Tour de Corse ´86 and the Tragedy

A footage from the B-Group Rally from Corsica in 1986 and the last race of Henri Toivonen and Sergio Cresto.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Corsica
• 1986
• Toivonen
• Henri
• Cresto
• Sergio
• Lancia
• Peugeot
• Tragedy
• Accident

[tommytoofar]

Its heartbreaking to watch, but the only thing that could be taken from it is that he died doing what he loved. We were robbed of a driver of exceptional talent who would no doubt have gone on to become world champion and a rival to our now more established heroes such as McRae, Sainz, Auriol etc. Legends dont die, they just move on to the next stage.

[kaixxxin]

Henri and Sergio, never to be forgotten.

[mHKZRandom]

noone should ever have to be burnd alive

[supertrix101]

@MegaJCMartin94 Another factor was that the lancia was far to big for Corsican roads. The rally seemed for better suited to small light cars such as Peugeot's 206, Renault's 5 Turbo and just about any fast go kart....

[monsterbaja5b1984]

@tommytoofar WELL SAID!!!! ENOUGH SAID

[fgtxpaco7458ss]

@fgtxpaco7458ss His Flu was Severe

[fgtxpaco7458ss]

@MegaJCMartin94 and im Italian i feel a bit ashamed of Group B being banned i wish they all would be like the Finns they stayed in there place

[fgtxpaco7458ss]

@MegaJCMartin94 well if he was simply exhausion Marrku Alen would have died too but the car alone wont kill you he also had the flu and to end it all the Touline simply it was Flu+Exahausion+Touline=his death Im not saying the cars easy to drive they needed insane skill but the cars were not the problem The real Problem are those bloody insane fans that got in there way and the FISA did nothing to control if your Italian or Portheges or spain dont try to defend the real cause

[MegaJCMartin94]

@fgtxpaco7458ss Toivonen was complaining about the car being too powerful for a rally like the Tour de Corse. He found it very hard to keep the car balanced on the road and admitted it was very exhausting. Another reason why he died and because his crew/team was ignoring Henri's complains.

[fgtxpaco7458ss]

@fgtxpaco7458ss then......... he crashed

[fgtxpaco7458ss]

Henri could have won the rally but 1 main factors ended his life The lancia was leaking fuel but not just petrol it was mixed with Touline the fuel was mostly Touline the chassis or anything had nothing to do with it Touline was the real problem its a type of fuel for turbo engines to reach peak BHP but for humans but the fumes u feel light headed or K.O or Death it cant be removed from the body it stays and affects the nerves system in Henri's case he inhaled the fumes then then he was K.O

[supertrix101]

@rundle1958 the number 4 was never used from 1987-1994. The number 4 was back in service in 1995 at the request of the FIA Regulations