1990 'Rallying with Louise Aitken-Walker' feature

A short feature on rallying, originally broadcast on the popular British children's TV show Blue Peter. Presented by Yvette Fielding and also featuring John Leslie, this segment focuses on the skills and experience of Louise Aitken-Walker, the first Ladies World Rally Champion.
No date is provided for the recording, but the script places it after Aitken-Walker's title victory, and she is still driving an Opel ahead of her move to Ford for 1991, so it is believed to have been broadcast in late 1990.
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[@MeatSim5]

i love louises patience when she almost lost it. really awesome footage!

[@VHSRallies]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@bigalalbig]

Thanks for posting as always. I got to speak to her before the Blenheim Palace stage of the RAC. Lovely lady who had time for everyone.

[@jacko24151]

Everybody seems to forget Pat Moss who was the first lady to really take it to the men

[@JorgeAraujo97]

Louise was great when paired with a good navigator. She had a very nice performance in one challenge when paired with Nicky Grist.

[@davekennedy6315]

Thank you so much for posting these incredible videos! The memories are flooding back of my GTEs and seeing Blue Peter all those years ago.

[@VHSRallies]

Glad you like them!

[@minibus9]

awesome video

[@PrettyChrome]

Ah this is a fun one

[@jfv65]

Michelle Mouton is still the nr.1 female driver of all time. She nearly became world champion in a GrB Audi Quattro. Against all the hot shot big boys.

[@WerdnaLiten]

Ah, John Leslie, who was the presenter of Top Gear Rally Report in 1996, when it was an 'F2 Only' round of the WRC.

[@VHSRallies]

That event will be on the channel in the autumn

[@davekennedy6315]

I used to have an 'F' reg Astra GTE 16 valve as my Boy Racer wheels back in the 90s. I loved that car!

[@davekennedy6315]

Poor Yvette, she looked terrified haha!

[@tomlepski8306]

Well, Aitken Walker as good, so was Pat Moss and also Isolde Holdereid but the undisputed Queen of the rally stages will always remain Michelle Mouton.

[@TheSimonhammond]

Sorry Ford fanboys but where was the mk3/4 Escort in rallying?! The Astra looked so much more modern than the Escort of the same era.