VIDEO: Ten minutes of rally crashes devoid of butt-rock soundtrack

by Jonny Lieberman (RSS feed) on Nov 13th 2009 at 12:30PM

Finns crashing with pure engine sounds - Click above to watch the video

It's often said that the Finns are drunk and walk around carrying axes the best rally drivers in the world. There's been lots of speculation as to why. Some say it's their relative isolation -- large distances between places makes for lots of fast, back roads driving. Others speculate it's their tough Viking blood that makes the Finns fearless in the face of death. Still others feel it's the sheer boredom of living in Finland that fosters a devil may care attitude towards life and limb.

But after watching this video, we have a new theory. The Finns are the world's best rally drivers because they crash so dang much. We're not kidding. If practice makes perfect then the country of Finland as a whole is... well, we can't say perfect now can we? Watch for yourself, after the jump.


Filed under: Motorsports, Europe, Videos

Tags: Accidents, Crashes, Finland, Finnish Rally, FinnishRally, Rally

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