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Rallying is an extreme sport -- and it requires extreme people. Not just the drivers who drift and flick their cars around gruelling circuits, but the co-drivers and navigators who support and pilot them, keeping calm as they call the route and directions.
But this co-driver raises the bar on brave insanity. During the Rally de Campo Viera in Argentina, a team ran into trouble when their throttle pedal stopped working. While that would spell the end of the rally for most teams, this pair came up with a truly genius solution.
The co-driver opened the bonnet, sat in the engine bay, and worked the throttle from there. With the bonnet up, the driver had to race with his head craned out the window to see. But they rallied on.
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And it seems they didn't hold back, either, with this bit of footage showing them attacking the corner hard -- the rear end drifting around, the co-driver delivering more throttle and pushing them out and down the road. We don't know what their eventual result was, but even if they didn't place well, there's no doubt they deserve applause for finishing at all.
Watch video here.
This reporter is on Twitter: @karlapincott
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