In This Moment, Road Rage and Sportsmanship Looked the Same

Imagine being so fed up with a slow-moving competitor that you kick them off their ride and move it out of the way. I wish I could do this with left-lane campers on the highway daily.

The Dakar Rally just wrapped up, and I've been binge-watching highlight reels this weekend. One particularly memorable clip is this moment from Stage 11—a car's stuck behind a slow-moving motorcycle, and the navigator gets out and essentially steals a competitor's bike to help get him over a hairy section of rocks.

It's about the 02:12 mark in this 30-minute video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoPum2IImXM\u0026t=131s

I call this "when road rage and sportsmanship looked like the same thing" because, well, we're seeing frustration and compassion in one moment. I bet the conversation inside the car went something like "get this turtle out of the way" with more swearing, and you can tell by the navigator's body language he's in a high-tension mood (of course—that's racing).