An 8 year old Finnish kid in a rally car. And he's better than you.

[-Fred-]

His last name might ring a bell to anyone who's watched a WRC event in the late 90s-early 00's... The music in the video is absolutely awful, by the way.

 

[Adam41]

He crashed. I've never crashed therefore I'm better than him.



Joking. That is what you call talent!

 

[Greycap]

Nothing more to be said.

 

[KWesterbaek]

No wonder Finland has so many great race drivers... they start early.

 

[Glubags]

Just freaking awesome.

 

[SRV2LOW4ME]

And the Canadian media freaked out when a dad let his 6 year old son drive down a straight road.

 

[Neal]

I'm only planning on getting my lad a nitro RC car when he's 6 and that'll probably take some convincing for my wife!! That kid is amazing!!!

 

[RacecarBMW]

he probably played Gran Turismo

 

[maximumattack]

That is amazing

 

[Eric.]

he probably played Gran Turismo

Certainly not any of the rally parts.

 

[Eric Demory]

I'm 14, and I can drive as well as that. I would feel more comfortable driving on the right seat. I'd like to race this kid.

 

[Keef]

Kid is nuts. I have a feeling he'll be famous one day.

 

[Eric Demory]

Kid is nuts. I have a feeling he'll be famous one day.

A kid like him has balls. Insane!

 

[Rotary Junkie]

I'm 14, and I can drive as well as that. I would feel more comfortable driving on the right seat. I'd like to race this kid.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

 

[Irons]

I'm 14, and I can drive as well as that. I would feel more comfortable driving on the right seat. I'd like to race this kid.

I'm 15 and I cannot drive that well. Neither you or I have such experience...

Speaking of which, if you're 14 and you're driving, I believe you are breaking the law...

I don't trust ANYONE in my age group behind the wheel of a car...

 

[McLaren]

I was surprised til' I read he was Finnish. Those people seem have rally talent from birth.

 

[Azuremen]

I'm 14, and I can drive as well as that. I would feel more comfortable driving on the right seat. I'd like to race this kid.

To the ludicrous claims thread with you. I've been driving on dirt and snow sideways longer than that kid has been alive and I'd not want to wager money in a race with him.

And it figures given the name and the location

 

[mazdaman]

I'm 15 and I cannot drive that well. Neither you or I have such experience...

Speaking of which, if you're 14 and you're driving, I believe you are breaking the law...

I don't trust ANYONE in my age group behind the wheel of a car...

+1 same here can that 8yr old teach me a some of his skills.

 

[Turbo Lag]

I'm 14, and I can drive as well as that. I would feel more comfortable driving on the right seat. I'd like to race this kid.

Lol. Is all I can say.

 

[Legendary]

I'm 14, and I can drive as well as that. I would feel more comfortable driving on the right seat. I'd like to race this kid.

Are you for real? And just where did you get such experience Eric, in your back yard?

That kid is simply amazing!

 

[SRV2LOW4ME]

I'm 15 and I cannot drive that well. Neither you or I have such experience...

Speaking of which, if you're 14 and you're driving, I believe you are breaking the law...

I don't trust ANYONE in my age group behind the wheel of a car...

I was driving pick up trucks around the age of 7 or 8, and tractors on my own (dad not within eye site or hearing range) by the age of 10. When I was 13 I was driving grain haulers and the transport truck. Can't remember at what age I first drove a combine, but I remember I was sitting on someones lap, so it was probably before the age of 5. I even bought my own motor bike at the at of 13 and can still remember topping it out on the highway beside my moms friends car so I could tell how fast I was going since it didn't have a speedomotor.

You'd be surprised with the amount of things you can do on your own property.

 

[Christian_C]

thats amazing, he's going to be insane when he's older

 

[Irons]

I was driving pick up trucks around the age of 7 or 8, and tractors on my own (dad not within eye site or hearing range) by the age of 10. When I was 13 I was driving grain haulers and the transport truck. Can't remember at what age I first drove a combine, but I remember I was sitting on someones lap, so it was probably before the age of 5. I even bought my own motor bike at the at of 13 and can still remember topping it out on the highway beside my moms friends car so I could tell how fast I was going since it didn't have a speedomotor.

You'd be surprised with the amount of things you can do on your own property.

Well made point, but I don't think Eric has done what you've done. Besides, none of us know how big his property is, so even if he could drive, we don't know how much space he has to drive around in. You can't exactly get good driving experience driving around an area as big as an average driveway.

 

[addictions]

Most motorsport heroes start off life in the Gokarting scene at an early age but that is mental he obviously carriers Harri's famous gene.

 

[Kryz11]

That kid is amazing! The younger they learn, the better skills they will have.


Also to CROOOOW..

someone's jealous... just give him credit, don't sound so self centered.

 

[Lucas]

I'm 17. I have a license.






I am a bad driver. And a proud one at that. So bad, that I wouldn't drive my dad's car even if he gave me permission to.

 

[SRV2LOW4ME]

Well made point, but I don't think Eric has done what you've done. Besides, none of us know how big his property is, so even if he could drive, we don't know how much space he has to drive around in. You can't exactly get good driving experience driving around an area as big as an average driveway.

Thats true. I've actually seen a lot of kids thinking they know what they're doing behind a wheel because they've backed their parents car out of the garage once, or grabbed the wheel for their dad while he was lighting a smoke or something.

I would honestly like to know how this kid got his start. I can only assume they didn't just throw him behind the wheel one day and said "have at 'er!"

 

[Kryz11]

Oh I bet his father wants him to learn. Heck If I was race car driver, or rally driver.. in snow its safe to crash.. as well Race cars can be very safe. He can tell his son to SLOW down if he goes too fast and what not. I would do the same.. but not on a paved race circuit, but dirt and snow where no trees are nearby

I'm 17. I have a license.






I am a bad driver. And a proud one at that. So bad, that I wouldn't drive my dad's car even if he gave me permission to.

Are you that bad? I knew I got licence at 17, it took me a YEAR to be confidant. Confidence takes BIG roll when driving a car.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

I would honestly like to know how this kid got his start. I can only assume they didn't just throw him behind the wheel one day and said "have at 'er!"

He started at age of three.

 

[Lucas]

Are you that bad? I knew I got licence at 17, it took me a YEAR to be confidant. Confidence takes BIG roll when driving a car.

It's confidence, more than anything. I have drove little to nothing in my life. No more than 20 hours, that's for sure. Around 17 or 18 hours. Besides, one of the reasons I wouldn't drive alone is because I haven't learned how to park properly (they didn't ask me to park the car in my test, just to leave it inside a yellow square painted on the road). My dad rarely takes me for a ride on weekends, for almost an hour. I believe he has took me three times so far for a spin.

That's pretty much why I'm not confident enough, and thus I consider myself to be a bad driver.


EDIT: Leonidae, for real?