The Glory Days of Rally

[@audrainpodcasts]

Great chat with Ben and Donald!

[@John-jl9de]

Excellent, thank you.

[@dkendr6793]

F1 has always been my favorite motorsport and its champions are my heroes. But there's a voice in my head that keeps telling me that the champion rally drivers are the best drivers of all.

[@bentucker2301]

They are. Fact.

[@marcoluoma3770]

Thanks for reconnecting us to a period of racing the like of which we’ll never see again.

[@marguskiis7711]

Wrc Rally 1 cars are basically the same like Group B cars. Not much difference.

[@melvinburwell8202]

This was a period that is not advertised anymore. Incredible skills. Love the unusual styling. Sharp points etc. The Stratos is my fave. Quattro .Looks like something you would build today.❤❤

[@JohnMadden-n7l]

A great exhibit, and excellent historical footage. Please keep up the mix of informed conversation and driving excitement.

[@kgalpt]

Was watching this episode and was shocked to see the lovely rare 1975 Lancia Beta coupe (

[@AudrainMuseumNetwork]

Is yours actually the one in the picture? Wow, small world. Best looking example we could find an image of, so good on you! Perhaps we can do a video!

[@kgalpt]

@ yes I recognize the photo from an article that was done for autoweek with the previous owner. We are the third owners of the car. We’d love to do a video with you. we also have a Lancia Thesis, and a Lancia Scorpion in restoration much of it being done by my husband, Vince. Let us know how we can connect.

[@kgalpt]

Actually I think Hemmings did the original article.

[@christinalloyd9566]

Cringe moment of the year so far is when an S4 Delta with Henri Toivonen's name on the side was described as a death machine. Did you not realise what happened to him? On a lighter note I was a spectator on the 1985 RAC rally which was the debut of the S4 in rallying and the Lancia was totally stunning with Toivonen winning the event.

[@nicks9707]

So you saw this very car…

[@UberLummox]

I have no problem with him stating the facts.

[@solracer66]

Cool, I was a service guy for a local team and later a spectator after our car broke, at the S4's last rally in 1986 in the US.

[@LillyRocket]

Well, at least it's not too soon...

[@UberLummox]

@@LillyRocket 😁👍

[@UberLummox]

You guys sure know your history. Very appreciated!

[@chrismiller9032]

Love these videos Donald.

[@SlySoSavage]

just here to leave a comment 😊❤

[@HAWGGY85]

Great cars. Especially Lancia! Please feature Lada VFTS next.🙂

[@jeffclark2725]

Thumbs up great video, sure lots of Subaru car's today, i remember the audi car's

[@johndavey72]

Good evening Gentlemen . Well the Cortina hardly got a mention ! Jim Clark entered the RAC Rally in one but l don't think he was placed although l think he won the BTCC twice in a Cortina . And the clip of the navigator was David Richards who has had an amazing career . Chairman of Prodrive for over 40 years . Chairman of Motorsport UK former Chairman of Aston Martin and former team manager of BAR and Benetton Formula One teams . And yes ,these drivers were only as good as thier navigators . Thanks 😊

[@jtreut]

Donnie O loves Lancias and we love Donnie O!

[@naahhhbiitch6431]

Might have to come back again this weekend

[@bigsarge2085]

😎

[@marguskiis7711]

It was NOT banned. Just all the Group B was omitted.

[@angeloah]

Was already subscribed when I arrived, come on how hard could it be, what are you scared? It’s not like you’re in a rally car.

[@marguskiis7711]

The best Group B car was Peugeot 205 t16 and the most successful too.

[@clayz1]

I have a great idea. explain the thumbnail to us.

[@BobGeogeo]

Does Donald's voice seem boosted into distortion to anyone else?

[@gavRirvine]

Strange how rally never made it big in USA, maybe apart from desert racing

[@Becausefamilycar]

Rally is the best motorsport by far, the rules need to be sorted out and they need to figure out how to make it great for Spector again. The driver skills is the highest, the engineering is great and should be based on road cars. Rally is top. F1 is boring and yes the pinnacle but nit really the drive in circles

[@marguskiis7711]

What the problem with WRC now?

[@nicks9707]

That Cortina is not a rally car, it’s a road racing car. Just saying…

[@grahambell4298]

It was also used in rallying. British ace Roger Clark had some international rally success in a Lotus Cortina. A red one.

[@nicks9707]

@ I was referring to the specific car in the exhibition, not the model generally.

[@grahambell4298]

@@nicks9707 Ah, fair enough.