1984 Lombard RAC Rally (day one)

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@chap666ish 4 жыл бұрын

Back when the Lombard RAC rally was simply an immense event. I remember standing in pitch dark Welsh forests waiting for the race director's car to go past, then the medics and then the safety crews. Then - eventually - you'd hear the first car and the whistles of the marshalls. Then blindingly bright headlights and tremendous speed and exhaust noise. Awesome stuff!

@grahamatsea3575 4 жыл бұрын

Epic, again, thank you. 1984... had just finished my 4 year apprenticeship and was taken on in the design office as a Draughtsman. In this Lombard rally I drove to Yorkshire to see many of the forest stages, it was amazing. My late dad and girlfriend at the time did the trip with me. Once again thanks for the upload, brings back some great memories and has lifted my spirits in these unpleasant, uncertain times

@VHSRallies 4 жыл бұрын

That's the idea, Graham. Stay home, stay safe.

@RalioTypeR 4 жыл бұрын

The stories I’ve heard about Group B from my uncle are spine tingling. Sitting in the forestry in Brechfa hearing that Audi for miles. Can’t help Feeling that I’ve mist out on the golden years. Was only a few months old in this year😩

@scoobyking555cm 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry to say your uncle is right, these were the golden years of rallying. I lived in West Wales at the time and never missed the RAC, great cars, great drivers and the greatest of all was the great times had by all of us spectators in the middle of the forests having the time of our lives regardless of the weather or the time of day or night the stages were run at. 👍🏁

@davec197 4 жыл бұрын

Yes I was 15 months old when this took place..my 1st RAC was 1990 Lombard as a skiving 7 year old missing school traveling with my mom and stepdad around the country

@RW-nr6bh 2 жыл бұрын

@@davec197 I always used to avidly follow it on TV and dream of when I would leave school and go and watch the RAC Rally, that was back in the early 1990s. Sadly by the time that came round the glory days had long gone. Still never got round to seeing it. The closest I got was as a very young boy, my parents took me to see the cars as they drove through Leek on the way from Trentham to Chatsworth, I was far too young to recognise anything, never mind a Metro 6R4 back then though.

@Hargan 4 жыл бұрын

So glad Jayemm shouted you guys out! Could watch this stuff all day!

@cgarby 10 ай бұрын

Binge watching these 80s rallies. Thanks !

@scoobyking555cm 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for more trips down memory lane mate, epic 👍👍👍👍👍🏁

@eddiec438 4 жыл бұрын

I was at Knowsley. My first rally experience.

@ArnoldTriyudho 4 жыл бұрын

They should bring those stages back for Rally GB..

@surality 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate enjoyed that

@liverush24 4 жыл бұрын

A used to have a "Shaker Maker". It wasn't a rally driver, though.

@chryneon6638 3 жыл бұрын

I've been trying to find pics of the Audi quattro in the intro since I found this, to no results. Anyone had any luck finding an image?

@SteveM-ly7oy 4 жыл бұрын

I am pretty sure the BBC did films of 1986 and 1987 Portugal, even though 1986 was a disaster. If you could find those that would be great.

@weallfollowmanutd 4 жыл бұрын

Michelle Mouton was a hell of a driver controlling that short wheelbase beast

@jamesrobert4106 Жыл бұрын

The game had evolved too far by that point. They were probably more invested in the group S car which fate never allowed.

@paultaylor5502 4 жыл бұрын

That Sport Q looks seriously hard work

@tomanderson6335 4 жыл бұрын

A shorter wheelbase to exacerbate the extremely forward weight bias coupled with extra power and the extra turbo lag that comes with it. I wonder if Michele volunteered to run it or was assigned it...

@paultaylor5502 4 жыл бұрын

@@tomanderson6335 thanks for the reply, we worked on this and a couple of others at DSM, the car was poor for the reasons you mention add to that peak torque at 4800rpm and you have a very nervous car. She loved the car by the way unlike Walter and Stig

@shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin Жыл бұрын

For her it was, not so much for her teammates.

@paultaylor5502 Жыл бұрын

@@shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin oh it was, it was a dog, Hannu, Stig and Walter all hated the sport.

@jamesrobert4106 Ай бұрын

@@paultaylor5502Yet here we are now. People worship the Sport Quattro. Nobody seems to realise it won 1 single rally. The UR Quattro is what built the legend.