Pentti Airikkala........1945-2009.

[josaldinho1883]

one of my idols and heroes. i would love to learn drive like he did

[MrSidewaysUK]

i bet that farmer was pissed when he found out about that gate :L

[escortmonte]

What a great man and a great driver. The fins are the best drivers.

[gordinistanopolis]

i was an apprentice @ Vauxhall Luton mechanical div 92 and I and a guy named Bill Tookey installed the engines and gearboxes of both runs of 250 Hs Chevettes. iwas always told how amazing this driver was and its nice to know i had a hand in creating this awesome vehicle

[BREL313]

I have only met him once, and we asked him 'How would you suggest driving over the jumps on Ruhimaki in a campervan', he just thought and then said simply 'sideways'. What a character, he will be severely missed. R.I.P Pentti

[ArcticBlueMk3]

Nearly a year on, still remember you in the Galant great memories. Thank you :)

[michaelfeeney]

he could fairly pedal that Starion!

[4005monkey]

Great tribute to a great man. Thanks.

[molnarpj]

I like Finnish people, Ilove Finnish racers!

[OzTrackDays]

I spent a year of studying under and working for this great man and will cherish those memories the rest of my life . So much talent and boy could he drink ! A true superstar and a hell of a lot of fun - a rare combo these days .

RIP Pentti - You will be missed

[GwyndafS2]

OMG - Lost another real character of the rally drivers. Will be sorely missed :-(

[BREL313]

Very inspirational man, very funny to speak to, you will be missed.

[HotRollersFan]

What a driver... RIP Pentti

[OPJP97]

Pentti was one of my childhool heroes. Later in life, I had priviledge of visiting this amicable man a couple of times. Spectacular driver and great instructor. In short, a very inspiring person to work with. There was a lot of laugh around him. Pentti was an ambassador of his sport and profession as well as Finland, a country where he was born and UK where he lived most of his life. Thank you dgr64 for the videos. And my condolences to Pentti´s family. Memories live on!

[Joaomaio1982]

Whats this music??? please tell me the name or the author.

thanks

[wideopenu13]

A hero, A master.

The starion was a pile of crap with usually only one gear! Then you see what this Great Norse God manged to get from it. A rally legend! RIP

[starion196]

i had the pleasure of knowing pentti a good tribute to him a brilliant driver and a true rally legend r.i.p pentti

drive it like you stole it !!!!

[yx05pxp]

A devastating loss. RIP Pentti. The memories live on.

[thegearboxman]

Pentti won the RAC the same year I started rallying. The man was an absolute inspiration and a genuine top bloke!

[sammybell01]

Pentti was a lovely man. I had the pleasure of taking tuition from him on an airfirld once and althouh grey, freezing and miserable once Pentti arrived you forgot the weather and the fun began! He will leave a huge Finnish whole in the world.

[filski666]

A true legend. I had the pleasure of meeting him a couple of times he was such a genuine, friendly bloke who would talk to anyone, no airs or graces....and the reason I bought my Chevette HS!

RIP Pentii, you will be truly missed.

[ajakovaa]

Thank you dgr64 for the nice tribute to my father. Brings back many good memories.

[7732147]

Here's my favourite story about Pentti.

Pentti was competing on the RAC in a Chevette in the 1970's. Running late out of service he had to do some hard driving up the motorway to make the next control on time. Whilst doing some high speeds he was eventually caught and pulled by some traffic cops. The officer asked Pentti "Why were you doing 120MPH sir?" Pentti answered "Simple, I couldn't go any FASTER!" The cop peed himself laughing and sent Pentti on his way with a slapped wrist! AWESOME!!

[dgr64]

He always told it exactly how it was.

great story,

[205gtist170]

RIP Pentti

[rallydrummer]

r.i.p. Pentti

[riggburn]

taking harry carpenter out in the hs chevette is a great bit of footage i love to watch r.i.p pentti

[riggburn]

great vid of a great man,godbless...

classic quote, sometimes its good for a driver to roll!!!!!!!!

[amjayes]

So long, Pentti. And thanks dgr64.

[wrcfreak2121]

Nice tribute dgr64 and well put together

[ZAGATOI]

I always will remember RAC 80 with the Chevette, Rac 81 with the Escort, and 1000 Lakes 83 with the 037 . Great Pilote, Great Man .

R.I.P

[91buster]

a great tribute

[IngramMotorsport]

R.I.P Pentti, gave my dad lessons 20 odd years ago

[nfbphoenix]

thx. good vid.

RIP.

[Taffilainen]

RIP Pentti. My fond memories of you will live on with me. Kiitos teille.

[ltcolwilliamkilgore]

Sadly underrated but much appreciated for his commitment and his spectacular "Pentti flick". Always at his best when the odds were stacked against him ! Maybe he is swapping stories with Risto now !? R.I.P.

[supertrix101]

how did pentti die?

[analogkid66]

prostate cancer, damn damn damn cancer!!

[bmgm3]

There's a good clip some place oh him ribbbing Ari Vatanen on the state of his smashed car on the RAC. Should be on here.

RIP

[Silvermac27]

No bmgm3,that was Timo Salonen not Pentti.

[JohnJonson1978]

Rest In Peace Mr. Mitsubishi.

[adrihiphop]

RIP. geat video for a great driver

[guygittins]

We will miss you Pentti. Thanks for such a great video.

[hristoitchov]

Great tribute

[Gorgiasss]

I always will remember that RAC'89, fighting with Carlos Sainz (he was searching his first victory). After the race, Pentti said that Sainz would be World Champion.

D.E.P./R.I.P

[tommytoofar]

RIP Pentti, you will be sorely missed

[thelegacyofdan]

R.I.P.

[mouwt]

R.I.P. dude,

[mountjoy23]

Thanks Pentii, I will never forget the commitment in the starion of '88

[DarthPhotek]

Rest in peace, Pentti.

[mhartial]

R.I.P.