[Mad Mike]

I tried but failed to find the post where some newbie asked about the reason for handles on trunks and treadplates on bumpers so I'll just share the pic I found and leave it at that:

 

[BFast]

I tried but failed to find the post where some newbie asked about the reason for handles on trunks and treadplates on bumpers so I'll just share the pic I found and leave it at that:

Also gave the co-driver a chance to stretch their legs and get some exercise, besides their next note maybe another 40 minutes out in some of those long mud holes.

 

[Mad Mike]

A close up:

 

[Mad Mike]

A close up:

Pug accoutrements at work:

 

[sureshot007]

In today's age of FWD cars, how would they fair at the Safari rally in comparison? Do they just put a seat pad on the hood?

 

[Mark Holden]

[video=youtube_share;eTw8STRo6CU]http://youtu.be/eTw8STRo6CU[/video]

 

[Bruce Beauvais]

My guess is that Mark's video clip is really a broken throttle cable. I've seen at least one crew do that for that reason.

 

[tdrrally]

I miss the good old days

 

[Mark Holden]

My guess is that Mark's video clip is really a broken throttle cable. I've seen at least one crew do that for that reason.

Yes it is. Just pointing out that you still see co-drivers made to do some pretty insane things.

 

[gphcomp]

Isn't sitting in the right seat enough???

 

[2023maple]

Reminds me of "Side car monkeys"!

 

[BFast]

Pug accoutrements at work:

Another trivia question. Why is there a rally light on the fender by the co-drivers side windscreen?

 

[rallydave]

Brad,

It is up high to keep it relatively clean from all the mud. Most Safari cars seemed to have those lights in days past.

 

[Foghorn]

Before the rules changed in maybe the late 70s/early 80s those lights were legal in ProRally too. I can remember that among others Scott Harvey had one on the roof of the Cheetah.

 

[tdrrally]

i believe the lights are still legal , mounted below the base of the windshield

and safer than someone else pace notes

 

[Mad Mike]

Fender mounted driving lights

Safari Rally is what attracted me to rallyesport in the first place. Peugeot winning it an unprecedented six times through the 70s (and the fact Bolen Peugeot in OKC sponsored the Ponca City Grand Prix SCCA National road race event in the late 70s) is what launched my Peugeot rally days.

Fender mounted driving lights on Safari cars were mostly there because when it rains in east Africa water crossings found most of the car and all but those lamps submerged. Same philosophy behind the air intake snorkels often found atop Safari cars.

I mounted a couple on the Son of RallyeTruck because I've been sponsored by KC HiLiTES since before my first stage rally in '77 and the rules permitted up to eight auxiliary lamps, so why not show off a little?

 

[gphcomp]

I was always under the impression that at Safari, the higher lights caught the attention of the animals a bit better, especially the taller animals, and hopefully kept them from colliding with the cars. Which is why they still do it.

 

[BFast]

My post disappeared so here goes again. Most of your answers were the benefits to having one or two lights up at eye level. The main idea behind this practice was that they identified the cars as rally vehicles at a distance, day and night so that foot traffic and approaching vehicles would clear the way, hopefully. The Safari went through three countries so there was no way to close roads to local traffic. I dont know if this was a written Safari rule or just understood.