Once again, the crew at Flat Over Crest have managed to put together some absolutely stunning rally coverage. This time, it was the 2008 Olympus Rally, where speeds reached 130 mph on gravel, with some corners having 100 mph exit speeds. I don’t care who you are, that is fast on a loose surface!

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Ever wondered what it is like on the inside of a full on rally car on a winter stage? Take a ride with Ken Block at maximum attack on Stage 2 of the 2008 100 Acre Wood rally in the Monster Energy Subaru. At times this ride is so fast that co-driver Alex Gelsomino invokes the name of The Father, and of The Son. Perfect for Good Friday!

Courtesy of Vermont SportsCar via FOC

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So now that Winter is here and the family insist we take them to the Lake Tahoe for the weekend where I have to sit at the bottom of some damn hill and watch them go snow boarding. For those of us who frequent such familiar road courses such as Laguna Seca, Infineon, Firebird, Sebring and others we are left with no place to go and nothing to do except to sit in our cars with anticipation. But wait… It seems there is something for all concerned!

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I went to pick up mail today and it’s like Christmas all over again! My copy of the flatovercrest.com 2007 rally video magazine had arrived. Of course as soon as I got home from shooting photos of the Taurus X, I had to plant myself in front of the new lcd tv to get my fill. Oh my!

Way back in the early Eighties, there was a video put together about the glory days of Audi and the Group B. That video pretty much set the standard for rally video and has withstood the test of time, even today it is plastered all over the gootoobz. Nothing else has really come close to capturing the passion and excitement that is performance rally. Until now. Canadian film maker Warwick Patterson has produced, filmed and edited what may be the best rally video ever created!

The dvd holds the video magazine, which is a 30 minute movie and a bunch of extras, including in car footage and raw footage from the 2006 WRC Mexico. The feature is so stunning that an old school TV would be a waste. With a modern hd tv, the filming has an almost surreal quality that allows the cars to jump off the screen, while the dust is still hanging in the air. The well chosen sound track keeps things pumping as we travel from New Zealand to Mexico, then back up to Ontario and Quebec. The in car footage from Sylvain Erickson’s car in the snow is downright frightening.

If you have even the faintest interest in performance rally then you absolutely MUST get yourself a copy of the video!

A new standard has been set!

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