Of course, rally drivers are sporty people. Jogging is part of the daily routine for many people and of course hip gold is not known among the professionals either. The seats in such a rally vehicle are correspondingly tight. Vices in felt covering. Above that there are two wide straps, tight fitting, the bottom is clamped in with as little room as possible. This also makes sense when driving through the special stages with roaring engines. Flying cars? Everyday life in the rally scene, not the exception. Departures? It’s also more of a “can happen” than a complete fringe phenomenon.
At a “classic rally” like the Hamburg-Berlin-Klassik, fast special stages are not part of the program. Here it is important to drive with your head and a stopwatch - but without putting the lateral dynamics to the test. The manufacturers like to pack journalists into the vehicles at such events, because even without top speed and racing, a rally in classic cars gives you completely new impressions. Skoda Auto Deutschland has invited mein-auto-blog to experience the 2015 Hamburg-Berlin Classic from this close, genuine and emotional perspective.
At the wheel of the “Eastern Bloc Porsche” was none other than seven-time German rally champion Matthias Kahle. When you receive an invitation like that, you naturally say yes straight away, even if the warning light goes on in the back of your head! Rally car? Classic? And how should the author of these lines sit there? Jogging, not his biggest hobby. Hip gold? He has, enough. So how is that supposed to work?
Berlin - Wednesday, August 26.08.2015th, 14 - 00:XNUMX, a first fitting
And it comes as it came, the full bucket seat is cut short. Very close. You could place yourself in it if you just sit on an ass cheek. The hip at a 45 ° angle could go. Survive a rally like this? Probably not.
Now a solution has to be found - tomorrow from 13:00 p.m. the 180-strong classic car set off and we want to start alongside Matthias Kahle, the Rallye Champ and the winner of the HBK2013! We want!