Is snow and ice interesting without studs? Very! Is crazy Leo ‘actually’ crazy? Very! Will I do it again? Hell yes!! There’s nothing weirder (and scarier) than driving flat in 6th gear down roads that you can’t even stand on! It truly was a great rally and I have to take my hat off to [...]
Crazy Leo Can-Jam Rally team is proud to be going into the new season with a new co-driver from Wales, Carl Williamson. Carl has done over 700 (!) rallies, including 30 WRC starts. He has worked with a number of world class drivers, including today’s Ford’s number one, Jari-Matti Latvala. Here’s your chance to hear [...]
Today’s 3 questions are from our beautiful rally fan, volunteer and a soon-to-be competitor Nicki Beverley. First one This week it is the Rocky Mountain Rally – you should give some tips for new competitors, — This year’s Rocky Mountain Rally features only two roads, but the organizers are promising considerable stage mileage of 195 [...]
What do you think he is doing? Comment! Below is exactly what happened just before and right after the crash at 2010 Rally of the Tall Pines. Pics are taken by a helpful rally spectator, Ron Guthrie. Tweet
In my last week’s post I briefly talked about the chores of any good co-driver. Today I’d like to talk about the extra step that my current co-polite, Chrissie Beavis, has taken and what it led to. To me, the most difficult part about rallying is writing pace notes. Tweet
All my readers know that in rallying co-drivers are essential. They have 3 major functions: → keeping you on the road (reading pace notes) → keeping you on route (navigating between stages, headquarters, etc) → keeping you on time However, there is much more to it. One of the best things about rallying is that the driver can [...]