Mexico’s always an exciting circuit for WRC. Here’s some videos of this year’s event as it progresses:

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1) Do it in the snow to cushion your landing.
2) Drive fast enough to really get some hangtime.
3) Use the right horn.

Added: This VW bus is pretty nuts, too:

Okay, okay… unfair headline. WRC is probably the best rally. But amateur rally is damn exciting. It’s always fun to see people who aren’t as skilled on dirt and ice try to go as fast as the professionals. The cars still have a lot of horsepower and fly around like nothing but lack much of the safety equipment and response team, increasing the excitement.Maybe I should just rename the headline to, “Not-quite-WRC rally is still damned exciting”? Ahh screw it, just watch.

Hungarians getting crazy:

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Ken Block jumps his Subaru WRX Rally car 171 feet off a dirt jump. The car flies so high it nearly hits the camera:

Flying rally cars are not anything new, though… Click here to view the whole post.

Gran Turismo brought major popularity to Suzuki’s Escudo “Pike’s Peak Edition” (or Grand Vitara as it was really called), a ridiculously overpowered hill climbing rally car. Here’s a couple videos showing this beast in action in real life:

I think it was a little crazier in Gran Turismo, actually…

The early 80s were some of the most exciting years ever for racing. WRC had the Group B class cars, which unlocked an era of very fast and dangerous, yet beautiful and sophisticated machines.

After only four short years and a few severe accidents including a couple fatalities, WRC pulled the plug on Group B much to the dismay of its core fans.

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