It was great to see Ari Vatanen wragging an E30 around a farm in his native Finland, with Idris Elba on board, on the TV last night
Re: Ari Vatanen
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 6:09 pm
by billyfrost
Nice will have to dig that out
Re: Ari Vatanen
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 8:14 pm
by Tedswagon
His pikes peak run on you tube is one of my all time favorite videos.
Re: Ari Vatanen
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:14 am
by greg124
Agreed Ted. I've just watched it again for good measured
Re: Ari Vatanen
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:38 am
by BMG
One of my fave Ari moments is this from the 1983 Manx rally in an Opel Manta. Watch the whole thing, but at 2m10 sec in he clips a wall that sends the Manta sideways in the wet, just as a narrow stone wall cattle grid is 100 yards down the road.
The reaction of his co-driver being scared shitless is a rally classic. Harryman stalls on the pace notes for a second with Ari then telling him to get on with it. They both gather it back up, and just look at the speed a proper rally driver can do with a punctured tyre. It's depressing to think he can probably out drive me with one flat tyre....
Re: Ari Vatanen
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 2:09 am
by greg124
Just goes to show how important the navigator and pace notes are.
Love the IoM and have to admit to being a TT adict
Re: Ari Vatanen
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:36 am
by Gert
Here are the youtube links to the Idris Elba king of speed show.