1992 Lombard RAC Rally (day one, live stage - SS8 Chatsworth)

[@PescaraProductions]

These endurance style rallies are what WRC misses the most these days. Far better exposure for manufacturers and spectators. WRC should bring back a few week long rallies

[@landcruiser801]

@dontmakemecomesoft461 they were a great way to start the week... Sat scrutineering, Sun, a couple of stately homes and dodgy burgers and then in the evening to the forest car park for the rest of the week. Happy days!

[@landcruiser801]

@dontmakemecomesoft461 I live in Chester, so have early memories of the rally build up and when get the first car with my mates, we all trundled off all over the country for a week. It was such good fun. But these stages were good, and kind of built you up to messing about in forests for a week. It was so popular back then and these Sunday stages were great for non hardcore followers but the action was good, good views most of the time and good memories of them. While prefer the forests this was just part of it. I actually think the cars now are even better than back then and as spectacular as Group B. I think the new cars are great just the events as a whole have lost something (in the UK everything when it became just South Wales). I now go to Sweden every year which is great.

[@Bazzgrassman]

The royal days of rallying..Timo Makinen was mentioned, as such as many other succesful drivers in the history of RAC..as a Finn these clips represent the golden days of rallying. Thank You!

[@carcontrolcommitment]

that top 10 though. Juha 4x champ, Carlos, 2x champ, Miki, 2x Champ, Colin, 1x Champ, Tommi, 4x champ and manufacturer champ, Alen 19 wins, Auriol 1x champ, Wilson 4 x manufacturer champ, Kenneth, 3 x wins, Vatanen 1x champ. Unbelievably high quality field....

[@nearlyretired7005]

I watched Carlos when he was 23 year old rookie!

[@williamkilner5496]

Without doubt, this was a golden era of rallying. Frankly, those Lancia Deltas in Martini livery were the closest thing to perfection that a car could get. In the hands of the masterful Kanks and that complete loony Allen (meant as a compliment), they were awesome. Chatsworth, as the best of the Micky Mouse stages, had the geographic benefit of being on the doorstep of Manc, Sheff, Leeds, Derby etc, so holds a fond place in the hearts of many northern rally fans! It's been away too long, methinks, even though I love the Welsh forests and my annual 'winter holiday' to Snowdonia etc

[@frazerguest2864]

I was there 😀 Many thanks for all these uploads. They bring back some great memories 👍

[@VHSRallies]

Glad you like them!

[@frazerguest2864]

@@VHSRallies : I don’t like them. I love them.

[@NathanMcCabe88]

This was all before my time infact I was 4 when this was staged, but I love watching the vids you upload!!! Thank you!!

[@oliverpursley2919]

I used to have this recording on VHS as a kid and used to watch it on repeat when I was fascinated by cars and rallying, I have now watched it in full once again, thank you for bringing back childhood memories!

[@colinstewart1432]

I hear ya. A certain pathos is felt because our beautiful country is being slowly erased. From the flag to the family, every aspect is under some form of insidious attack by so-called culture warriors.

[@pimpy200]

The cars of my youth. Love them all!

[@GregzVR]

Little did many know at the time, that as well as Colin McRae, many were seeing a future 'GOAT' in Tommi Makinen for the first time.

[@b6eunos]

Thank you so much for uploading this. Poor Tommi getting stick from the commentators, I guess Mr Makinen had the last laugh...

[@tomanderson6335]

Based on the form of the current Toyota WRC team (of which he's in charge) he's STILL laughing!

[@philkennedy342]

That brings back memories going there thanks for sharing 👍👍👍

[@evoivowner7732]

This is so good. Top cars, top drivers, great commentary, brilliant coverage. Thank you 👍

[@VHSRallies]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@SiPhillipson]

I never watched this on TV... as I was there live. Did Chatsworth with my dad every year. I'd have been 8 for this one.

[@cgarby]

Love the live stage coverage

[@robertrishel3685]

I had no idea Richard Tuthill was a young rally protege! Wow! Makes sense now, seeing the gorgeous cars he builds, particularly that Porsche GT3 R-GT car😍

[@craigpalmer347]

Remember it well slept in car at gates of chatsworth sat night. was right behind camera at watersplash sadly all my 8mm footage is now gone Happy memories 👍👍👍🤙🤙

[@simonrook5743]

Was at Donnington that day, horrendous weather, we had planned of following the rally into Monday but everything was soaked through. We were outside the old hairpin where Makinnen dropped the Nissan.

[@応力技研]

この頃のWRCが一番好きです。

[@valdemarcardoso9358]

2 hours seeing the 88 live stage and this one its a record for me

[@johnjames01]

At 8:24, I decided to google Adrian Boyd as I had not heard of him before. Going by what Tony Mason said, he would have been roughly 80 this year. Sadly, I see he passed away only in October of 2021. May he rest in peace.

[@JimGlasgow-e5o]

Watched him many times at Circuit and Mullusk , sad to hear he has died .

[@mrbetamax1969]

Top era cars n drivers..cheers vhs .

[@colinstewart7123]

That Aussie seems like a top bloke. 👌

[@wrcfreak2121]

Great stuff

[@A555-m1n]

And to think this is no longer an event.how on earth could the FIA get it so wrong?,what were they thinking by moving the whole event to Wales a few years later alienating thousand's of rally fans.all these stage's have been silent for many yrs now and sadly will always remain silent.the sport now isn't a patch on what it was,the Sunday specials drew the crowds in for miles around and yet the FIA thought different and wonder why there's now a decline in rallying!.

[@Woody93185]

Roger Clark driving an escort again but the new model which is an interesting thing to see

[@silviu8672]

Great video

[@VHSRallies]

Thanks for the visit

[@colinstewart1432]

What's your favourite ever rally car? Mines the Toyota GT4 (old style body shape) with variable torque split between front and rear. 🇬🇧🏁🏴‍☠️

[@jamesrobert4106]

Walter Röhrl drove the Lancia 037 in Martini livery. Possibly my favourite car of all time. 😊

[@colinstewart1432]

​@@jamesrobert4106Good Choice.

[@danielross7221]

Love the Camel Subaru Legacy

[@tomanderson6335]

Curious as to how it ran with full logos and branding when the Marlboro and Rothmans signage on the Toyotas and works Subarus, respectively, was censored...

[@retardray5701]

@@tomanderson6335 My guess is that they claimed it was for the fashion brand which back then had the exact same logo. Subarus also had 555 logos on display in Finland and Sweden for some years, probably because the brand wasn't sold there.

[@colinstewart1432]

For anyone not from UK, this is typical English weather.

[@Mishima505]

How that giant Subaru legacy ever competed with the more compact Lancia Delta and Toyota Celica is beyond me…

[@robmerwd]

Lots of effort all round not so long ago.

[@Stickleback]

Saturday night entertainment 20/04/2024 👍

[@chunder27]

Pathetic organisation for that first watersplash, far too much water, caused so many retirements, we had a pop at the Aussies in 96l, but this was just as bad.