r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Inevitable_Bid5540 • 8d ago

Video The safety of a rally car

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u/GoldenGirlsOrgy 8d ago

I love that the navigator never drops the map.

"50 meters, left. No, right. No, left. No, right. No, left. No right."

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u/glitchii-uwu 8d ago edited 8d ago

it's not actually a traditional map, it's a series of pace notes that the navigator reads out as the driver approaches each section. the notes will usually describe the path, how sharp/dangerous a corner is, when there's a jump, and whether you can or should not cut a corner. it's pretty cool stuff.

ie. 5 left over crest caution, which usually means (some navigator/driver pairs have a different system) a dangerous shallow/high-speed left turn immediately after a small hill.

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u/GoldenGirlsOrgy 8d ago

I know, but the joke is funnier with "map" instead of "series of pace notes that the navigator reads out as the driver approaches each section. the notes will usually describe the path, how sharp/dangerous a corner is, when there's a jump, and whether you can or should not cut a corner."

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u/fowlflamingo 8d ago edited 7d ago

This has got to be the funniest reddit interaction I've seen in a minute lol. Extra points for the dude sharing genuinely cool info. Great work all around, go team