Ari Vatanen

[greg124]

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

[billyfrost]

Nice will have to dig that out

[Tedswagon]

His pikes peak run on you tube is one of my all time favorite videos.

[greg124]

Agreed Ted. I've just watched it again for good measured

[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....

[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

[Gert]

Here are the youtube links to the Idris Elba king of speed show.

(part 1)
(part 2)

[billyfrost]

Or watch t'original...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b ... -episode-1
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b ... -episode-2