How to Become a Rally Driver- Harder than I thought !

[@Minato_Akiyama03]

Joining Motorsport Racing is one of my dream....

[@ryang3010]

Wish I could get into this. I've had people tell me my entire life I'm a really good and safe driver. I was driving cars when I was 12. But for rally you need to have the balls but not be overconfident..also be able to stay alert more than you would being an aircraft pilot. Anyone in north east United states wanna team up and start a little club or something? I want to get involved in this even if its begginer rally school..

[@BOBBY23and1]

Same man I was born to drive , I just don’t have the opportunity or connections and availability

[@kaydedonnelly629]

you’ll get there mate, i’m from the uk i’ve been to a few rally cross events im only 16 years old junior ones i’ve been to and my goal is to be one of the best but trust me if you put your mind and all your passion into it and you’ll fulfill it. good luck 🤞

[@zakbrinkhoff324]

Where you by ? I'm in Michigan

[@AlixpyYT]

Actually it’s seemingly simple to start novice my assumption is the climbing through the ranks of different levels is the difficult part making connections but im going to be doing a rallycross even in my state throug searching in the SCCA website for my area i would recommend cheering their website for opportunities

[@nezukoforsmash6788]

HOW i wanna drive a car but ive been told i cant till i start my driving lincence at 17😭​@@kaydedonnelly629

[@isctony]

Really interesting to hear the guidance at 6:25 A lot of people would have left that out of the video due being embarrassed they are not a pro rally driver after 5 minutes. Well done mate, a really interesting video and insight in to rallying

[@PetrolPed]

I love the feedback you get. Glad you enjoyed it too 👍

[@jaxlodoner1308]

Just watching this years later, you can tell the old head knows what he’s talking about. Really cool to hear

[@yellowa4725]

I spent the day at the Phil Price Rally School. Had a great time and possibly the best rally school I've attended.

[@PetrolPed]

It's a great place 👍

[@levihoward4470]

@@PetrolPed I Love driving sideways I do the same thing at target with carts on the cart machine

[@thezanzibarbarian5729]

I recall watching on TV a driving programme that pitted the top rally drivers against top F1 drivers. It must have been a good 25+ years ago. Sadly, I cannot recall the name of the programme though. However. My point is this. Of all the races I ever saw, 90% of them were won by the rally drivers. Which isn't surprising seeing what rally drivers have to drive over compared to F1 drivers. And the speed of the rally drivers has to be seen to be believed. I went to some forest in the middle of Wales 30 odd years ago to watch a stage of the WRC and those drivers were tanking it through the forest at phenomenal speeds and all on gravel. It was both awesome to watch and a tad scary too.

[@PetrolPed]

An F1 driver sees a corner a thousand times, a rally driver sees a thousand corners once 👍

[@elitesennabubble]

F1 drivers are just kids with rich parents

[@ThBlueSalamander]

@@elitesennabubble That's how they were born, yes.

[@nearlyretired7005]

@@elitesennabubble Simply not true. Some F1 drivers came from poor backgrounds Lewis Hamilton for example,and Nigel Mansell

[@elitesennabubble]

@nearlyretired7005 I think you underestimate the costs of karting seasons. Yes his family wasn't rich, but his dad put a ton of his money aside for lewis to go karting which is a risk most dads would not take

[@robertwilliams-gg1zq]

That was fantastic. You looked/ sounded like you enjoyed it too.

[@PetrolPed]

Had a great time 👍

[@resnonverba137]

Nice mix of internal and external filming. Looked like great fun.

[@PetrolPed]

It was a great day out 👍

[@93455Driver]

That looked awesome fun. The speed of rally cars, the moving around of the car , the varying surfaces, corners, and elevations along with the use of pace notes makes for a great motorsport. Can easily burn an hour on You Tube watching old rally car videos. Think Petrol Pup was glad to be out of this video.

[@PetrolPed]

They would not have enjoyed it 😂

[@gkstanfield]

Great film...that looked Super-Fun!

[@PetrolPed]

Oh it was 👌

[@stevenjackson5661]

Hi my 40th birthday present was a day at the Bill Gwynne rally school a few years ago now and I too got to drive and Subarus, it was an epic, totally different than driving on the road will never forget it (it may have helped as I had a Subaru Impreza STI as I somehow bagged driver of the day!) . I have to say though the stage we drove on was nowhere near the size of the one you were on that looked a fair size!! 👍😎😎

[@PetrolPed]

It was about 2.5 miles 👍

[@dleetr]

11:42 the bunny? just made it out of the path of the car. Pretty hairy track with trees, fences and drop-offs, cool weekend activity. Really damned cool.

[@PetrolPed]

No bunnies were hurt in the making of this film 😂

[@darrenhillman8396]

Hahahaaa! So glad you have tried rally driving at long last! It is sooooo different to what you are used to with racing around a circuit. Made up for you that you had a great time. You just need to try a tarmac stage next..! And you comment that rally driving is the more skilful discipline between circuit racing and rally driving is (IMHO as a dyed in the wool rally enthusiast) spot on! Great stuff, Peter! I knew you’d love the experience! Cheers!

[@PetrolPed]

Mate it was awesome. I have such admiration for rally drivers now !

[@JIMMYHIBBS1]

Been there and done that - you have to experience going in the blue car to really appreciate it - airborne at least a few times

[@PetrolPed]

Oh yes...totally mind blowing 👏

[@levihoward4470]

I Love driving sideways I do the same thing at target with carts on the cart machine

[@ginggur17]

Hello buddy. I’m sure this is how our girls go to the Supermarket every time it rains, then when they head off to the shopping outlets, when there is a sale and they want a parking space!!!

[@PetrolPed]

You are a brave man !

[@richardearth2848]

Cracking little film. Very different to circuit driving. Well done.

[@PetrolPed]

Thanks, glad you liked it. Very different to circuit driving and a huge amount of fun 👌

[@step0601]

I did this a couple years ago and I can safely say I was crap. Could not get it right, all day. Enjoyed the passenger ride at the end though.

[@PetrolPed]

LOL 👍

[@ChrisDavidge]

That looked like great fun. Nice video!

[@PetrolPed]

It was 👍

[@ginggur17]

Now that’s a stag do. Josh being my best man, means I won’t be playing lol.

[@PetrolPed]

I didn't film the beers !

[@jimjam2523]

Looks great fun!

[@PetrolPed]

It was 👍

[@lydiagould3090]

Great to see you trying some rally driving.! Quite a different kettle of fish from what you`re used to. Once you get the feel to use the throttle, your hands won`t move so much , but it takes a while.(well it did in my case, and I`m still not very good) Ha ha, so the instructor didn`t get to use his own steering wheel!! Not seen that before!

[@PetrolPed]

It's so you can really push on and if it all goes wrong he can save you 😂

[@mattylf1]

Now that looks a lot of fun. I think the car with the two steering wheels might of freaked me out a bit mind !

[@PetrolPed]

Oh it did me too, but you are concentrating so hard you forget them quite quickly 😂

[@FireEye-zd4fm]

Awesome video, I have to search for something like that here in Germany. First to the Nürburgring and then this could be another great experience

[@PetrolPed]

Just take a holiday in Wales 😜

[@ginggur17]

Another task I’d love to try. Nice one indeed pal. Ya have so much to do at once.

[@99crossy]

Drone’age’ nice!! Great video, brings back memories of that place. Not a bad little town nearby for beers too 😋

[@PetrolPed]

Oh yes, we did that the night before !

[@MyDouglash]

Great fun, loved the vid

[@PetrolPed]

Thanks 👍

[@darsonb904]

I desperately want to do that! got to give this a go soon.

[@andrewgibbs5096]

Great video!

[@PetrolPed]

Cheers 👍👍

[@GPTEK]

Quality video, a good mixture of shots. You didn’t explain the 2 steering wheels.....

[@PetrolPed]

The car was full dual control so you could really be encouraged to push on and drive fast. If you got into trouble the instructor could take over and get you out of trouble

[@rodp2310]

Great stuff. I always found rallying terrifying just to watch. Great variety of top notch content you are putting together. 🙌

[@PetrolPed]

Cheers Rod. I have a new admiration for rally drivers now !

[@kenbit667]

Wow, what a nice content! I've been looking for this kind of presentation for sometime now. ....very well done indeed. I've been interested in rallying since childhood but haven't got hold of a rally car yet. I'm building mine from a standard car and look forward to acquire a fully prepared factory rally car (doesn't matter whether it is 2nd or 3rd hand!). Once again thanks for the insight; ...really appreciate so much.

[@PetrolPed]

Thanks 👍

[@fishatethecat]

That looked like awesome fun!

[@PetrolPed]

Highly recommended 👍

[@efaracing4000]

Great stuff RIP to phil may he rally in peace!

[@PetrolPed]

Indeed 🙏🏻

[@frasermacleod7642]

Excellent video. OMG! That looked totally awesome. Great driving and that hot lap looked epic but I'm sure it was unreal for you.

[@PetrolPed]

I very cool day 👍

[@stevie007]

A bit of drone action going on Pete 💖💖💖💖💖💖 Great stuff

[@PetrolPed]

Not often I get it out of it's bag 😂

[@philipparkes5079]

Hi Ped Sunday evening siting with a large glass of red watching your latest, after busy weekend marshalling at Prescott Hill Climb (2 14 hr days). Just what I anticipated another epic video, well done.👍👍👍.As you are always up for a challenge I must try harder and persuade you try a competitive Hill Climb in Ruby, you would love it🥰🥰🥰 Come on have a go.🤭🤭

[@PetrolPed]

You won't have to persuade me very hard mate. I'd love to do one 👍

[@scoobyking555cm]

Nice one Pete, I knew you'd love it. Trouble is now you've done it once, it's like a drug, you will need another fix lol. You did ok for your 1st time out on gravel, next time you will relax on your steering inputs, and use more throttle control. Well done mate, cool video. 👍👍🏁🏁

[@PetrolPed]

Such a buzz. Huge admiration for rally drivers now...especially the pace notes thing !!!

[@scoobyking555cm]

@@PetrolPed Oh yeah being a co- driver is a whole other level of skill, I've done it a few times but I'd rather do the easy bit following instructions lol. The driving is so easy compared to plotting a stage and calling notes, navigators never get enough credit for their skills in rallying. I'm really pleased you enjoyed it mate, I know how much I miss it, I hope you do it again. Great vid 👍👍🏁🏁

[@lostdreamnaut6482]

Another doubt. How to participate in international rally races?

[@MrDieselakias]

Brilliant!!!!!!!!!

[@PetrolPed]

Cheers 👍

[@TimmyXaero]

Cool episode. Looks like you had a fun time rallying. :)

[@PetrolPed]

I sure did 👍

[@TimmyXaero]

@@PetrolPed Nice one, Pete.

[@lazymirates]

I thought 1was super acute and 9 was basically no turn?

[@longbowandwarbowcraftingbo2859]

excellent video mate, seriously wanna do this course

[@PetrolPed]

Highly recommended 👍

[@stevie007]

This is gonna be good 👌👌👌👌👌

[@theant9821]

The pacenote system sounds a bit arse about face to me. All the onboards I've ever watched using a number system, 1 is an acute 1st gear turn, while 6 a fast 6th gear turn. Some have plus or minus in there for extra information

[@PetrolPed]

Personal preference for the driver 👍

[@garethmarcus4515]

Great day there bud would like to try that aswell lol

[@PetrolPed]

You really should. Great fun 👍

[@sebbarquin8006]

Looks like really good fun

[@PetrolPed]

It is 👍

[@brianhowells6986]

Looks great will try it

[@PetrolPed]

Please do!

[@Rob-pw5ph]

Too much correction on oversteer Mr Ped. Great drive though 👍🏼👍🏼

[@PetrolPed]

Still learning 😜😂

[@inxsim]

good driving mate, just need to start getting on the power a bit earlier

[@PetrolPed]

Thanks 👍

[@inxsim]

@@PetrolPed yeah no problem mate, happy to help :)

[@akshadshete9680]

Do we have to take science or arts for becoming a rally racer

[@ScottPC]

Was revisiting this video about to get a session booked until I read he died a couple years back. So sad!

[@montybuzz100]

Get it booked, still exactly the same as phil (not seen in this vid) left it. Absolutely mega day out

[@fawnferret9130]

"super impretza"

[@octaneparker6200]

If we mention Petrol Ped do we get discount

[@tedtheturbot]

nope you get a door slammed in your face..;)

[@PetrolPed]

I doubt it but worth a try 😜

[@nearlyretired7005]

Rallying drains your money,you spend hours building it -under the car, and if you bend it on a rally your have to spend money on repairs if you have the money. You do very little driving compared to the hours of preparation and planning. It isn't glamorous.BUT can be extremely rewarding If you have the time and lots of money,and dedication,do it.When you drive on a rally you have to learn to drive all over again,its totally different from anthing else. Forget how you have driven before,it won't help you.

[@lostdreamnaut6482]

Hi man. I have this doubt that do the rally drivers and Co drivers have to be from the same country for the race.?

[@PetrolPed]

Don’t think so 👍

[@theant9821]

No, Ari Vatanen is from Finland, had David Richards from England and Terry Harryman from Ireland co drive for him for most of his career. Peter Solberg had Phil Mills Etc. So long as you can understand each other it doesn't matter where they're from

[@jayrusty2012]

Why is he see-saw-ing at the steering wheel like an absolute mad man?! His steering input looks extremely excessive! 😳

[@vxrbandit2527]

Hi Pete

[@francoisg3500]

Hello

[@PetrolPed]

Hi Bud...Sorry Im late to the party 😂

[@francoisg3500]

Petrol Ped No problem

[@tdublove9558]

Pick a big forest with lots of roads and rip it up until the popo arrive then get the hell out of dodge 😂

[@jasonjuggler3457]

so slow, can get any decent speed because of the shit tyres they put on the car and too high pressure. oh well I wont give them my money.

[@PetrolPed]

Thats how you learn 🤔

[@jasonjuggler3457]

@@PetrolPed dont talk pish, these places want your money and provide half the experience because they skimp on proper tyres.