PADDON/KENNARD Rally Otago Onboard - RECORD BREAKING Kuri Bush

Ride onboard with Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard in the Hyundai NZ i20 Rally car. Details below:
THE STAGE: Kuri bush is SS17 (final stage) of Rally Otago (Round 1 of the 2016 NZ Rally Championship). Iconic stage that is favoured by most. The old record of 7.34.1 held by Richard Mason from 2012, was bettered on this run by 10 seconds.
THE CAR: Hyundai i20 built by Force Motorsport (Auckland) and run by Paddon Rallysport. Car built in 2 months to new AP4 regulations (except engine and rear wing) and completed only 60km of testing before this - its debut rally. 1.8L turbo, 4WD, 6 speed sequential, Extreme dampers, full AP4 chassis.
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[@kiwiingenuity1677]

that double 1 , 2 jump at 2:09 with the taps wide open! sycophantic insane commitment! ☺ And Kenards unrattleable.... that's a " Oh dear God" moment! he's like ....go faster ?? You can hear the pure joy in his voice when travelling at a good clip Hays chucks it completely sideways (90 degrees)... makes question them separating ? THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING STAGES IN THE WORLD at least on gravel with all the off camber blind switch backs dip and constant steering inputs .... alot of places to get it wrong! I can't see this stag time being challenged in a hurry. I would like to see more stages from on board.. its great viewing☺

[@kalerk_tm5690]

Its actually not too bad to drive, the camber can help turn the car in alot but going flat can be a scary thing, fences and logs. And this stage isnt so bumpy so if you have a good driving style or even just decent at rally its pretty hard to crash out. Just dial it in and you arent gonna have a hard time keeping it clean, just like most NZ stages i think

[@jack4688]

Just noticed myself making an appearance at 5:45 on my first ever trip to NZ and making an impromptu visit to the rally!

[@latvalafan4319]

2:18 Massive angle! AWD life...

[@ZeddNZ]

love your work Hayden and John...couple of good moments in that drive... doesn't that i20 like to slide!

[@StandingNomad]

Very consistent driving, very few errors. Near perfect run. Bravo Sir.

[@spadgm]

Superb driving and co-driving!

[@JeredtheShy]

If the Hobbits had one of these they could have just made the one movie.

[@IvelLeCog]

The emergent scenery in this one is great, first the ocean then Saddle Hill, then more ocean

[@acerdavidii]

"Dancing On The Edge Of Control" takes on a whole new meaning here, phenomenal run! I almost wet my knickers... lol AWESOME stuff, thanks for sharing.

[@rampage5275]

Always enjoy your videos. Thanks for the upload, Hayden!

[@D2EKNESS]

It's my new favourite rally video.

[@kurt9055]

Hayden is a machine unreal driver

[@TerryThorne]

Love it! Thanks for the ride (via the ionboard)

[@grasskarter153]

Well done Hayden and John

[@Highskill3r]

beautiful track and even more beautiful drifts

[@alvinkatojr]

So much fun! Loved it!

[@ryang1718]

amazing driving mate

[@ChevroletastragtcOPC]

hope to see NZ again in the wrc calendar definitely a must rally.

[@rhanon]

Amazing drive!

[@konstantin88181]

2:59 I guess his wipers have got overly excited....=D

[@yarisTSk]

you guys are awesome !!!

[@rodfather4668]

Nice stuff Hayden and John , Ashley Forest 2019 Doug and Dexter told me to watch your run next wheres Hopper .

[@typical88]

wow ! unbelievable steering !

[@hermangroenewald6939]

Amazing drive 👏👏👏👏

[@tonylong4664]

Mind blowing. All the best in the wrc.

[@stevenmelling6068]

o for owesum hayden and john best of luck this weekend

[@jossgower]

top notch skills... when will you be doing the some rally cross? ;)

[@azzaKaiapoi]

What a stage!

[@merv1256]

Just pure awesome what a ride

[@RyanSymancek]

That was excellent!

[@betabyfar87]

Brilliant to watch. Need the WRC with a New Zealand round the best roads

[@iflyrcmike]

Bring the world rally champs to Otago!

[@polopower89]

What a thrill that was !!!

[@rometjurgenson]

Some crazy piece of a road

[@jdubz22]

What electronics does the car run? Very cool stage, Rally Otago should be nz wrc round.

[@anthony851]

Fantastic stage and spectator turnout. Anthony

[@rookieracers4858]

Hayden great job and go smash them in Argentina (wrc) as well 🏅🏅🎖🎖

[@digisuboob]

Unreal skills

[@southstalk]

Great drive and 2:20 in, got to be good when the co-driver has a giggle.

[@agsprodz]

These guys, F1 drivers, and MotoGP riders have the biggest balls on the planet.

[@Tony-1971]

Not so much modern day F1 drivers though. I'd say modern F1 is much less dangerous than rally driving. But even rally driving today is much safer than it was back in the 70's and 80's. Specially the group B 80's era. Remember Toivonen? His car exploded like a bomb. Nothing left except the frame.

[@cn009]

How do you jump from right hand drive car to left hand drive car back to right hand drive car in such a short time? I would get confused so much

[@gigadonis8684]

1:39 I f***ing hate this corner on RBR. Seems a bit smoother. Also at 2:58 there is a HUGE jump in RBR. Man took it like a boss though, considering he couldn't practice since the stage only literally got added today lol

[@fastgokartdude]

so good

[@torqingheads]

Totally insane

[@_entrxpy]

and if jesus christ himself says something's totally insane, you know it really is totally insane

[@yipzone]

exhilarating

[@jaguar8706204]

i can see our nz wrc in the car both of them good luck

[@SCOTTMCKAY1982]

MAX ATTACK! :)...loved it!...hes done that stage before! :) lol...nice driving tho!

[@Tony-1971]

Seems like the road camber makes this even trickier.

[@cyclingwithkiwi3956]

Hayden do one for go pro

[@MAWarriorG]

Manual clutch???

[@federicospada1703]

Mammamiaaaaa

[@sebi423]

Is he braking while upshifting? They don't have a clutch (sequential gearbox) but he is doing something with his left foot

[@sth50100]

yep all sequential gearbox racers including F1 as well, left foot brake

[@sebi423]

sth50100 I accidentally did that at the beginning of my first ever drive with an automatic car :D

[@MichaelEastor]

no, hes clutching to preserve the gear box. these cars do have clutches, just they are optional to use since the gears can be slammed in without the need to disconnect the the engine from the transmission in a squential. The clutch is used for example when in low gears its used to stop tire spin on acceleration. its also used for preserving the gear box as i mentioned before. Note he is only clutching on upshift.

[@EdsonGaleg0]

Acho que tem pilotos melhores que esse !!!!

[@samday6621]

“...100% left, 1080 fistpump...” 🍩🍩🍩✊🏼

[@pierio33]

Pazzo furioso 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁

[@tylersim9025]

It would be so much fun getting sit in the back of one these things

[@Nhf1185]

Ty bot just bring a spare pair of pants

[@AndreyPlatonov-zo4tp]

классно

[@rallyivan1234]

New Zealand needs back to WRC

[@adriantoye]

If the roads wide let her slide

[@sodhaynitin791]

sir you have to take a one more step to make a years unbreakable record. that is the spiritual way. do meditation and awareness will be born in you .a big awerness. you will notice everything even very small changes. do it.

[@markmark5269]

FARRK.