Jozef Beres is a well-respected Slovakian rally driver and this onboard footage shows exactly why. Controlling a 600-horsepower Audi from the 1980s is no easy task, but he makes it look almost easy at times. Thankfully, we get a pretty comprehensive view of all his inputs, including the odd steering angles and the footwork that would make a ballet dancer envious. This is how the old manually-shifted cars with big turbos had to be driven back then, and we’re glad we get such a detailed and eyebrow-raising demonstration on how it was done.

The first oddity with his feet is the fact that he doesn’t heel-toe initially. Perhaps this is to put some extra heat into the rear tires, but it isn’t clear. As he progresses up the hill, long corners require his two-footed approach, where he’s keeping the car on-boost and accelerating with his right foot and trimming the understeer with his left on the brake. While there’s a bit of give-and-take between the two feet, it seems that the right foot is always on the throttle somewhat. Is this to keep the turbo spooled, mitigate understeer or a combination of both?

The setup of this car is quite unique. With a lot of rear grip, Andres puts on a seriously big amount of steering lock, even through fast corners, floors the throttle, and it just sticks. Not often do cars exhibit that kind of behavior, but this is probably setup a bit on the safe side. Nonetheless, it’s a thrilling ride and a great insight to how busy driving a racing car with a stick shift and a narrow powerband can be. Have a look!