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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This is Rallying – A Tribute Video
Stirring video tribute to rallying’s heroes and legends from the past 40 years, or so, made by amjayes and uploaded to MotorsportMAD.
This is Rallying features the greats such as Alen, Makkinen, Clark, Biasion, Panizzi, Toivonen, Galli, Lampinen, Aaltonen, Mikkola, Gronholm,Vatanen, Munari, Waldegard, Rohrl, Kankkunen, Sainz, McRae, Loeb etc., etc.
All the iconic events appear from the Safari to the RAC, Acropolis, Monte, San Remo, 1000 Lakes, Portugal and so on.
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Video of Marlboro Safari Rally 1985 – Juha Kankkunen and Fred Gallagher take rookie win
Rare French video footage of the 1985 Safari Rally where Juha Kankkunen and Fred Gallagher shocked the establishment to win in the Toyota Celica TC Turbo.
The rally attracted the might of Audi, Lancia and Peugeot, but their supercars proved too fragile for the African marathon with Salonen the only one to finish out of the lot.
Meanwhile, Opel should really have won with the Manta 400s of either Rauno Aaltonen and Erwin… Continue reading
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