Rally Champion Mark Higgins Near Crash at 150 mph @ 2011 Isle of Man TT | Road and Track

[lukakuwba]

single greatest piece of car control ive ever seen

[ChrisCantle]

Dead weight indeed! Aside from being ballast my job was to stay quiet, call out some times and make sure all the camera equipment was working. Mark knows the course, he's a Manxman and an absolutely awesome driver. Not much I could add to that conversation really!

[wyattdawg]

with great mustache comes great responsibility

[lukasrumreich]

i barely noticed the near miss because i was distracted by the robot in the seat next to the driver

[Jonrocat]

man he looks as cool as a cucumber under all that pressure, and the speed of his hands on the wheel, unbelievable...

[DucatiDiaries]

Pure epic driving skills and co-pilot balls of steel.

[holistic]

Only when the co-driver smiled is the time I believed he was not a shop mannequin. Very cool person.

[fastmclaren]

0:50 if you ever needed the definition of skill!

[MrJimbodian]

Can't decide whether or not the co driver didn't have a scooby or he was using every atom in his body to shit himself!

[SOLOIIguru]

wow, Mark is truly an amazing talent. Cheers to him on the save and his co-driver staying calm like a bomb the whole time:-)

[countach]

i been there, at Bray Hill in that moment and seen it. and i tell you all: that was THE MOST AMAZING THING I have EVER seen !!! i am glad Mark u have saved it. i was realy worried u are crashin there. anyway, u have my huge support! enjoy your self and let us enjoy. thank U !!!
ps: i have video of it, just from the phone. bad quality but might be worth to see. will post it here when i get chance.

[SortaProfessional]

dude man in the passenger seat didnt even realize how close to death they were imo. if you watch his face the whole video and only his face you wouldnt even know they were going 150+

[AutoAbsolute]

Mark has smashed the TT lap record averaging 131mph - there is an unedited video on Prodrives channel, edited version being uploaded soon

[Ricky_Baldy]

I'm absolutely amazed by the co-driver. He simply didn't react.

[natdebery]

If anyone here listens to the Hooniverse Podcast, there's an old episode where the passenger, Road & Track Multimedia Editor Chris Cantle, talks about his experience. It's a hysterical account, and I would really recommend a listen!

[JenDegtjarewsky]

Mark and Chris - Great work you two! (And nobody messed their pants!)

[moikethesquid]

The co-driver/journalist would be the ultimate F1 sidecar passenger/co-driver... totally fearless.

[peacexisxfree]

i'm sure he was happy to be in an AWD Subaru.

[cageordie]

@danimonteiro23 Agreed, that background sound does not match. The lip sync seems right but the car sound doesn't match other on board videos from this lap either. I think they used a good noise cancelling mike then dressed up the audio in post processing. They used a straight through exhaust on this run, ostensibly to warn people they were coming but they probably gained power too, that sounds like a regular Sti.

[Weegie]

@AoDIronMask Theres a bonnet view with this video as an insert at the bottom.