European Rallycross 1985 Lydden Hill Div 2 A final Martin Schanche Matti Alamaki

Sphere Drake Insurance European Rallycross 1985 Lydden Hill Div 2 A final and re run Martin Schanche John Welch Matti Alamaki Francois Monten Ole Arnesson Seppo Niittymäki

[@stefanpersson6475]

Jesus.. was there ever an motor sport event that Murray didn't commentate? What a legend.

[@phoenixmotorsport647]

he never commentated on lawn mower racing as far as I know!!

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

🤔

[@azynkron]

@@phoenixmotorsport647 That's where you are wrong, Sir. I have footage.

[@phoenixmotorsport647]

@@azynkron Seriously? I would love to see that

[@adam.s007]

How many motor sports event would you like to comment on? Murray: Yes

[@robddickinson4217]

Am I getting old or was life just a little bit more fun 30 years ago... great vid , thnks for posting.

[@frazerguest2864]

RobD Dickinson : From one old fart to another, yes it was.

[@rideyourbikent]

Murry Walker best of all commentary

[@skogpekka]

Yeah, especially car racing... Everything is just too sterile and 'disconnected' (funnily enough) today.

[@helenadams8215]

you are and it was.

[@rauschi3863]

They never show this series in german TV. Never seen this before

[@BjornW_777]

God bless you for posting the oldies up on KZbin. Love the 80s and 90s era racing

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

More to come!

[@MarinTESSIER]

@@rallycrossvhsdvd bless you !

[@r.blacky341]

I love not only the race in the 80th i love everyting in the best time ever!!!

[@RallyPino]

RIP murray walker Ur a commentating legend

[@growlusnotneeded3251]

I agree, it's good to hear his voice

[@haraldpettersen3649]

Do not think there are many drivers who have been at home in a small workshop, designing and constructing their own world-class gearbox. But so did Martin Schanche.

[@evilelf5967]

One of my favorite drivers,he could definately get the best out of a chassis and himself.very rare.

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

In the early 90’s Rs200’s of Thor Holm Peka Rantenan and Pat Doran all had assistance from Martin and Rolf number of times they visited his workshop for his expertise, the engine note they all had was the same 😁 most definitely been schanchified😉

[@imortaliz]

not only his own transmission but his very own 4x4 system, he was a professor at the university in Trondheim after he retired. I dont know what the class he tought would be called in english but it had to do with gear systems etc

[@haraldpettersen3649]

@@imortaliz - You are absolutely right my friend, much of the work he did in his garage workshop

[@daddy5225]

I also think the amount of knowledge and understanding that Murray Walker had about rally cross vehicles along with F1 etc far exceeds what any modern day commentators have.

[@soffosbackan]

Those were the days.. those were the days! MAN and homebuilt MACHINE! Not a bucket filled with electronics and crap! That really was the Golden age of Rallycross! Never forgett when Matti Alamäki won the race at Ahvenisto in Finland that year! Thanks for uploading! 🏁🇫🇮

[@freddieparrydrums]

Agree! Shame I wasn’t around to see it :(

[@soffosbackan]

Prodid…. Factory Rally Cars!!! You must be stupid!

[@CatTerrist]

Every one of those cars is EFI - what the FUCK do you think the E in EFI stands for?

[@vladimirzimonja8103]

Just replied to Rob Dickinsons comment how racing was much better 30years ago. It bloody well was,i was a kid but i remember the rally cross i watched on screensport sat tv. THAT was a racing channel.

[@stephenschenider4007]

@prodidzsáj These cars are technically faster. 750+hp some of these.

[@peterdrake8392]

Everything 80s was more fun than now, music, sport everything.....great upload

[@paddypoolfc3579]

When motorsport was brilliant.

[@stumpusMaximus]

Martin Schanche, what an absolute legend of Rallycross. I honestly loved watching him and Granstand and World of Sport on a Saturday.

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

😉BBC Grandstand Saturday lunchtime December 1984 They were the day’s, Introduction smooth Des Lynam. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eprIl2WwmtGmqNk

[@PrototypePatrik]

Alamäki is real Legend

[@areyouundoingthatorwhat9181]

80's and 90's rally cross was the best era.

[@1MrErling]

I saw Martin in 1976 and every year to 1980 in Drammen, Norway (Lyngaas )

[@frisoschlottau1998]

Thanks for digitizing this (to whomever too the time/effort)

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

No problemo

[@squidface7952]

That yellow Porsche 930 though.. 700 bhp all wheel drive, give me a hoon in that beast over any modern supercar anyday.

[@justins21482]

AAhh that explains alot! it launched like it was all wheel drive but I assumed it was RWD and sat there boggled and impressed!!

[@gOtze1337]

thats in 1985 were the avarage car had like 80bhp in europe and ppl. are wondering why racing is dying. modern racecars have better susspension, tires and traction systems etc. but same or less HP than 30 years ago. spectators notices that, there is not that sensation of an "driver taming a beast" anymore...

[@ToastbrotRaver]

@@gOtze1337 I drive a 1985 Audi 80, wouldn't want any modern crap over it. It's only got 90hp but it's so light it doesn't feel slow at all. It never was a racecar but there's response through the steering wheel, the pedals, the seat, it just feels so much more alive than modern cars. Plus it looks good and has good fuel economy. Can't imagine what 700hp in a car that light must have felt in 1985.

[@jaysee1982]

Still lost to an Escort. :D What amazing cars...

[@ZtriDer]

@@jaysee1982 But remember, Martin's car is not even close to "normal", he manufactured his engine, drive and other parts him self. Martis car was must a shell, he build the rest.

[@frazerguest2864]

Schance, Legend. Always highly entertaining to watch.

[@PrototypePatrik]

Alamäki legend too

[@GinoG63]

Scrolling through the comments here, I can only smile at the complete absence of any dispute or childishness, amazing stuff! Motorsport bringing like-minded people together, long may it last! Oh, and the racing/cars & personalities(& the music!) was better then :)

[@briansnail7362]

I am 59 years old and loved these big hp races , they may return ,used to draw big crowds and so much fun.

[@vk7073]

World rallycross is nowadays electric cars so in this level, we wont but there is still euro-rx

[@JohnRSrlie]

Saw this guys in Norway at Lyngåsbanen back in the 80`s. As a norwegian Martin was our hero, but Alamaaki did a nosespin in that Porche who was out of this world. A huge crash. Too much to handle sometimes I guess, I still remember the noise and the smell from back then, 100% motor FUN Bring back some nostalgia and good memories watching this, thank you.

[@1MrErling]

Vet du hvorfor Lyngåsbanen er borte? Ja er ikke hele sirkuset Rally Cross borte?

[@knallpistolen]

@@1MrErling nybygging kom for nær banen og de fikk ikke forlenget leieavtale av bane området

[@nyhusdieter4086]

Heia Norge , dette var også min tid

[@RandomYTshortvids]

Thanks very much for sharing this. Brings back Saturday afternoon memories. Great to hear Murray again. He is peerless.

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

Our pleasure!

[@pasgas12safe58]

Schanche....Ford Escort Turbo...560bhp!! WOW, The stats on the Escorts power, acceleration, adjustable power to the wheels etc, 1980s!! 💪😏💪 Just love this stuff💯🔥

[@FORDboy357]

560hp, RWD, and on 13in wheels. That escort is insane

[@EleanorPeterson]

1:35 and 11:35 - It's definitely 4-wheel drive.😁

[@Ruudiii]

Its 4wd wtf... he made the 4x4 system himself in his workshope by himself.

[@DYERIAIN]

​@Ruudiii he did. In fact this genre of motorsport pioneered new inventions. One driver in the scabbiest looking Fiesta had 4 wheel drive and 4 wheel steer.

[@DOBERSTAFFIE]

Murray Walker and Rally Cross. Great days. Thanks for posting these. Superb.

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

Glad you like them!

[@RETROCAM73]

Spent a lot of time there growing up as my dad was a member of the Tunbridge wells Motor club and was a marshal and we would sit in the old bus looking down at the circuit a great view thank you great memories 😊❤️👍🏻

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

Thanks Plz share this channel on social platforms with your best video you have seen so far Thanks

[@perpettersen2565]

80 and 90`s rallycross was a good damn crazy thing to watch. Crazy but top skills drivers with monster cars. My favorite among them all is..... the myth, the legend, constructor and inventor, mr rallycross himself....Martin Schanche of course ;())

[@be2Gee]

Schanche, the legend of Rallycross.

[@clarke89]

The sound of the engines is absolutely awesome 👌

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

We Agree

[@minimr2]

Murray walker. So great at commentating

[@chuckyboy6977]

minimr2 and the originator of the commentators curse.

[@SuperOMARKO]

@@chuckyboy6977 95 yrs old last week! Legend.

[@chuckyboy6977]

The definition of the commentators curse kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXrUZY1pabpjgaM kzbin.info/www/bejne/n36knnuPmpWIfsU

[@KingKuuppa]

@@AndrewEdwardBailey Surprisingly in this case he seemed to be much more aware of what's happening than he ever was when commentating F1.

[@inquisitor229]

Drivers like Martin Schanche are why I love rallycross to this day. However, 'excitable eccentrics' such as he was are missing these days I think.....

[@realMaverickBuckley]

Yep. Not as easy to control and market.

[@sydsnott5042]

Fanbloodytastic. My all-time favourite motor sport now not available on terrestrial television. Thanks so much for posting this and other videos which I now look forward in watching. I remember watching this on Grandstand when I was younger. And yes yesteryear was oh so much better.

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

Our pleasure!

[@DjNikGnashers]

Happy birthday Murray Walker, 95 last week !

[@vuelvoel2011]

hes dead

[@byronmills5952]

@@vuelvoel2011 No he aint.

[@telephonebear21]

@@byronmills5952 what did you dooooooo????!!

[@troo_story]

@@byronmills5952 he is, unless he's risen again.

[@ginge625]

Loved Lydden hill in the day.. Legendary!!

[@magnificenteris4828]

So fantastic to hear Murray's voice.

[@Scott555ish]

Manchester Units 5 : West Bromwich Albion 1.......that made me laugh. Those good old days of watching Rallycross on a Saturday afternoon.

[@mikemitch1041]

Good old lydden rallycoss days , and no bloody mobile phones

[@realMaverickBuckley]

5:48 - Is that a Stunning 288 GTO just relaxing on the side of a race track as rally cars flinging stones and mud at it in disdain.

[@edyoud3690]

maverick buckley I would say it’s a 308 judging by the Louvres on the top of the front wings 🤓

[@zepter00]

It is nor a stuning car at all

[@gerekappo]

Being a 288 or 308... that's the proper way to use a car!

[@robweber6652]

308 gets

[@robweber6652]

GTS

[@r.blacky341]

How think bevor that a Ford winn!? than a quattro and a Porsche 911?? Unbelivebel fast Ford!! Respect!

[@richie6921]

Legendary commentator, legendary cars. I would absolutely give my left arm for any of them cars. Particularly that yellow Porsche. And yes I am drooling

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

haha

[@volt8684]

Spent many saturday afternoons watching this on TV as a kid in my Dads garage workshop whilst he was preparing minis for rallying. Happy days proper racing no health and safety interference - max spectator enjoyment. Murray Walker i am 61 myself now😂

[@asleandere8852]

I remember this race..... Schanche's car - insane. I N S A N E. (i even remember the Newcastle - Oxford game, that's embarrassing ... 🥵)

[@mariobotti1952]

That Escort is absolutely fast on straight

[@HeathenRides]

Nice memories of the world before it went totally insane

[@80Loke]

Could not agree more m8

[@Latsaaben]

Martin is a LEGEND!

[@grahamschofield4555]

The only thing that hasnt changed is that my football team sheffield wednesday were getting hammered 5-1.Great watching the old rallycross again.Modern rallycross is just not the same unfortunately.

[@awdobsession717]

Fantastic race 👏🏻 and even more interesting times for motorsports back then.

[@hshonda2368]

Before my timesi i thank u so much for sharing these amazing videos

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

Our pleasure!

[@superchickenlips1]

My mom had an XR3 when I was a kid. If only it was as fast as Shanche's XR3. That thing is so damn fast, it's showing a 700hp AWD Porsche a clean pair of heels.

[@ImDavidJames]

Thank you so much for uploading these. Just found you and subbed immediately What a great race!

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

Thanks for subbing and enjoy the channel plz share 😉

[@detroitcustom]

James Bond smokescreen ACTIVATE

[@alexandervanwyk7669]

Again awesome to watch. Check the 288 GTO parking there 5;50 in the dirt. (One of only 280 built) Mind blowing fun. Thanks for posting

[@lockeddowndad7673]

Pretty sure that's a 308 GTS.

[@ivorgotten2368]

I was there that day. This was how I spent every weekend in the 1980s and 90s. I lived about 12 miles from Lydden, so it was easy to get there, and my Mrs loved it too. You could see pretty much the whole track from one place. Later we got the Metro 6R4s and the RS200s doing the same thing with Will Gollop etc (he had the Canterbury Saab dealership). There was only rickety chestnut paling fencing between the track and the spectators, so not up to todays safety standards. Great events and a great time to be alive.😁

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

Agreed 👍🏻you remember the days when there was an old log cabin hut with a tramp living at the circuit great days

[@ivorgotten2368]

@@rallycrossvhsdvd HaHa, No, I was never aware of that. My Dad used to go there to watch motorbikes in the 60s, so he would've remembered, but he's sadly passed now, so I can't ask him.

[@krisjones74]

That Escort was thrillng to watch.

[@grahamjordan1040]

Fantastic Saturday afternoon grandstand

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

Good times on mainstream Tv 😉

[@jussijokinen-armasproducti3039]

Martin Schanke is as big as quattro in B1 class in rallying, but yes, spectating these events when I was a child was something else!

[@tsopuaifa]

Back in the days when cars were cars and security an option. °_°

[@alexandervanwyk7669]

Bliksim insane driving. Thanks guys.

[@ayteecee518]

My grandad was the spanner man for Kevin Richard’s at Lydenn on the bikes. Brings back memories watching this footage.

[@jonjones1553]

Bonkers! Thanks for uploading.

[@henriks5008]

Good old Martin. What a character.

[@realMaverickBuckley]

Do they make them like him anymore?

[@Charger425]

These are worth watching for Murry Walker's commentary alone.

[@RalphEllis]

Ten times better than F1. R

[@flippy66]

A Ford Escort spewing smoke, very true to form.

[@Psyrax64]

0-100 in 5 seconds out of a 1.8 escort?? incredible..and what skillful drivers. brilliant video.

[@handymccoaster3759]

@Johan Sahlin He meant 100mph as Murray Walker said. So 0-160

[@mcplutt]

100 mph?

[@mcplutt]

@Johan Sahlin Actually 2 seconds 0-100 km/t

[@64fairlane305]

Acually it was clocked at 0-200kmh in four seconds on dry tarmac

[@autarko]

@@64fairlane305 That's a 7 second 1/4.

[@Lebberg]

Now this is entertainment .... thx for posting this

[@gbraadnl]

Man... that Porsche 930 spurted off quickly at the start! That they allow(ed) the Escort to continue ... what a smokescreen!

[@VideoDotGoogleDotCom]

Alamäki's monster of Porsche... How can any human being keep that widowmaker on the track?

[@masturdate]

It was on sale in Finland last year, not even expensive!

[@lefroy1]

Crazy fast these 80s rally-cross. Not many Mini-Metros could do 0-60 in 1.9 seconds.

[@Gumbile]

80's and 90's the best years for motorsport and music

[@nmo888]

Martin firecracker Schanche, entertainer 👍

[@wilseph1]

Murray Walker on the mic. What a legend.

[@patrickwickham6587]

I watched this live on Saturday afternoon TV!

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

Saturday Afternoon this will jog your memory 😉 Rallycross BBC Grandstand Des Lynam Saturday lunchtime Motorsports December 1984 They were the day’s kzbin.info/www/bejne/eprIl2WwmtGmqNk

[@patrickwickham6587]

@@rallycrossvhsdvd Yes well remembered! I took my two sons when they were small to Swindon Rallycross, where we saw an Audi Quattro racing for the first time ever!

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

That would of been the black Quattro of Dimi Mavropoulos😁 seen elsewhere on this channel 👍🏻

[@patrickwickham6587]

@@rallycrossvhsdvd Yes that's the man.

[@dieselpower5303]

Now that's a impressive Mk3 escort!

[@vladimirzimonja8103]

Youre not getting old. Motorsporst HAVE BEEN more fun 30 years ago. I remember watching this UK Rally Cross on Screensport TV That channel was awesome. Not everybody in ex yu had satellite TV but a member of my family did and i enjoyed screensport because it was all awesome racing. A lot of rallyx with mega awesome cars. I was a kid. So i thought it seemes to me that everything is getting less good to use those words,but it didn't seem to me. EVERYTHING,not only motorsports,is getting laimer and laimer to the point where even MotoGP is in same trouble. No,it's not you. It is still going down.

[@mwoodall13]

My man’s did that smoke screen on purpose 🤣

[@OldCarsAreFun]

Clicked for that yellow porsche, stayed for the madness

[@emericploquin4513]

Merci !

[@Zubatec]

Thanks for uploading of all you videos !!! Greetings from Czech Republic !

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

Děkuji

[@sorenandersson5390]

TEJER MED STORA BRÖST och var på väg och BRÖSTET

[@AVONIDOL]

Glad I managed to be a small part of this era of Motorsport.

[@Senna-xi1gr]

Loved watching this on sat wi dickie Davis on world of sport

[@arsiize]

From when rallycross was rallycross....

[@miniman7361]

What memories. We used to go to Lydden all the time. Grass track was by spectators wooden fence and in the woods section there was mattresses tied to the trees and some straw bales here and there 🤣

[@notpoliticallycorrect1303]

A mattress tied to a tree will stop a car at 100mph.😁

[@theNeathBoy]

Man I feel old. I don’t enjoy motorsport as much as I did as a kid watching this stuff on Grandstand on a Saturday afternoon. What the hell happened to Rallycross?

[@64fairlane305]

Martin`s 4WD Escort was clocked doing 0-200kmh in four seconds flat on clean tarmac

[@SJSpode114]

Love the current WRX but this was proper Rallycross on a proper track...😎

[@appymarley]

Just stumbled across this ...I forgot how mental rally cross was!

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

Certainly was and we have lots of footage in the future to come 😉 Enjoy and share 👍🏻

[@caprise-music6722]

What a truly magnificent sport! ❤

[@joelstapleton4033]

Great to see this here in the states nearly 40 years after it happened. And love that smoking escort. These days they would have black flagged him at the smallest puff of smoke.

[@carreresylvain]

so good nothing but raw power

[@micke2943]

That Escort must had like 3bar boost to put out those figures! With Carburators!!?? Everything was better back in the days!

[@ThePentosin]

No. Fuel injection.

[@micke2943]

Ah, Thanks! Was uncertain if they had started with EFI because this was about the time EFI breaked through!

[@ThePentosin]

They startet with fuel injection mid to late 70s

[@micke2943]

Vw Beetle was first car to have injection 1967. And Volvo still made a Carburator car in 1984..................... Did not know that it took so long to implement to "all" cars on the market. But mid 80s about all new cars had efi.

[@TakeItToCurve]

Carburators,?? In1985 to 1990..yes, Saab, Honda,Toyota..etc.of course they all got fuel injection too...

[@mvt1313]

It's a pity Murray Walker doesn't do the F1 commenting anymore. Was so good hearing him commentating again.

[@michaelhoward7652]

He's ,95 that may be the reason he doesn't do commentary anymore lol

[@markholroyde9412]

@@michaelhoward7652 He will still be yakking shit even today..............maybe LOL

[@verdeboyo]

I was there! The good old days of Rally Cross and Group B rally cars

[@Aeroswine1776]

This was peak testosterone mixed with minimal eco-concern and maximum power in the hands and feet of the driver. Now adays we see computers with wheels taking folks for a ride... Give me the 80s any day.

[@steviedee8921]

that was one hell of a dagenham dustbin

[@PhilipAJones]

Oh wow. More than 2 sponsors. No Red Bull or Monster logos in sight.

[@Dean0017]

Awesome. I know that voice. Hey Murray!!!

[@CALVO36]

Great memories use to watch them on grandstand world of sport great days folks! Great drive from Martin there took some beating didn't he ! Like the way Murray nearly ran out of steam when Martin on top of the car lol!., 😮😮😂😂🙏🏻🙏🏻😉😊😊

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@johnman8554]

i remember that, i was 3 years old

[@noaht5191]

These were mad scientists driving their insane creations. Hard to believe this was 1 year before I was even born. Reminds me of my dad and his old pals building pull trucks. Hell even when I raced karts in the late 90's it was still more of a "backyard scientist" run what you brung, but that's when the regulations and Karting association really started coming in with the rules. The old days were the best days is what I'm saying.

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

💯

[@memofrf]

Fantastic

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

Thanks

[@MuzzaBikeFix]

Yeah Murray Walker at his finest awesome

[@slowboat6021]

Murray Walker is a legend, have missed his cometary much.

[@stevenpereira6475]

The old smoke trick...

[@therickpound]

When we did it for the love of the sport.