Yes, it was amazing. Blomquist worked that car constantly. His shifting, pedal work and steering reminded me of someone typing. He was executing several control functions per second. He was constantly on the edge, Oversteering through the corners, nailing the throttle at exactly the right moment. Unbelievable. Paul On Jan 15, 2007, at 6:08 PM, John Francis wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 15, 2007 at 05:39:33PM -0500, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> Twenty-five years ago I had a chance to ride with Stig Blomquist in >> his Saab rally car. I got quite a few shots of him driving on a dirt >> test course in the Saab proving grounds. I'll have to see if I can >> find them. >> Paul > > Isn't riding with a world-class driver an amazing experience? > Back in 2003 I was lucky enough to get a few laps round Brands Hatch > (in the wet) in an Audi TT being driven by Roberto Moreno. In the > hairpin I felt the car begin to slide, and expected him to correct. > Oh, no - he was using the slide of the car to get round the turn > faster, and was balancing throttle, brake and steering all the time. > > I'll have to see if I can dig out one of my 1978 Auckland Rally shots. > Taken with a Pentax, of course - probably the MX, or maybe an ME. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
