Rally Archive....Manx Rally '81.

edited highlights from the isle of man 81.
tony pond/chevette hsr
jimmy mcrae/ascona 400
walter rohrl/porsche 911

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• british
• rally
• championship
• manx
• tony
• pond
• escort
• ascona
• sunbeam
• porsche
• chevette
• crash
• wrc

[MrSidewaysUK]

is tony pond dead?

[dgr64]

@MrSidewaysUK yep.Cancer.

[svezia1]

ari??isnt it henri toivonen you talk about

[dgr64]

i'm presuming it is Ari......it was his accident in argentina 1985 he's referring to.Ari was an amazing driver,but he did tend to have a win or crash mentality.Some drivers settle for regular points,and there are those who feel that a win is worth the risk of getting nothing.

[rocon86]

Why did Penti Aricalla always drive a slow, unreliable Toyota when Opel and Vauxhall were always winning the rallys? Cool video man.

[dgr64]

per eklund is the toyota driver in this one.

pentti drove the chevette hs before driving the escort,and was british champion in that car.

glad you liked the vid.

[jfv65]

5*! i like the way those old RWD cars need much more driver skills to go fast.

And not one FWD car to be seen!

[MikeK124]

is it just me or were the cars of the 80s the coolest that have ever been made

[sparkyindahouse]

top cars. great video

[MrSidewaysUK]

@dgr64 oh man! :(

[Rallymoviefun]

Nice post ! That's Great rally !! Very exciting !!!

[petrolhead1977]

Thanks for uploading this, these were proper cars

[starktik]

This is just excellent, really takes me back to my childhood, an avid motorsport fan.

Got to agree these older cars just look so cool, proper old skool stuff being hurled around by "proper nutters" with phenomenol talent, just a real joy to be able to see again.

Fantastic upload - thanks.

[yanncher018]

J'ai participé en 1977 -78 et 79 aux manx Trophy Rallye sur Alpine Renault, la seule fois où des Alpine ont couru ce rallye. Je recherche des photos de cette époque. Merci d'avance

I participated in 1977 -78 and 79 in the Manx Trophy Rally on Renault Alpine, the only time of Alpine ran the rally. I'm looking for photos of that era.

Thank you in advance

[Emoddd]

If Tony pond had the proper backing., he could've been a multiple world champion. R.I.P my hero.

[21Wook75]

How much does the Porsche weigh and what model is it based on?

How much does the Toyota weigh and what model is it based on?