Ahead of the season-opening Rally of Canberra on March 21-23, Speedcafe was invited to sample a handful of rally cars from the passenger’s seat. For one journalist, it all went pear-shaped on the final run of the day.
VIDEO: Rally car rolls with journalist onboard
Speedcafe news editor Simon Chapman got more than he bargained for when he went for a ride in a Ford Fiesta R5 at the official pre-season EROAD Australian Rally Championship media day.
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