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Old Aug 14, 2013 | 11:26 AM
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The worst rally driver you've ever seen


Fast cars and excellent driving skills might be the easy answers when asking how to succeed in rally racing, but after watching this video, a good teammate is obviously an important aspect of this sport, too. During the 2013 Rally of Coimbatore in India, driver Samir Thapar and his co-driver, Vivek Ponnusamy, didn't seem to be on the same page as the two attempted to navigate the course in their Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.

We'd probably hear drastically different stories if we talked to Thapar and Ponnusamy about this particular event, but you know things are bad when "stay on road" and "turn the wheel" are commands given by the co-driver. As it turned out, though, it seems like the Ponnusamy was justified in his concerns to take care of the racecar. Race results show that despite winning three of the seven stages, this team ultimately ended the race with a DNF.


http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/14/w...er-ever-video/

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Old Aug 14, 2013 | 12:34 PM
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It's like driving with my wife in the passenger seat...only more polite.
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Old Aug 14, 2013 | 01:26 PM
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lmao that's so funny!
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Old Aug 14, 2013 | 01:30 PM
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That is some funny ish......Samir.........PLEASE!! That dude sucked
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Old Aug 14, 2013 | 01:46 PM
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I'm dying laughing

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Old Aug 14, 2013 | 03:45 PM
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I think he tried to kill someone at 1:12...
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Old Aug 14, 2013 | 05:49 PM
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MEDIUM LEFT MEDIUM LEFT, YOU ARE NOT CONCENTRATING SAMIR! LOL, this is priceless.
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Old Aug 14, 2013 | 05:49 PM
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Ohh man, can't stop laughing!
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Old Aug 14, 2013 | 06:13 PM
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YOU WILL WRECK THE CAR; YOU WILL NOT BE MISSED!! Sounds like my wife's been teaching navigation to the guys at HP's tech support line.
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Old Aug 14, 2013 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
I'm dying laughing
This is classic !! They should have their own TV show !!
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Old Aug 14, 2013 | 10:21 PM
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That was annoying as hell, where was the funny part?
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Old Aug 14, 2013 | 10:41 PM
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That driver sucks. Most of the time those guys are going so fast the co-driver only has enough time to say sharp left, medium right, slight right, etc. This guy is driving so horrible the co-driver has time to berate him lol.
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Old Aug 15, 2013 | 01:04 AM
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At the end of the video
Samir Thapar: "Shaddap, don't tell me how to drive."

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Old Aug 15, 2013 | 01:34 AM
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Haha.. funny.

Here is a reversed one. Great driver, bad co-driver.

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