Rallye de Portugal 1985: Timo Salonen wins in Peugeot 205 T16
1985 Rally of Portugal video clip filmed by French television and uploaded to YouTube by Amjayes.
The rally was won by an unlikely Timo Salonen in the Peugeot 205 T16 after his rivals hit trouble. Miki Biasion shot into the lead in his Totip Lancia Rally on the tarmac stages around Sintra, but it was Walter Rohrl in the Audi Sport quattro who was the danger man. Biasion was the number one Lancia… Continue reading
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The Rothmans Escorts – Pure Sound – Video Tribute
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Video clip of the Rothmans Escorts in action mainly from the British Open Rally Championship in the early ’80s.
The footage is of Escort artist Ari Vatanen going from sideways to sideways all across the UK and Ireland. All the sequences in the clip are from The Vatanen Touch film, featuring the Mintex, Circuit of Ireland, Welsh, Scottish and Manx rallies.
Tribute to “The Rothmans Escorts” – Pure Sound!… Continue reading
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1985 Monte Carlo Rally and Swedish Rally – Rare French Video Footage
Rare French footage of the 1985 Monte Carlo and Swedish rallies introduced by legend Jean-Claude Andruet.
The two films certainly have a Gallic charm about them with some quirky and surreal sequences. This all adds to the atmosphere though, as the story captures the battle between the sport’s two giants at the time, Peugeot and Audi.
There is the epic battle between Walter Rohrl (Audi Sport quattro) and Ari Vatanen… Continue reading
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