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EJ25RUN
11-13-2008, 07:49 PM
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Autoblog....

From our friends at the Axis of Oversteer comes a story of determination, fortitude, and a healthy dose of Darwinian law.

With less than a mile left in a stage of the Ralley de Serrians in France, the throttle cable in our hero's Renault finally gives up the ghost. Does he give up? No! Does the team try to push their way to the finish? Hell no! The driver tells his co-pilot to man the wheel while he hops into the engine bay, pulls the hood over himself and then manually controls the throttle cable bracket to a heroic finish. The picture above speaks for itself, but the video after the jump tells the whole tale.

Click for Video (http://vimeo.com/2236890)

uproot
11-13-2008, 07:50 PM
wow! thats crazy, lol

green91
11-13-2008, 08:22 PM
LOL thats awesome. I was waiting for the wind to catch the hood and it fly up! Definitely takes some balls on that driver's part.

bigdare23
11-13-2008, 08:29 PM
hell naw

Andy_013
11-13-2008, 09:14 PM
wow! thats crazy, lol
x2

AlanŽ
11-13-2008, 09:45 PM
holy shit thats awesome. Talk about determination and dedication.

Elbow
11-13-2008, 10:20 PM
I have YET to see that LOL

Thighs
11-13-2008, 10:23 PM
thats gotta be a first... lol

but out of all the things to go wrong on a race car, the throttle cable? really?!?

dazn
11-15-2008, 10:59 AM
thats gotta be a first... lol

but out of all the things to go wrong on a race car, the throttle cable? really?!?

anything and everything can go wrong with a racecar.....