The notes I just referred would be "40 L5-/Cr 4+ -> !!!R4/BgJmp oc" in his notebook.

@Sussex192

9 ай бұрын

You completely right, except that the co-driver never tells the driver what gear they should be in. The numbers are either how tight it is, or how fast it is, but not what gear. (for example, it might be a very flowing corner, so it is called as a 6 right. But if there is a junction just after it, the driver might chose to be in 4 gear; where as if it was followed by a left 5 they would be in 5 or 6 gear)

@Tuomas_Oskari

4 ай бұрын

​@@Sussex192 The teams familiarize themselves with the routes before the rallies, and at that stage they make notes about the route. And the driver is the one who tells you what to put in the notes. So the co-driver does not decide by himself what kind of bend, for example, is to be marked, but rather the driver. Of course, the co-driver of a pair of drivers who have worked together for years will pretty much be able to mark certain kinds of bends, jumps, etc. without the driver even saying them, but even then it's not better to go solo So yes, those drivers often understand very well what the co-driver next to them says about the upcoming bends, jumps, etc.

2:41 him saying " I don't want nobody to get hurt" while showing Craig Breen. That one hit hard, not gonna lie...

@kubamatlacek4138

7 ай бұрын

😬, R.I.P. Craig😭 #CB42

Exoskeleton? Not so much: since it is installed inside the vehicle, "endoskeleton" would be more accurate. Nevertheless, the construction we are talking about is actually called a roll cage - and after having seen a car crash and continuing racing afterwards, I think the name is pretty much selfexplainatory. ;)

@tsnmotorsport8259

Жыл бұрын

Modern wrc/rally1 cars have tubular space frame and outer body is carbon fiber on carbon cevlar silhouette body.

1995 winner (Colin McRae) had a saying "when In doubt, go flat out" and that's how to win in the WRC

The person in the passenger seat is a co-driver, a couple of days before the rally takes place the driver and co-driver will do what is called a recce, during this they have that notebook you see which has the basic Corning (example 5L meaning 5 left, 5 being the severity of the corner normally it ranges from 1-6 with 1 being very tight and slow and 6 being just a slight bend which you can take full speed), the co driver also takes notes as he goes along on the stage as the stage is often run twice during a day, the speeds are immense often pushing 160mph on flat straights. The cars are fully road legal to get them between stages and into the service areas, accidents do happen and after the roll over you see on the video it's the same car in following scenes where you can see there's no windscreen and damage to the vehicle. Also most of the modern rally cars have quick shift sequential gearbox's with most having a gear box where you just shift up and down to change gears, there is also a large handbrake to the side that helps aid in cornering sharp corners. On the Finnish rally there's a jump called Colin's crest where the furthest distance jumped wins an award, it's named after the legendary rally driver Colin McRae and I would highly recommend you watch some of the footage from his career.

@EDE20052

Жыл бұрын

Colins Crest is on sweden

@interrygator7250

Жыл бұрын

@@EDE20052 my apologies

@interrygator7250

Жыл бұрын

@@EDE20052 but still needs to check out Colin McRae

Pls, keep these coming! There are so much to see and learn about this amazing Motorsport, which are driven in every Continent in the World. (exc. North America and that wery cold place). Best Regards from Finland!!

@wheels808

Жыл бұрын

Like finland isnt a very cold place :P, greetings from Viro

what makes rallying so unique is that they are racing the clock, fastest winning but each stage will have different driving conditions, from mud, gravel, tarmac, dust, rocks, water crossings. most rallies have super stages where they do a lap so that fans can watch them racing. Rally NZ this acrtually designed a stage so that fans could see the whole track.

@anu83

Жыл бұрын

I would add ice and snow to that list.

@tattoodude8946

6 ай бұрын

In most racing circumstances, racing the clock and not other racers would be boring to watch. But these racers are riding the edge of catastrophe every second! I mean, that really is just the sport - how far can we push before we crash. And yes, I know that is racing in general - but the stakes more apparent to the spectators in rally.

He's the navigator, telling the driver what turns are coming up and in what gear to take them,

@79Testarossi

Жыл бұрын

Exactly 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@stuartmoulton6426

Жыл бұрын

And how much soil is now in his pants....

@philippegohier6992

Жыл бұрын

No It is not in what gear . Its on the wheel degres of turn 6 5 degres 5 15 degres 4 45 degres 3 90 degres 2 135 degres 1 180 degres

@andrewstaniec6271

10 ай бұрын

The co- driver/navigation must have bigger b**ls than the driver!

In different countries all around the world The WRC race on roads from muddy tracks to dusty trails. The race is so fast and complex the Co driver has to have a list of all the corners (Left or Right and what angle) on the track and read them to the Driver. 😀🎈

Say thank you to all your subs answering these „questions“ so patiently. Kudos to the people in here!

you never heard of 8 years old rally driver from finland? there is video of him.. thought he is the youngest EVER WRC champion in 2022.. he is from finland and his name is Kalle Rovanperä!!

@scottirvine121

Жыл бұрын

Why would he have heard of him?

@MrBanaanipommi

Жыл бұрын

@@scottirvine121 because why not

@firstlast2857

8 ай бұрын

@@scottirvine121 Kalle also drove dmec drifting.

Love the energy 🤣 Plenty more of these videos on our channel!

@officialcammmreacts

Жыл бұрын

thanks!! I'm going to check more out!

"i like to be on a passenger seat" . no you won't, Car shaking, jumping all the way, and measuring turning point while reading the pace notes is hell of a ride. 🤣🤣

finland is pretty famous about rally!

The guy in the book was studying doctors and lawyers stuffs. It's very natural in Wrc environment

"They must have some good tyres" - you hit a nail there. I remember an interview years ago where driver was asked that what is the biggest difference between rally car and regular car it's based on. He answered tyres. He explained that "racing tyres don't even really start to work when regular tyres would already have been destroyed". Great reaction, I like these things when people find out something completely new to them.

Toyota and hyundai has been developing their WRC cars here in FInland :)

I like your reaction to this you should look more into WRC and even the history of B group rally cars! cheers from finland!

@VinDieselS70

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree!

Okay let's be honest, Rally driver's are THE ELITE of racing 🫡🏁

Love watching americans exploring the rest of the world on the internet

Actually, it is like the "Isle of Man", only with 4 wheels! Never thought of it like that before! LoL 😃

@coreyhaycock4429

Жыл бұрын

Flat out, enjoy yourself, don't die 😂

I was used to work before, as a Sport Marshall at Hungary, at the racering, as F1, or on Rally races. Is just impossible to explain that adrenalin, and the joy what you can feel when the cars are passing you. And many places ar full of peoples, without any cordon or safety thing. I so miss that days... 😏

07:54 Hynudai driver is Estonian . I am estonian too. Ott Tänak and co driver Martin Järveoja.

the co-pilot with the notebook has the role to guide the driver trough the couse, he tells him how will the next turn be, how agressive, what speed is optimal to take it, where are the straightaways, jumps, etc.

the cars have to be street legal for them to drive between the stages of the rally. also the jumps you dont feel them so much because the travel of the suspension and it is fast you dont have the time to think about it when you are jumping.

Dude, i went to the stage Condor Copina-WRC Argentina. Its insane to see in person. Thousands of people camp over night and party to see it. Its an amazing experience.

Your lock at Groupe B, that's crazy

They are street legal. They drive on normal roads from stage to stage. Where i live, there are 2 rally stages nearby, in the day prior to the event you can see all of the race cars driving on the road heading to the next stage.

those cars.. well, depends on country if they would be street legal, but in finland you can have "move-around" license so you can use that in rally also but also you can use that in traffic if you just pay for it lol.. thought, i found it funny i was in between 2 of those WRC cars last summer with my -83 Corolla DX (which has a lot of noice lol) driving between them to gas station and people in side of the road was just laughing and clapping like hell XDD

@CerberusTenshi

Жыл бұрын

FiA regulation for WRC says they have to be street legal and registered. All WRC cars actually have license plates.

The skill of the guys driving these cars (and the nuts on the other guy) is something else. No other kind of racing on four wheels comes close to this stuff, at least I don't think so. Sure there's some insane shit happening on race tracks as well, but the surface and the environment in wrc adds so much more excitement and insanity🙂

He is not writing, he is READING his own pre-made notes !

3:55 Aside from "exoskeleton" meaning external skeleton, so it cannot be inside by definition, Yes, like just about any professional racing series, WRC rally cars have roll cages, and they are among the stronger roll cages in racing.

To answer your question, they are technically street legal. They have license plates, functional tail lights and head lights, improved safety features, and so on. Traditionally the rally cars are driven between stages (unless is a long distance. If so i think they are taken on a truck).

@harrybruijs2614

7 ай бұрын

No you have to drive between stages in a given time the entire parcours . When you are there too late you are punished. There also are legal noicewise. Mostly because when you don't open the throttle full and rev the engine they are quiet. It measured at 3000 rpm.

You would shit your pants in those cars. I know I would 😂. But I would go anytime.

If you really want to feel scared, check out the Sweden Rally where they race at night!

Plenty of trees and snow.... That's why Finland produced some of the craziest drivers of all time... Just like natural selection

for anyone wondering no they dont know the track, they get piece of paper and copilot is the one who says where to go and how muhc corner is, obsticles etc :D basically driver going blind full speed and his eyes is his copilot

The guy ain't writing he's navigating...!

rally drivers are the most skilled drivers in the world

that is something, but if you really wanna be AMAZED you should check Group B rally the pinacle of rally racing

interstingly one of the developments for safety is they actually moved the seats sideways further into the car so that when they crash they have more space if they impact something.

Loved your video and take on this...I think KZread recommended this video because I watch a lot of rallycross You're video and reactions were awesome!

@officialcammmreacts

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

„Rally of the thousand jumps“😊

They are street legal to some extend, as they use normal roads to connect stages going with normal traffic. I've been driving next to them on the German Autobahn. Damaged cars may be even stopped by the police, such that they miss service windows and have to retire.

Real Cars.., Real Drivers !!!!! Finland.. the fastest of them ALL....

that's how I drive right before the liquor store closes 😂🤣😂

@MostlyPennyCat

2 ай бұрын

Very Finnish.

Thats the co-driver or navigator, the paper is notes on each turn on the course, the driver doesn't know the route so he's reading what's coming up ahead.

5:21 if this is close, take a look to Gruop B rally videos. People is literally on the streets and the move just a few seconds before the car arrives

loved your reactions mate epic😃

yea the guy on the lright is actually just making notes of how the racing driver takes the turns and gives points for the best drifts

You need to watch the Swedish rally. They do the same thing but on snow and ice...

Rugby is the fore runner of American football but changed a few thing ie pads incase someone got hurt , rugby is brilliant

The past few years Hyundai and Toyota are dominating, before that it was Citroen, Seat and VW with Ogier, Loeb and Latvala. Long when I was young it was Audi, Lancia, Alfa battle. Probably one of the most insane couple of seasons. The cars have to be from upgraded from street legal series made cars with at least 500 sold. That is why in Europe and Japan you see those small hot hatches with 200 HP engines on sale. Just the Rally variant has some major upgrades done to it.

3:38 Yeah, it's a Hyundai. The Hyundai i20 N Rally1, to be exact.

Only one thing: No there is no Exoskeleton on a WRC car. Because Exoskeleton means outside Skeleton, and while they have a cage inside the car there is nothing like an outside cage on this cars, except maybe a bullcatcher on special rallys (Safari, Ivory Coast) BTW: The big stick that you see is the handbreak. For shifting these cars have pedals on the sterring wheel.

they have to be street legally

If you look close at those WRC cars you'll notice they have official license plates. They have to drive from one stage to another amidst the common traffic. So legally they're allowed to be driven on normal roads; the sold version of them is usually a beast but not as much as the competition version but if you have enough money to pay for an used WRC (and enough money to fix it as after a full Rally they end nearly destroyed) you can drive it on any road legally.

I have watched wrc finland irl its so crazy the videos cant even give you a grasp of what it actually looks and feels like

yeah the good old " 5 right into two left minus"^^ ahh rally is good stuff^^

They sometimes have to drive them through the streets to different stages. Super cool

Come to Portugal this year, we would welcome you so you could expirience the true essence of the WRC on this great country 💪

Eyyyyyy. This is WRC it’s the fastest Rallye and if you didn’t know what the peace of paper is. On the paper are information of the track ahead of them so they know where to drive

I think it is the most spectacular motor sport! Driving at 125 mph on a twisty dirt or rock road requires almost superhuman reflexes !

It's a piece of road legally reserved for the competition but you bet people drive like that when no one is watching.

"I would love to do this". Bro most F1 drivers are terrified of doing this, if you wanted to be doing this you'd already be doing it. Rallying is scary to even half sane people, you have to be utterly fearless to do it.

This guys makes all from 180-220 km/h straight, curves all from 190-210 km/h so you wana try it, all i can say is, GL with it, this guy have 10-30 years of experiences doing rally, what you got?

According to WRC rules all rally cars must be street legal cause they are racing on public roads and they drive between stages on public roads

My man thinks the codriver is writting an essay during stage 🤣🤣🤣 and, oh it has an exoskeleton inside 🤣🤣🤣🤣

It's not an exoskeleton it's called a Roll Cage, and their gear is a fireproof suit with a neck brace and helmet.

exosceleton - Rollcage .... writing notes - READING out notes

RIP Craig Breen 😢😢😢❤❤❤

34+ ”Bro” ”Exoskelleton inside …” ”Whooplash”

they have limited regestration, usually so many km on the roads so you can't drive one as a daily driver. (i know one who did with a an evo x and his neighbours all complained his exhaust was waking them up at at 5 am so he had to put his fuill exhaust on then take it off for the rally lol.

06:02 not flat tire. Tire sizes wht they use is 205 / 65 R16 T 108 open gravel tries. B cat soft tires.

The funniest thing is, that this Hyundai is a so normal, innocent car in this street legal version xD

the person sitting with the paper is a map reader

Those are the best drivers in the world. I guess you are familiar with ken block. Well, after a rally weekend, usually 3 days, (may.be 10-12 hours of pure racing for the fastest driver ) one of this drivers could be 40 minutes ahead of ken´s times. I tell you this for you to understand how fast these guys are.

Hyundai's rally program is a huge part of how they've been able to rebrand over the last 5ish years from being a car for dorks to a "cool" manufacturer.

All these cars are fully road legal, in fact they have to drive from one stage to the next on public roads. What's more these roads you see are public road that have only been closed to the public for the rally to take place. It's a bit like formula one, in the sense that it is a championship with many locations around the world. The teams and cars to from one country for one round to another for the next. They get differing amounts of points for the position they finish in each round and at the end of the year, or end of the championship, which ever has the most points wins. Unlike formula one it's time trial rather than straight up racing , so fastest time wins

@mhh7544

Жыл бұрын

Road legal in a sense it meets all the requiments move the car with permission. WRC is not road legal by any means, but they off course have factory made road legal versions.

@justme1111

Жыл бұрын

@@mhh7544 although you can not buy the car in the WRC version, they are FULLY road legal. Why wouldn't they be? they only have 300bhp, lots of cars have more. As long as the car is taxed and MOT'd (in Britain) then it would be totally legal, some of the lights that are used on night stages might have to be disconnected but other than that the cars are completely legal to use on the road.

@justme1111

Жыл бұрын

@@mhh7544 you had me thinking that maybe things had changed and my knowledge was out of date but I just been and researched some more and not only are WRC cars road legal but they are all actually registered cars, apparently this is the only reason they still have number plates.

@mhh7544

Жыл бұрын

@@justme1111 Apparentely youre right !! " For this reason, WRC cars must be fully road-legal and carry number plates and mandatory safety equipment."

It's one thing watching but being in the car is something else 💯 I grew up around the rally lifestyle, my dad owned the Scottish forest rally school with my uncle and they used to take me out all the time. My uncle was a subaru man and my dad was into ford escorts, he had the mk1, mk2 and mk3. My personal favourite to be in was the mk2 it was literally fucking insane 😂 I grew up and got more into motorcycles so I'm a biker now but rally still holds a big place in my heart. RIP dad 💙 and no he didn't die in a crash we lost him to leukemia. He rallied for decades 💪 I remember the old cosworths too

These cars are street legal because they need it, between the stages of a rally they drive on the open road of course respecting road signs and you must watch group B. And there's not only one of each there is sevral Toyota, Hyundai, Ford... Because more than three pilots are running thés competition.

WRC stands for World Rally Championship. Hyundai is not pronounce "Hunday" America, it's "High un die", Hy un dai with a silent 'a'.

Hi. If you think that's crazy then watch the 80 guys driving. They were called group B. Now those guys were real men with balls made from titanium and the size of lady liberty.

just so you know, the one that is poping on jumps is called Toyota Yaris, maybe you have sen one on the street :D

WRC Manufacturers have to create homologation cars for the road that's how we got the lancer evolution, wrx, galant vr4, ect.

yes they are street legal they have indicators, brake lights, headlights and windscreen wipers all they have to do is put on a registration plate.

You need to practice for a long time to drive like they do, as a passenger you have to read the notes you make of the whole course to let the driver know speed, tightness of curve, left or right, great sport, watch them at night and in the snow and ice.

Cars are actually street legal. There are some stages where they drive between the finish from one to start of another.

Hello from finland

Man Im sure people have told you what and why by this time but if you think these are nuts you need to watch gr B from the early 80's when I was a teen watching Walter, Michelle and so many more legends. Back then you had to know how to drive no aides just you and a 500hp monster with a sea of us idiots trying to get as close to the cars as we could going 200 plus sideways. These new cars have so much tech basically there foot to the floor until they need to stop steering is all asisted. Much safer still fun to watch but nothing like GrB or even the 90-00. Days of brave drivers fighting with the cars are long gone.

To be able to race there has to be at least 2000 production vehicles made, these are the same vehicles but heavily modified with more power and safety features for obvious reasons and are often driven from stage to stage so must be completely road legal in order to do this

The most fun you can have with your pants on

the guy with the piece of paper is the Codriver. he is just reading notes on every single turn, crest, dip, jump and water splash there is on the stage. everything the driver does is done much faster thanks to the codriver.

the navigator gets to see the course in advance....takes notes for the driver, who does'nt.