Originally Posted by itsanonwingthing:
Although the World Rally Championship cars are in the 300 HP range, I would like to see some of the WRC drivers (Sebastien Loeb, Peter Solberg or the late Colin McRae), give a Sprint car a try. They run on dirt, pavement, and ice/snow, but in the races I have caught on TV, that were on dirt or snow, there seemed to be some similarities in the way the WRC driver’s broad slide their cars around the course, even though it is left and right hand turns. The WRC races always seemed like it would be close to watching a sprint car on a dirt road course. (not that I'm advocating running sprints on a road course:wink)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5CAgYdllXE
i think you hit it on the head, the wrc guys have guts most closely resembling those we love to watch week in and week out, its just a shame we cant see them around here