Thrilled to locate this collage...sad to realise that Tony Pond , Pentii and no doubt many others are no longer with us...their legacy will doubtless live-on.....
Allan Phillips formerly the BBC's World Rally Championship correspondent
Fantastic bit of nostalja. Really enjoyed it. Also top marks to Dickie Davies for not mangling the word 'Machynlleth' and nailing the pronunciation ; what a pro! D
These were proper rally days, all through the night, the noise awesome and the car never straight!!Vatanen, Mikkola and Makinen were gods, with roger Clark not far behind. They were brilliant rallies when you could almost watch every stage i.e no traffic and easy forest access. The bowl at Ceri being the best loose stuff and Epynt for tarmac!!!!
Thrilled to locate this collage...sad to realise that Tony Pond , Pentii and no doubt many others are no longer with us...their legacy will doubtless live-on.....
Allan Phillips formerly the BBC's World Rally Championship correspondent
Chauffeur1 11 months ago
Great video,any chance of Mintex 1981 shown please.
Silvermac27 2 years ago
Fantastic bit of nostalja. Really enjoyed it. Also top marks to Dickie Davies for not mangling the word 'Machynlleth' and nailing the pronunciation ; what a pro! D
FlugelHound 2 years ago
great era of rallying! great vid dug.. thnx for posting..
riggburn 3 years ago 2
I just love the sound of that BDG engine:D These were proper cars...
I guess i was born i the wrong decade:P
Great vid!!!
badasszetec 4 years ago 6
These were proper rally days, all through the night, the noise awesome and the car never straight!!Vatanen, Mikkola and Makinen were gods, with roger Clark not far behind. They were brilliant rallies when you could almost watch every stage i.e no traffic and easy forest access. The bowl at Ceri being the best loose stuff and Epynt for tarmac!!!!
laerdal 4 years ago
Ari is GOD on 4 wheels! lovin the rothmans escys!
fiestagirl76 4 years ago
Ari is my all time favourite driver!
juiceman1988 4 years ago 2
ari vatanes escort looks great
josatinho 4 years ago
i was there, best times in rallying history.
aquadtp 4 years ago 4
proper rallying!!!!
cymro73 4 years ago 2
Awesome video - i wish i was 20 yrs older and could have been there to take it in, shows up today's level of competition.
Good Work
rallymadsam 4 years ago
Very Good! , Especially Liked Epynt In The Wet! , very sideways stuff @ Fourways!
555SUBARUWRT 4 years ago