VIDEO: Rally driver flips car over twice, keeps racing

Two full barrel rolls on a snowy road? Just keep on racing.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2015 - 11:32

Dave Molloy

As much as motor racing fans might try to downplay it, crashing is part of the spectacle, and widely enjoyed - as long as no-one gets hurt.

Finnish rally driver Jari Huttenen, however, did one better at the Runnirock Rally – and despite two-and-a-half barrel rolls on a snowy road, just kept on racing.

After hitting a bump in the road and flipping the Astra over - twice - Huttunen managed to land back on all four wheels and keep cruising without even slowing down.

The moment of the crash takes place from about 2:50

In fact, after scratching and cracking the windscreen, he plummets onward - and takes a moment to turn on the windscreen wipers.

Cool as ice.

As racing site Top Gear points out, this kind of thing has been done before, most famously by Colin McRae, who crashed and rolled his Subaru at the finish line in the 2006 X Games - but kept driving and came second.