Tim O?Neil likes to drive cheap, fast, and out of control. Well, not out of control, he?s a many-times-over champion rally driver. And, actually, not really cheap either. Professional rally driving takes a decent investment.
Tim O?Neil drives expensive, fast, and in control down loose one-lane dirt and gravel roads, on ice, and through mud and snow. Rally racing sends suped-up, stripped-down cars to places one might imagine are meant for ATVs or snowmobiles. It?s hugely popular in Europe and Canada and North Country native O?Neil is a big name in the circuit. We visit him at Team O'Neil Rally School in Dalton to talk about his life barreling down un-paved roads and go for a spin- literally.