Metal Barrier Narrowly Saves Rally Driver From Plummeting Down Steep Cliff
Tomasz Kasperczyk was driving the first stage of the Rally Islas Canaries when a small mistake led to him slamming into a metal barrier, which just about managed to save his Ford Fiesta R5 from tumbling down a massive cliff
Kasperczyk was competing in the FIA European Rally Championship round on the Canary Isles when he seemingly misjudged a slow corner and smashed into a metal barrier. It was a pretty hefty hit. Thankfully the barrier was there, even if it looked a bit flimsy and was completely bent out of shape with the force of the crash.
It left the Fiesta R5 with two wheels over the edge of the steep cliff - had the barrier gave way it could have been a much nastier accident. Kasperczyk and his co-driver were OK after the hit, although they were probably a bit shaken by the shunt and how close they came to dropping off the edge of the road…
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barrier of life and death wasn’t having any of it.
When everything is going wrong in your life but you somehow manage to pull it off
In the words of Richard Hammond: “Has he stopped screaming yet?”
“Have a close look at the scenery they said”
“It’ll be fun they said”
rogrados126p Polish rally drivers have a lot of luck…
I mean, thats what they are there for, right
when they get the notes wrong. and miss judge a corner
Lo and behold, a barrier did what it was designed to do… That was a pretty nasty impact though, could have gone much worse!
I’ve been on that road, not by the wheel tho. My dad was driving. We went on that road with a Jeep Wrangler that wiggled so much and had huge bodyroll that we were all afraid to die. :D
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