Less than a week ago we were showing you a very rare Jaguar XJ220 supercar being driven in anger at the countryside, on some sort of crazy off-road trip put together by YouTube’s infamous “TaxTheRich100”. We really hope you didn’t find it too awkward, ‘cause we just stumbled on a vehicle that’s even more extreme.
Hooning a supercar on grass will look like child’s play once you have a look at the Corvette Grand Sport in the video below, which was retired from track motorsport to become a... rally car. And there’s more! This race car is not just a track machine taken on a gravel course, but modified in order to cope with an enduring rally. The East-African Safari Rally that is.
Who would take a Corvette Grand Sport rallying? Well, the vehicle was prepped by Tachyon Motorsport and it will be driven by Michiel Campagne and Mike van Thiel on November 29, when the Kenyan rally is scheduled to start. But enough with the talking, scroll below to watch the modified Corvette Grand Sport being tested at “Mombassa sur Meuse”.
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