Here's some videos of Ari

YouTube - Ari vatanen pikes peak

YouTube - Ari Vatanen - Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 (gotta love the Porsche pulling over (1min 55secs)

YouTube - Ari Vatanen Black Escort

YouTube - cameracar peugeot 205 t16

 

No it has to be the 205 Turbo it made all the other cars of the era look slow however the Ford Escorts won most rallies I believe

 

I have always loved this Ari Vatanen clip: YouTube - Ari Vatanen - Manx Rally 1983

Same rally, longer clip: YouTube - Ari Vatanen Opel Manta Manx Rally 1983

 

205 T16 is my absolute favourite rally car of all time......

 

In my opinion McRae. There are times when I dont think anyone could have driven the cars he has any quicker. It was just always to the absolute limit with 100% effort. you have to admire loeb as he is obviously one of the greatest ever, but the cars are easier to drive these days...you cant help wonder how he would have done back in the day when you had to throw the cars about?? I know despite this he's still amazingly talented as a driver, but still...(I am Scottish so very biased)

Alan

 

Hannu Mikkola for me was the best of his era, my first international rally was the scottish in the early eighties, he broke the track rod end on the quattro on the first stage and drove out backwards,he was ten minutes behind the leaders, then went on to blitz the opposition over the next four days to win by a mile! the sound of the 5 cylinder quattro was fantastic you could hear them starting the stages 5 or six miles away!

timo salonen was a great character too, he was a million miles away from the keep fit fanatics of today, he wore glasses , was a lb or two heavier than he should have been and he often drove his cars with a *** in his mouth!!! can you see any of our current drivers doing that- that takes real skill!!

 

Always loved the group b era so will have to be:
1. Walter Rohrl
2. Colin Mcrae
3. Ari Vatanen
4. Stig Blomqvist
5. Tommi Makinen

Top cars:
1. Audi Quattro sport Evo
2. Lancia S4
3. Impreza WRC 1999 year
4. Peugeot 205 T16 Evo 2
5. Escort MkII

 

Ari Vatanen without question

Lancia Delta Integrale

 

Were the 99 Imprezas more successful because they were lighter, or has the competion just hotted up ?

 

Roger Clark - Cossack MkII Escort. My Hero