Personally I like how they've added eye candy into the mix, in that his navigator is professional rally co-driver Caroline Eng who also models on the side. Pretty cool stuff.
The video came to us by Magnus Walker's FB page.
Source: Frederik Sorlie
Showing posts with label Scandinavian flick. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scandinavian flick. Show all posts
April 22, 2015
Scandinavian Flickfest
Back in 2012 I wrote a piece called "The Scandinavian Flick" which has been read a great deal. It explains in detail the special technique in which the driver first creates countersteer in order to induce oversteer, a widely used driving style first used by the Swedish rally drivers. To read all about this technique, click here.
The reason for revisiting this piece is that Frederik Sorlie has returned in his Underground Garage Cressida JZX30 with some proper winter rallying on a snowy special stage - deep in the Norwegian Forest. To watch the video titled "Scandinavian Flickfest", please click here.
Personally I like how they've added eye candy into the mix, in that his navigator is professional rally co-driver Caroline Eng who also models on the side. Pretty cool stuff.
The video came to us by Magnus Walker's FB page.
Source: Frederik Sorlie
Personally I like how they've added eye candy into the mix, in that his navigator is professional rally co-driver Caroline Eng who also models on the side. Pretty cool stuff.
The video came to us by Magnus Walker's FB page.
Source: Frederik Sorlie
January 25, 2013
Rally + Drone technology = Super Cool
One of the great things about us humans, is that we keep pushing the envelop!
For more information about the drone used in the making of this video, please click here.
Case in point: the folk at FS Aviation used a drone to catch straight-down aerial views over a snow covered hairpin in one of the stages of the 2013 Rally Monte Carlo, which took place a few days ago. The footage captured was once reserved for the eyes of God himself and those with wings, but now, thanks to drone technology, we can all watch in amazement as well!
Take a look at this "impossibly" cool video (1.45 min) below:
For more information about the drone used in the making of this video, please click here.
Thanks for reading.
Source: Jalopnik.com and axisofoversteer.com
June 26, 2012
The Scandinavian flick
This summer, my vacation fairy [read Prissy] has me traveling to Europe. Denmark and Sweden are on the radar scope, possibly Norway, and I am particularly looking forward to attend the Scandinavian Int'l Drag Races, in Sweden.
Furthermore, Scandinavian rally drivers are predominantly the best drivers in Europe for driving in ice and snow conditions, due to their inclement weather in winter months. Because they drive on ice and snow regularly, they were the first drivers to develop techniques to drive at speed in these slippery conditions. They even have some rally driving terms coined after them, such as:
The Scandinavian flick (aka Finnish flick):
While approaching the turn the driver applies a slight steering input to the opposite direction of the turn, then steering into the turn, while sharply lifting off the throttle and lightly applying the brakes. The car will slide sideways facing slightly away from the turn. Then steering input is applied towards the turn and as the driver release the brake pedal while still holding down the throttle the car will slingshot itself around the desired direction. Of course, countersteering will be required to control the induced oversteer.
This driving technique was first used by drivers such as Ari Vatanen and Rauno Altonen in WRC events on non-cold weather surfaces, and as such, the name has stuck.
In living up to the proverb "when in Rome, do as the Romans do", I intend to learn this "flick" from the very best, the Scandinavian rally drivers. Intense research has led me to this group that use a Ford Escort as training vehicle. I've posted their video below:
Alright, so the rally car in the video is actually a 1:5th scale, 2.5 ft long, 16 pound wooden version of the 1970s MK1 Escort Rally Car, but the driving technique remains the same.
I chose to use this video as a tribute to all enthusiasts, whether of automobile, small scale R/C or anything else. Just do it!
Thanks for reading.
Source: Wikipedia
Video credit: Headquake 137
Photo credit: Kilometermagazine.com
Furthermore, Scandinavian rally drivers are predominantly the best drivers in Europe for driving in ice and snow conditions, due to their inclement weather in winter months. Because they drive on ice and snow regularly, they were the first drivers to develop techniques to drive at speed in these slippery conditions. They even have some rally driving terms coined after them, such as:
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| the Scandinavian flick illustration |
While approaching the turn the driver applies a slight steering input to the opposite direction of the turn, then steering into the turn, while sharply lifting off the throttle and lightly applying the brakes. The car will slide sideways facing slightly away from the turn. Then steering input is applied towards the turn and as the driver release the brake pedal while still holding down the throttle the car will slingshot itself around the desired direction. Of course, countersteering will be required to control the induced oversteer.
This driving technique was first used by drivers such as Ari Vatanen and Rauno Altonen in WRC events on non-cold weather surfaces, and as such, the name has stuck.
In living up to the proverb "when in Rome, do as the Romans do", I intend to learn this "flick" from the very best, the Scandinavian rally drivers. Intense research has led me to this group that use a Ford Escort as training vehicle. I've posted their video below:
Alright, so the rally car in the video is actually a 1:5th scale, 2.5 ft long, 16 pound wooden version of the 1970s MK1 Escort Rally Car, but the driving technique remains the same.
I chose to use this video as a tribute to all enthusiasts, whether of automobile, small scale R/C or anything else. Just do it!
Thanks for reading.
Source: Wikipedia
Video credit: Headquake 137
Photo credit: Kilometermagazine.com
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