Testing a Rally Car | I Didn’t Know That

here in the sleepy Welsh countryside the

here in the sleepy Welsh countryside the sheep are grazing the grass is green and

sheep are grazing the grass is green and

sheep are grazing the grass is green and the roads are winding but this is no

the roads are winding but this is no

the roads are winding but this is no ordinary road

ordinary road

ordinary road it’s nearly 50 kilometres of testing

it’s nearly 50 kilometres of testing

it’s nearly 50 kilometres of testing track through rally cars

this is multiple national Rally

this is multiple national Rally Championship winner Marcus Dodd

pushing his high-end dye around the

pushing his high-end dye around the track at speeds of over 170 km/h he’s

track at speeds of over 170 km/h he’s

track at speeds of over 170 km/h he’s testing its performance in preparation

testing its performance in preparation

testing its performance in preparation for a vital upcoming rally this is

for a vital upcoming rally this is

for a vital upcoming rally this is essential to make sure the car is fixed

essential to make sure the car is fixed

essential to make sure the car is fixed to take on the punishing course and a

to take on the punishing course and a

to take on the punishing course and a rally car is a lot more demanding than

rally car is a lot more demanding than

rally car is a lot more demanding than your average motor high-octane fuel for

your average motor high-octane fuel for

your average motor high-octane fuel for this bad boy costs more than twice as

this bad boy costs more than twice as

this bad boy costs more than twice as much as normal petrol and the 140 quid

much as normal petrol and the 140 quid

much as normal petrol and the 140 quid tires had changed after only 48

tires had changed after only 48

tires had changed after only 48 kilometres this rallying beast is based

kilometres this rallying beast is based

kilometres this rallying beast is based on a domestic car the souping up process

on a domestic car the souping up process

on a domestic car the souping up process took over 500 hours and it’s now working

took over 500 hours and it’s now working

took over 500 hours and it’s now working 200,000 pounds in a rally it will reach

200,000 pounds in a rally it will reach

200,000 pounds in a rally it will reach up to 200 kilometers an hour in sixth

up to 200 kilometers an hour in sixth

up to 200 kilometers an hour in sixth gear

gear

gear we’d probably test seven times a year

we’d probably test seven times a year

we’d probably test seven times a year and then we’d also do a shakedown before

and then we’d also do a shakedown before

and then we’d also do a shakedown before each event which is actually what we’re

each event which is actually what we’re

each event which is actually what we’re doing today we just test different

doing today we just test different

doing today we just test different things new gearboxes suspension

things new gearboxes suspension

things new gearboxes suspension different engines as many things as the

different engines as many things as the

different engines as many things as the engineers want to play with 50,000

engineers want to play with 50,000

engineers want to play with 50,000 pounds of the price tag is the

pounds of the price tag is the

pounds of the price tag is the monitoring system around 100 sensors and

monitoring system around 100 sensors and

monitoring system around 100 sensors and two on-board computers record the

two on-board computers record the

two on-board computers record the performance of almost every part of the

performance of almost every part of the

performance of almost every part of the car in one hundredths of a second after

car in one hundredths of a second after

car in one hundredths of a second after a run engineers download the data to see

a run engineers download the data to see

a run engineers download the data to see which parts of the car need tweaking if

which parts of the car need tweaking if

which parts of the car need tweaking if spotted the exhaust sensor may be broken

spotted the exhaust sensor may be broken

spotted the exhaust sensor may be broken because of excessive heat and

because of excessive heat and

because of excessive heat and investigate

investigate

investigate there’s a bgt sensor there’s a hole in

there’s a bgt sensor there’s a hole in

there’s a bgt sensor there’s a hole in the end from the temperature where it’s

the end from the temperature where it’s

the end from the temperature where it’s burned the end off so effectively a

burned the end off so effectively a

burned the end off so effectively a sense of nouns no longer any use and

sense of nouns no longer any use and

sense of nouns no longer any use and we’ll have to throw it away and put a

we’ll have to throw it away and put a

we’ll have to throw it away and put a new one with the egt or exhaust gas

new one with the egt or exhaust gas

new one with the egt or exhaust gas temperature sensor changed it’s time for

temperature sensor changed it’s time for

temperature sensor changed it’s time for another run

another run

another run [Music]

this time all the sensors read okay

this time all the sensors read okay so the car is fit for the rally

so the car is fit for the rally

so the car is fit for the rally [Music]