8 year old rally driver

aall · 2010-04-23 20:38:41

Son of (former) WRC driver Harri Rovanper? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harri_Rovanper%C3%A4). YouTube - Kalle Rovanpera.mp4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyyWnUAgMQ4) Notice left foot brake @ 1:34 :smilie:

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04-23-2010 | 05:38 PM

aall

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8 year old rally driver

Son of (former) WRC driver Harri Rovanperä.

YouTube - Kalle Rovanpera.mp4

Notice left foot brake @ 1:34

04-23-2010 | 06:47 PM

smy266

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Is he Finnish?

04-24-2010 | 12:19 AM

Alzilla

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Damn, he's a lot better than I am!

I wonder how many phone books he's sittin' on.

04-24-2010 | 01:15 AM

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wow? i cant imagine my 8 year old cousin driving like that, i think thats awesome that the father decided to teach him to dive that young, i nominate his dad for the "worlds coolest dad" next to mine

04-24-2010 | 01:37 AM

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Impressive skills for sure, but not a fan of allowing 8 yr olds to fly down narrow roads with trees on both sides...

04-24-2010 | 01:40 AM

PMac

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How does he heel and toe with those itsy bitsy little tootsies?

04-24-2010 | 04:56 AM

aall

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His father tells in an interview (in Finnish) that the pedals/floor, seat and gear stick are specially modified for the young driver. Along with roll cage, racing harness and other safety gear + adult supervision, I think safety issues are well considered.

It's also mentioned that he tried karting before rally car but since go-karts don't go sideways enough the switch to rallying was inevitable