BBC Rally Sprint 1983 part 1

Credit for the original cap. goes to angmo. This is BBC's "Rally Sprint" from year 1983. It features a production (Group N I assume) Rover SD1 with a few rally modifications including a 300 HP V8 and an MG METRO 1300 (not the Turbo version). I have extracted the best I could out of the original video file. I am a BIG rally fan so thought everyone should share in the goodness LOL. The F1 drivers are ;- Danny Sullivan, Derek Warwick, John Watson, Nigel Mansell, the Rally Drivers are ;- Jimmy McRae, Pentti Arikkala, Stig Blomqvist, and Tony Pond. I mostly uploaded this as I am a big fan of the looks of the original mini-METRO. However when I sat in a Metro Turbo recently I was shocked to find that the inside and controls and door slamming sound and smell are amost exactly the same as a Morris Minor LOL.
Sorry about it being 720p even though it's originally only SD, but KZbin removes far too much picture detail on 480p so I am finding that I need 720p just to get SD levels of picture detail...

[@Cabinessance]

Brilliant, wonderful to see the late Tony Pond, a true British Hero.

[@minsk1996]

Tony Pond..a true Brit and Gentleman to the end....R.I.P.

[@The_Foulmouthed_Cypriot]

Oh that sound. THAT SOUND! My God I love old rovers.

[@Rushcliffe1979]

I remember watching this on Grandstand on 17 December 1983 i.e. 29 years ago today. Bit of a motorsport double bill because the 1983 British Rallycross Grand Prix was also on. I remember the whole programme had regular Jan Leeming-presented news flashes about the Harrods bombing.

[@matty205gti]

That A379 VUK that Mansell drives belongs to a guy who lives near me. Uses it for hillclimbing and single venue rallies. Drives it very well..

[@HeavyMetalGamer45]

Thanks for uploading this really good video.

[@d-d-i]

Rover V8 music. With Murray Walker lifting the tempo up to 11.

[@MCSmartboy]

Aah, the sound of that beastie! Very entertaining, bring that sort of competition back!! Something less clinical than the ROC...

[@matty205gti]

6:45 'run for your lives' haha!

[@Colindouglaswilson]

Actually, the Peking-Paris Rovers WERE built with 60-gallon fuel tanks. China is a LONG way away...

[@darren2514fv]

this was done on film

[@altern8ive]

as much as i love Murray's input, sometimes i wished he just shut up and let the roar of the engines take over.

[@sidewayssam]

great vid, if you like this have a shufty at mine, I have a few

[@BennTenn67]

He said "the Rover has a 60 gallon fuel tank" - I think not :-)

[@darren2514fv]

The Rover 3500 turned out to be too heavy for rallying

[@carlinreeve6535]

So anoying voice but butiful sound and wonderful car, I so love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!