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Rally: Video of Crazy Leo's crash at Perce-Neige goes viral (+video)

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Khatir Soltani
Canadian rally driver Crazy Leo Urlichich and co-driver Carl Williamson managed to continue running after a huge crash during the Rally Perce-Neige, the opening round of the 2012 Canadian Rally Championship. The stunning video of the incident went viral on the web.

Urlichich's Subaru Impreza STI, called "The Beast", spun and hit a pole backwards.

"It was a flat out rally crash! We went off at 225 km/h and hit a hydro pole. The car was heavily damaged, or at least is appeared to be, the hood and wing and rear bumper smashed. However, all of the most important parts were relatively untouched. We immediately wen back into action and we fought back to finish second!" said Crazy Leo.

You may have seen the original video of the crash on YouTube, but here's an exciting montage with additional footage of the incident, including on-board images and conversations between Urlichich and Williamson.

The video now has over one million hits, achieved in under the first two weeks of having been posted.



Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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