0:52 That is a *Mitsubishi's Lancer Evolution III Group A* rally car driven by *Uwe Nittel* (from Germany) in the first year of WRC (in 1997) where all the other competitors have started to use a new era of rally cars of that time which was a World Rally Car (it ended last year in 2021. This year, the top category of WRC are now using a new hybrid rally cars called the Rally1). At that time, Mitsubishi Ralliart is still using their Group A cars as it was still proven to be competitive in the rally stages.
First year of WRC?! wtf are you smoking? you do realize WRC started in 1973 right?! not to mention that was definitely before 1997, 1996 tops, in 1997 EVO IV was in use instead...You need to get you facts straight mate. First of all Group A ended 1999/2000, then the era of the 2000CC started, then 1.800CC, and nowadays 1.4 CC Hybrid. Rally 1 is a set of rules, its not specific to the new cars themselves. every now and then said rules are changed by the FIA like it happened now.
@@MetallvmPT You didn't read my comment properly (or you don't understand it?), let me repeat it for you. In the first year of WRC (in 1997) where all the other competitors have started to use a new era of rally cars of that time which was a World Rally Car. I'm emphasis on *the first year of WRC (in 1997) where all the other competitors have started to use a new era of rally cars which was a World Rally Car* . If you still don't understand it, I feel bad for you. Also you want to argue with me with false facts? Lol. The first year of World Rally Car era started in 1997, the year that you're mentioning in your false fact comment is the 3rd and 4th year of World Rally Car era. Even from Group A days the cars were running with 2.0 litre engines (ehem Lan Evo's 4G63Ts is a 2.0 litre engine ehem) until 2011 where they switched to 1.6 litre engines which they are still using now with hybrid system in the new Rally1 cars. There isn't a Rally1 car that is running with 1.4 litre engine (yet). From what I'm seeing, you're the one who needs to do a lot of reading (properly of course) before you present me with true facts (stop smoking while you're at it). Have a good day.
Rallydrivers are undoubtedly the most skilled drivers of any 4 wheeled motorsport. The way theese guys and their codrivers fly through lousy public roads at racetrack speeds is just unbelievable... compared to racing laps on a track the skills needed are through the roof!
Complete nonsense. Rally Drivers aren't even in the same country as the ballpark of the Formula 1 drivers. Racing the Monaco Grand Prix, for example; missing the walls on either side by literally inches, for 78 laps, while contending with other drivers, sitting inches above the road and having an obscured view thanks to the Halo, makes rally driving look like this video, i.e. rally driving compared to the women's racing they call NASCAR. Rally drivers are amazing - far more technical and difficult than NASCAR - but nowhere near Formula 1...
@@philsurtees I don't agree. Rallydrivers miss trees, walls, bridges and ditchs by literally inches... and the dont race a track as well known and rehersed as f1 drivers... and there is alot less grip... Especilly good old group b drivers racing in a sea of spectators were far better imo.
@@philsurtees bullshit !! i go to F1 how on earth can you think set short tracks are harder than miles of on street tracks with no run offs and solid road furniture everywhere with every road surface from loose stone chippings to mud to dry tarmac to snow F1 HAS A DEGREE OF SKILL FOR FAST DRIVING BUT GETS NOWHERE NEAR THE SKILL SETS REQUIRED FOR RALLYING ... FACT
Used to live in a part of the UK where they had forest stages. On my very first time watching ,aged 7, I was told by one of the older men "If you see a car coming towards you get behind that big tree"
7:50 the Finnish commentator says that the Austrian Sepp Haider throws quick somersaults with Opel Kadett rolling two times over the roof and back on his wheels and the journey continues with the time loss being only about 15 seconds. Video clip is probably quite old as I think he was active racer in late 80's and early 90's and then gradually slowed down with rally
oh man me too. One of the few games I could actually use the controls properly on the game station. Bloody loved it. My son beat me every time but I still loved it.
The super narrow street 2:25 is part of Rally del Rubinetto, a rally here in Italy that takes place near Novara, northern Italy. Yes it's a real rally stage! Edit: If you want to see something crazy take a look at this. Hillclimb rally stage in a narrow street (almost 1 line), in f3000 car, kind of formula 2... The sense of speed from the onboard view is astonishing ua-cam.com/video/vkIepauST0s/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/c5Eq4uKdV2E/v-deo.html
Greetings from Finland, the country that, at least a few years ago, had more Rally World Champions than all the other participating countries put together! As a Finn, I'd like to throw in a little F1 for you to react, if you can access it: Kimi Raikkonen's Incredible Race Start at 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix. His Alfa Romeo was far from being the best, but he really showed his skills on the damp track on that start.
7:50 Opel Kadett E GSi Group A , 8:28 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4X4 Group A , 3:22 BMW E30 M3 Group A , 3:40 Citroen C2 VTS S1600 , 4:27 Peugeot 206 WRC , 5:29 Renault Clio R3 Rallycar , 5:39 Mitsubishi Lancer evo VI WRC, 6:05 Renault 5 Maxi Turbo.
Was the Sierra 4x4 ? The Mk1 (3 door body Cosworths were RWD) only late sedans (Mk2) were 4x4. yes there was a group A Sierra in the 84-85 season (not the Cosworth --- it was a XR4x4 (2.8 V6) )
watch any mark higgins onboard videos of him hotlapping the isle of man in subaru STIs. those videos are insane. watch all of them. he started off running stock STIs around the isle of man. all fully sponsored by subaru. on one of his starts he lost it and almost crashed out ( with a passenger in the car) and made the most insane save right at the start of his run. those videos are 100% onboard and he's talking over them explaining everything that's happening and what he was thinking and doing at the time. they're amazing. the 2014 video is my favorite. stock car with roll cage, straight pipes so spectators could hear it coming, better break pads, adjustable shocks. probably better tires. it's pretty raw.
2:05 While an impact like that is far worse than a rollover crash (even if those look worse) modern safety-systems (cage, harness, HANS-system, helmets) usually keep the crew save until you get to an amount of forces that breaks the roll cage. But that is incredibly rare.
2:25 yes he is. It's an Italian rally called Rally del Rubinetto, and the bottleneck in the video is iconic, if you ask to a italian rally fan, and perhaps also in Europe, they certainly know it. (There are a lot of video of the bottleneck, you should make a video of it)
5:00 "Seeing a Porsche on dirt, now that's different" You should look into the history of Porsche in rally. Especially the 959's disguised as 911's in the Paris Dakar rally. And recently, the Singer Tuthill 911 ACS if you want your mind blown.
The driver at 2:40 is a legend! Goes off road and is nice enough to miss the two GoPro's on the right and a what looks like a SLR on the left by driving straight thru the middle!
Technically, it's not rally but but Mark Higgins' onboard footage of his Isle of man TT course run on a Subaru is quite good in my opinion. You should also check out nitro rally cross, there are some crazy things that happened there.
6:08 Renault 5 Turbo. Mid-engine rear wheel drive little hatchback, incredibly rare and valuable. Nice to see one being used properly. You can see a standard Renault 5 (Front engine and front wheel drive) having the opposite problem (understeer) a few seconds later (number 311).
Rally is so crazy.. It used to be crazier with group b and the lack of rules for the spectators. I’ve been to a few different rallies in different countries and it’s a full on week… The best is when you have to/used to have to walk on the tracks to get to the viewing spots… You would hear a horn and then see 50 people run and jump into the forest, it’s part of the adventure. Also if you keep the maps you can drive all of the stages and special stages the days after the rally. It really gives you appreciation for how gnarly and fast they actually drive. I’ve driven rally cars and you are thinking three corners ahead of where you actually are
Rally is an amazing sport. Not only competition between driver and navigator teams but also a race against the clock. Video reaction suggestions: Targa Tasmania (Australian Tarmac Rally) Possum Bourne; a legendary New Zealand born rally driver and his Subaru WRX The Adelaide Rally (an annual event from home city in Australia.) Athens Rally in Greece. (Those stages are insane! )
suggestion : react to "WRC 73 Polland 2016 - 30 minute service of Stephane..." maybe not the whole 30mins maybe a *bit* too long but it's mechanics working & fixing a very damaged rally car
I worked with a ex Rally engineer. An airline company shipped a car to the next country, the Engineers were horrified as when it arrive it was in 2 pieces, they cut the back 1/3rd of the car off to fit it in the airplane as that was they only way they could get it to fit. Needless to say they had to get it fixed, safe and race ready in less than 24 hours.
2:30 - It may not have been part of the circuit. Between stages the rally cars are driven on public roads. They get number plates and everything. One may even pull up next to you at the lights if you’re lucky.
The biggest off I ever had was a cartwheel. The car came down on the nearside front left and dug in and then cartwheeled six times before coming to a halt spinning on its roof.
Hi from Vancouver BC Canada Loving the rally videos. Rally is so badass but very dangerous. Serious skills required. That one driver giving thumbs up while taking tight turns at speed amazing. Like you said get that man a beer.
The driver at 4:40 was called Christoph klausner with his audi quattro. He was from austria and died 2021 because of a accident with his motorbike. When you want See cool Videos with a audi quattro search with his Name at UA-cam.
I keep waiting to see the day you start your video titles Rally Fan reacts to. Love watching you on your journey into rally racing, something I have loved since group B As an American I was always surprised by the lack of popularity here. I'm not sure if it's because it isn't side by side racing and no passing due to the spacing But I have always found it to be very exciting with some of the best all around drivers Keep it coming having fun
i was on the German rally 2007.. in the Vingard hill in a needle Corner .. Never had so mutch fun in my live .. And after it we went to the driver camp. What an amazing weekend :)
4:10 if you didnt notice, the evo also hit a large mediacamera on a large tripod, luckly the cameraman was able to move away in time but the hood of the car completely obliterated it
Ya should check out Carlos Sainz in rally Australia when he was driving a Celica. I love Rally. As a kid I remember spectating local rallies, my favourite memory is of Allen Friend ( it might have been Simon Evens ) in a vk, v8 commodore launching it over a hill, long, high speed run up, landing over half way on the down side, the rear bumper flew of, he dropped two gears breaking hard, car twitching, him fighting to set the car up for the next corner... And he pulled it off! Perfectly. It was spectacular. It was art. It was poetry in motion. It's RALLY!!!!!!!!
10:27 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 -10:02 Ford mk3 Escort -7:31 gotta love the Audi Quattro!!! Those things sound sooo gooood!!! -6:40 the Scandinavian flick!! Where they first slide against the corner then catch the car to drift the corner! Basically sets them up for the turn at high speeds
I once had a chance to drive a rally simulator - it was a Ford Focus shell fitted with tv screens but will fully working brakes, accelerator, gear shift etc. Man it was FUN!
1:32 - If I understood your question correctly, that was a Ford Escort, either a RS 2000 or a RS 1600. If you like rally this much I firmly believe you'll like hillclimbing even more! I strongly suggest you give it a shot. There are several channels dedicated to it but my suggestion goes to Hillclimb Monsters' channel. He has some of the best footage and he usually includes the cars' specs, which are very helpful when you don't quite know what you're looking at. 🙂
in 2003 a estonian driver had his hood pop open and fly in to the windshield blocking the view. they drove half the race like that and still only came 6seconds behind the nr1 guy
If you want to experience from the drivers perspective have a look at this. The driver is Craig Breen and he is driving a group B Metro 6R4 up Moll's Gap Stage in Ireland in 2018. A 3.0 V6 410bhp monster. He is wearing a helmet cam so you can see how he battles with the steering wheel but best of all is the sound of the engine. ua-cam.com/video/99qHoM-ef10/v-deo.html&ab_channel=RallyFunTV Love your reaction and appreciation to the rallying world, you are as we say here "a true petrol head".
Used to be able to get an old tiny Suzuki Carry van up on 2 wheels through roundabouts. It had an 850cc 3 cyclinder motor, not fast but super reliable. My former boss had an earlier 6 cylinder 202 cubic inch Torana with a few suspension mods and he to get it airborne at 90mph on dirt with me in it on the way to work. I always carried a change of undies in my kit, just in case.
The World Rally Championship used to come to my city of Perth. It was great, they raced around the southwest forests and the pine plantations in the hills east of the city, which the roads consist of gravel (West Oz Hills Gravel) it's like driving on marbles, heaps of fun to take the car out for a thrash on, although my old Commodore used to get a bit tailly around 90kph on it. There was even a special stage held at night in the city on the river Esplanade where 2 cars would line up on separate tracks that crossed each other in an under and over tunnel bridge. The cars got heaps of air when they went over the bridge jump. It was sick, too bad it ended in 2006.
Even within the same brand, we have different cars here in Europe. Years ago, I used to have a Ford Mondeo. When I talked about it on a website for Ford owners, the people from the US had never even heard of that model before. :)
Fusion here in the US. But, I've spent many years in Europe so i am familiar with all the different models. I lived in Idar-Oberstein and Baumholder from 99-02. I had my 1990 Mustang GT with me and enjoyed cruising it on the autobahn. Still, really liked the Ford cars over there. Escort, Sierra, Puma, etc......
The world is a better place with small, fun, quirky French hatchbacks. Since leaving the UK, I’ve been surprised how much I miss them. They’re like pockets of personality and roads in North America would be brighter places with them around.
We had a German Rallydriver called Walter Röhrl.He is a legend and in his days he was a Rallygod driving Audi 4wd and dominating Rallysports for years.Watch his Videos.Amazing driver!
I remember seeing Rally on the Sports channel when i was in my teens, it was ended officially due to being so dangerous to the audience which couldn´t be secured on the roads. But me being an Austrian, especially the Audi scenes are exciting because that might be Walter Röhrl (the letter "ö" spells like the u in "hurt, turn or urge) who is a fellow countryman. And a legend in Rally sports. Famously driving the Audi Quattro to victory multiple times. The Porsche 911 was famous for having the best traction on difficult roads out of all sports cars of it´s generation, holding that title for many years. Thus, also popular in Rally.
Man you gotta experience it in person we were lucky enough to live within 15 minutes of the rally of new Zealand and a friend of mine lived next to a single lane bridge on one of the stages the crashes the speed and the skill is amazing. Edit the single lane bridge the driver's would get enough air to clear it absolutely insane
Now, I saw those cars in the eighties. There were still the two -wheel driven cars like the Lancia 037. And then came Audi with the first "Quattro" and it climbed up to the Quattro S1. This car gave you goosebumbs even at the starting line to a stage.... now, these days I think cars are nearly that fast but there is not the same atmosphere ....
I have been in love with the subaru inpreza wrc for many years now....but lately the Hyundai i20 N rally has been one of my top favorites! Speedy and quick as hell!
"Chopito rally" has mostly videos of crashes, but its from failure we learn! And its a really good perspective on how safe these cars are made (even in lower tier classes). :) Greetings from Sweden!
It's very good to follow it on TV these days because there are so many cameras following the track these days. You get all the time passing times for the different participants, how they are + or - in relation to each other. I know old womens who follow it, and they are not interested in any other sport. And something happens all the time, like someone hits a rock on the side of the road and continues with a puncture on one wheel, someone loses a gear or someone drives off and loses 20 seconds before he's up on the track. So it happens more than in track racing and how they are in the race can change the muck quickly.
I havent seen these old cars in over 20 years but I knew what they were because I played Gran Turismo 1 and 2 A LOT when I was a kid. Those were the days
Apart from Group B pretty much all rally cars, until this year, were based on production chassis, with stock parts increasing the further away you get from WRC. It's only in 2022 that WRC changed from production chassis to "silhouette cars" due to the (very much criticized) introduction of hybrid systems. On the plus side, the switch also brought even tougher crash protection.
Been saying this a couple of times, but if you are now thinking about doing incar cam video, go with Kris Meeke Onboard Ouninpohja. Legendary stage, jumps, crazy speed, terrifying road sections. Meeke on maximum attack for 20.5 miles and you can hear Paul Nagels pacenotes (in english!) through the whole ordeal. Hypnotic piece of youtube.
I once was accidentally in Targa Tasmania LOL in my sky blue Datsun 120Y with an orange bonnet. What a day that was. We were looking for a football match up the back of whoop whoop and there were all these people on the side of the roads waving and cheering. I laughed myself silly (after pulling over to the side of the road to let them get past) that day and every time I've thought about it since. Great memory. Great old Daddo.
I swear Rally as a whole can the same amount if not more reactions like NASCAR NASCAR: We got left turns. Rally: We got left turns, right turns, hairpin corners, different weather conditions, different vehicle manufacturers.
That in-car shot (where he's giving the thumbs up to the spectators) where it looks like the driver is loosing it is called a Scandinavian flick, which is a quick opposite steer(flick) to break traction on the rear end, followed by a full lock turn and full throttle into the corner, the idea is to get the geometry of the back end sliding around the corner helping the momentum and corner speed without heavy breaking. It's also used by Drift community for the same reason.
The Paris - Dakkar rally in the 1980 was something speciall to watch, like the -84 and the -87 season. It was tough for everybody, the quadcars(or whatever they where called those that was only builtfor one sole purpose. that rally), rallycars, truck and the bikes
79 Ford escorts are one of my fav cars ever. Ae 86 or ae71 next and then holden kingwwod. But so many mods... they all just need an LS 3 to be good....
I too am a Nascar fan. Grew up on dirt oval racing. And I have to say, Rally drivers are probably the ballsiest drivers on earth. Even more so than top fuel drag racers. The conditions they drive in at the speeds they do is sheer insanity. I love racing but rally racing terrifies me lol.
Whoo, I don't know, man, I've seen a number of top-fuel engines just straight up detonate when the driver lights off the throttle. Rally driving requires some real guts, but it takes a whole different breed to knowingly strap into what amounts to a bomb with a seat.
you should try and find videos about the co-driver and how they use pace notes which comprise certain codes to enable the driver to drive at the max. In rallying, communication between the driver and co-driver is paramount to achieving good stage times and keeping the car on the road. Because everything is happening at such high speed and the driver has their hands full during a stage, it can be difficult for them to take in information delivered in a normal fashion. Because of this, co-drivers develop their own way of relaying crucial information to the driver, effectively creating a whole new language that both members must be fluent in.
The blue ford escort at the beginning is, I think, an Irish guy called Frank Kelly, he has loads of videos up and you really should check him out, he is a lunatic.
I’ve watched and enjoyed a lot of your rally reactions. Anything Mr. M uploads is amazing. Check out European hill climbing / Berg Cup stuff. St. Ursanne is a really fast hill climb and definitely worth a watch. Oh yes, and the Isle of Man TT. If you do watch IoM TT, be sure to check out the electric bike lap and the lap record for cars. Old footage of Tony Pond driving a road car on slicks on the circuit.
as a French man who live in Canada, see people in Other country reconized Renault Clio and Peugeot 206 207 or 208 is coool.... very cool :-) I want this cars in North America!!!!!!
0:52 That is a *Mitsubishi's Lancer Evolution III Group A* rally car driven by *Uwe Nittel* (from Germany) in the first year of WRC (in 1997) where all the other competitors have started to use a new era of rally cars of that time which was a World Rally Car (it ended last year in 2021. This year, the top category of WRC are now using a new hybrid rally cars called the Rally1). At that time, Mitsubishi Ralliart is still using their Group A cars as it was still proven to be competitive in the rally stages.
Maybe a gtr Idk hahahaha
@@vincenthetu7580 Nah definitely a WRX
First year of WRC?! wtf are you smoking? you do realize WRC started in 1973 right?! not to mention that was definitely before 1997, 1996 tops, in 1997 EVO IV was in use instead...You need to get you facts straight mate. First of all Group A ended 1999/2000, then the era of the 2000CC started, then 1.800CC, and nowadays 1.4 CC Hybrid. Rally 1 is a set of rules, its not specific to the new cars themselves. every now and then said rules are changed by the FIA like it happened now.
@@MetallvmPT You didn't read my comment properly (or you don't understand it?), let me repeat it for you.
In the first year of WRC (in 1997) where all the other competitors have started to use a new era of rally cars of that time which was a World Rally Car. I'm emphasis on *the first year of WRC (in 1997) where all the other competitors have started to use a new era of rally cars which was a World Rally Car* . If you still don't understand it, I feel bad for you.
Also you want to argue with me with false facts? Lol. The first year of World Rally Car era started in 1997, the year that you're mentioning in your false fact comment is the 3rd and 4th year of World Rally Car era. Even from Group A days the cars were running with 2.0 litre engines (ehem Lan Evo's 4G63Ts is a 2.0 litre engine ehem) until 2011 where they switched to 1.6 litre engines which they are still using now with hybrid system in the new Rally1 cars. There isn't a Rally1 car that is running with 1.4 litre engine (yet).
From what I'm seeing, you're the one who needs to do a lot of reading (properly of course) before you present me with true facts (stop smoking while you're at it). Have a good day.
@@MetallvmPT I don't know why car fans feel the need to brag about knowledge and demonize small mistakes.
Rallydrivers are undoubtedly the most skilled drivers of any 4 wheeled motorsport. The way theese guys and their codrivers fly through lousy public roads at racetrack speeds is just unbelievable... compared to racing laps on a track the skills needed are through the roof!
Complete nonsense. Rally Drivers aren't even in the same country as the ballpark of the Formula 1 drivers. Racing the Monaco Grand Prix, for example; missing the walls on either side by literally inches, for 78 laps, while contending with other drivers, sitting inches above the road and having an obscured view thanks to the Halo, makes rally driving look like this video, i.e. rally driving compared to the women's racing they call NASCAR. Rally drivers are amazing - far more technical and difficult than NASCAR - but nowhere near Formula 1...
@@philsurtees I don't agree.
Rallydrivers miss trees, walls, bridges and ditchs by literally inches... and the dont race a track as well known and rehersed as f1 drivers... and there is alot less grip...
Especilly good old group b drivers racing in a sea of spectators were far better imo.
Yeah it's the different elements. Like the guy going 100+ plus on the snow in the beginning of the vid is just crazy lol
@@philsurtees bullshit !! i go to F1 how on earth can you think set short tracks are harder than miles of on street tracks with no run offs and solid road furniture everywhere with every road surface from loose stone chippings to mud to dry tarmac to snow F1 HAS A DEGREE OF SKILL FOR FAST DRIVING BUT GETS NOWHERE NEAR THE SKILL SETS REQUIRED FOR RALLYING ... FACT
@@philsurtees lol wrong
Used to live in a part of the UK where they had forest stages. On my very first time watching ,aged 7, I was told by one of the older men "If you see a car coming towards you get behind that big tree"
Yeah good idea, or you ask for dangerous zone
02:18 wasn't a tree they hit, was a wall of dirt. But yes, trees are strong oppenents of velocity too.
tree stump if you look closely
7:50 the Finnish commentator says that the Austrian Sepp Haider throws quick somersaults with Opel Kadett rolling two times over the roof and back on his wheels and the journey continues with the time loss being only about 15 seconds. Video clip is probably quite old as I think he was active racer in late 80's and early 90's and then gradually slowed down with rally
I remember Colin McRae Rally game back in the 90's. One of the best early race driving sims.
thats what got me into rally . lol . loved that game .
oh man me too. One of the few games I could actually use the controls properly on the game station. Bloody loved it. My son beat me every time but I still loved it.
@@kellyfoster6983 my boys beat me at 1st . until i mastered it lol
my man really called an evo a 4 door GTR 😂 love the excitement of a new rally fan. rally drivers and co drivers are a different breed.
The super narrow street 2:25 is part of Rally del Rubinetto, a rally here in Italy that takes place near Novara, northern Italy. Yes it's a real rally stage!
Edit: If you want to see something crazy take a look at this. Hillclimb rally stage in a narrow street (almost 1 line), in f3000 car, kind of formula 2... The sense of speed from the onboard view is astonishing
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ua-cam.com/video/c5Eq4uKdV2E/v-deo.html
Awesome 👌
1:53 made me flinch for the driver and co driver that was a hard hit
Greetings from Finland, the country that, at least a few years ago, had more Rally World Champions than all the other participating countries put together!
As a Finn, I'd like to throw in a little F1 for you to react, if you can access it: Kimi Raikkonen's Incredible Race Start at 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix. His Alfa Romeo was far from being the best, but he really showed his skills on the damp track on that start.
Fins are the best and behind America.
I live near Jyväskylä! Watch the rally every year!
7:50 Opel Kadett E GSi Group A , 8:28 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4X4 Group A , 3:22 BMW E30 M3 Group A , 3:40 Citroen C2 VTS S1600 , 4:27 Peugeot 206 WRC , 5:29 Renault Clio R3 Rallycar , 5:39 Mitsubishi Lancer evo VI WRC, 6:05 Renault 5 Maxi Turbo.
Was the Sierra 4x4 ? The Mk1 (3 door body Cosworths were RWD) only late sedans (Mk2) were 4x4.
yes there was a group A Sierra in the 84-85 season (not the Cosworth --- it was a XR4x4 (2.8 V6) )
watch any mark higgins onboard videos of him hotlapping the isle of man in subaru STIs. those videos are insane. watch all of them. he started off running stock STIs around the isle of man. all fully sponsored by subaru. on one of his starts he lost it and almost crashed out ( with a passenger in the car) and made the most insane save right at the start of his run. those videos are 100% onboard and he's talking over them explaining everything that's happening and what he was thinking and doing at the time. they're amazing. the 2014 video is my favorite. stock car with roll cage, straight pipes so spectators could hear it coming, better break pads, adjustable shocks. probably better tires. it's pretty raw.
2:05
While an impact like that is far worse than a rollover crash (even if those look worse) modern safety-systems (cage, harness, HANS-system, helmets) usually keep the crew save until you get to an amount of forces that breaks the roll cage. But that is incredibly rare.
Yeah, no matter the system, nothing can protect your body from the G force you get decelerating like that
watching rally cars as a kid is what got me into cars. some of those cars were absolutely insane to watch
2:25 yes he is. It's an Italian rally called Rally del Rubinetto, and the bottleneck in the video is iconic, if you ask to a italian rally fan, and perhaps also in Europe, they certainly know it. (There are a lot of video of the bottleneck, you should make a video of it)
This is without any doubt the most insane motorized sport ever !
that car numbered 303 - a Renault 5 Turbo, lovely piece of kit.
Yes, you did get the Citroën and Renault badges right. Pretty impressive, considering you never had those brands in the USA!
I was impressed when he said "Clio"
I even thought he may get the R5 turbo 👍🏻
5:00 "Seeing a Porsche on dirt, now that's different" You should look into the history of Porsche in rally. Especially the 959's disguised as 911's in the Paris Dakar rally. And recently, the Singer Tuthill 911 ACS if you want your mind blown.
👍🏻
The driver at 2:40 is a legend! Goes off road and is nice enough to miss the two GoPro's on the right and a what looks like a SLR on the left by driving straight thru the middle!
Technically, it's not rally but but Mark Higgins' onboard footage of his Isle of man TT course run on a Subaru is quite good in my opinion. You should also check out nitro rally cross, there are some crazy things that happened there.
ua-cam.com/video/DRg5Sp1iQMc/v-deo.html
All of this ^^^ Nitro Rally Cross for sure!!! If he thought the jumps on stage rally are nuts... And it's in the states.
I also recommend this run of Petter Solberg in Finland SS Ouninpojha back in 2004:
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The Isle of man TT is something on a whole other level!
Bro that isle of man lap is a whole class of it's own 170mph on a road circuit is mind bending 🔥
5:29 Renault Clio III RS (197), 2L n.a.
6:00 Renault Clio II RS (182)
6:08
Renault 5 Turbo. Mid-engine rear wheel drive little hatchback, incredibly rare and valuable. Nice to see one being used properly.
You can see a standard Renault 5 (Front engine and front wheel drive) having the opposite problem (understeer) a few seconds later (number 311).
Rally is so crazy..
It used to be crazier with group b and the lack of rules for the spectators.
I’ve been to a few different rallies in different countries and it’s a full on week…
The best is when you have to/used to have to walk on the tracks to get to the viewing spots… You would hear a horn and then see 50 people run and jump into the forest, it’s part of the adventure. Also if you keep the maps you can drive all of the stages and special stages the days after the rally. It really gives you appreciation for how gnarly and fast they actually drive.
I’ve driven rally cars and you are thinking three corners ahead of where you actually are
Rally is an amazing sport. Not only competition between driver and navigator teams but also a race against the clock.
Video reaction suggestions:
Targa Tasmania (Australian Tarmac Rally)
Possum Bourne; a legendary New Zealand born rally driver and his Subaru WRX
The Adelaide Rally (an annual event from home city in Australia.)
Athens Rally in Greece. (Those stages are insane! )
I'd also add the classic "Hill Dance" from Pikes Peak.
@@Doughman888 you mean « Climb Dance » ? I think he already watched it a couple of months ago
@@Arvipa. the first time I saw that climb dance clip with ari vatanen was in a classic rally game on Playstation 1.
suggestion : react to "WRC 73 Polland 2016 - 30 minute service of Stephane..." maybe not the whole 30mins maybe a *bit* too long but it's mechanics working & fixing a very damaged rally car
I worked with a ex Rally engineer. An airline company shipped a car to the next country, the Engineers were horrified as when it arrive it was in 2 pieces, they cut the back 1/3rd of the car off to fit it in the airplane as that was they only way they could get it to fit. Needless to say they had to get it fixed, safe and race ready in less than 24 hours.
2:30 - It may not have been part of the circuit.
Between stages the rally cars are driven on public roads.
They get number plates and everything.
One may even pull up next to you at the lights if you’re lucky.
The biggest off I ever had was a cartwheel. The car came down on the nearside front left and dug in and then cartwheeled six times before coming to a halt spinning on its roof.
that is a gnarly one for sure! the G force from a spin like that gives me shivers just thinking about it
Hi from Vancouver BC Canada
Loving the rally videos.
Rally is so badass but very dangerous. Serious skills required.
That one driver giving thumbs up while taking tight turns at speed amazing. Like you said get that man a beer.
The driver at 4:40 was called Christoph klausner with his audi quattro. He was from austria and died 2021 because of a accident with his motorbike. When you want See cool Videos with a audi quattro search with his Name at UA-cam.
The speed and roar of the GTR (I think) at 0:54 on ice...
It's that mind blowing i couldn't stop rewinding it...
Think it was a Mitshubishi evo urly ones 4 maybe ,or the car before it ,gallant or whatever it was,not a GTR.
@@ierbutza21 Hes Talking about the car on Ice which is an HYUNDAI I20 COUPE WRC
It is a Hyundai, I think of some sort after many attempts to pause, I caught the badge on the back.
Mate his bloke was feeding it the the beens.
@@needmiLo / @ierbutza21 . Needmilo is right about it being the car on ice...
How do you confuse a Hyundai with a GT-R hahahah
I keep waiting to see the day you start your video titles Rally Fan reacts to.
Love watching you on your journey into rally racing, something I have loved since group B
As an American I was always surprised by the lack of popularity here. I'm not sure if it's because it isn't side by side racing and no passing due to the spacing
But I have always found it to be very exciting with some of the best all around drivers
Keep it coming having fun
i was on the German rally 2007.. in the Vingard hill in a needle Corner .. Never had so mutch fun in my live .. And after it we went to the driver camp. What an amazing weekend :)
4:10 if you didnt notice, the evo also hit a large mediacamera on a large tripod, luckly the cameraman was able to move away in time but the hood of the car completely obliterated it
Ya should check out Carlos Sainz in rally Australia when he was driving a Celica.
I love Rally.
As a kid I remember spectating local rallies, my favourite memory is of Allen Friend ( it might have been Simon Evens ) in a vk, v8 commodore launching it over a hill, long, high speed run up, landing over half way on the down side, the rear bumper flew of, he dropped two gears breaking hard, car twitching, him fighting to set the car up for the next corner... And he pulled it off! Perfectly.
It was spectacular. It was art. It was poetry in motion.
It's RALLY!!!!!!!!
10:27 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3
-10:02 Ford mk3 Escort
-7:31 gotta love the Audi Quattro!!! Those things sound sooo gooood!!!
-6:40 the Scandinavian flick!! Where they first slide against the corner then catch the car to drift the corner! Basically sets them up for the turn at high speeds
I’m glad to see you expand your takes/views on overall motorsports. Subbed a few weeks ago, and I enjoy your genuine reactions. Keep it up!
I once had a chance to drive a rally simulator - it was a Ford Focus shell fitted with tv screens but will fully working brakes, accelerator, gear shift etc. Man it was FUN!
Mad respect for the ID on the Group B Audi Quattro. I was worried after the 4 door GTR comment 😅
1:32 - If I understood your question correctly, that was a Ford Escort, either a RS 2000 or a RS 1600.
If you like rally this much I firmly believe you'll like hillclimbing even more! I strongly suggest you give it a shot. There are several channels dedicated to it but my suggestion goes to Hillclimb Monsters' channel. He has some of the best footage and he usually includes the cars' specs, which are very helpful when you don't quite know what you're looking at. 🙂
Yeah the hillclimb monsters channel is awesome and they usually put some specs of the car in the video which is nice to know for those crazy builds.
in 2003 a estonian driver had his hood pop open and fly in to the windshield blocking the view. they drove half the race like that and still only came 6seconds behind the nr1 guy
4:38 the scandinavian flicks here are so nice
5:03
I think that class also has the Ferrari 430, Lotus Exige-S, BMW Z4, Aston Martin DBS, and Ford Mustang.
If you want to experience from the drivers perspective have a look at this. The driver is Craig Breen and he is driving a group B Metro 6R4 up Moll's Gap Stage in Ireland in 2018. A 3.0 V6 410bhp monster. He is wearing a helmet cam so you can see how he battles with the steering wheel but best of all is the sound of the engine.
ua-cam.com/video/99qHoM-ef10/v-deo.html&ab_channel=RallyFunTV
Love your reaction and appreciation to the rallying world, you are as we say here "a true petrol head".
Used to be able to get an old tiny Suzuki Carry van up on 2 wheels through roundabouts.
It had an 850cc 3 cyclinder motor, not fast but super reliable.
My former boss had an earlier 6 cylinder 202 cubic inch Torana with a few suspension mods and he to get it airborne at 90mph on dirt with me in it on the way to work.
I always carried a change of undies in my kit, just in case.
The World Rally Championship used to come to my city of Perth. It was great, they raced around the southwest forests and the pine plantations in the hills east of the city, which the roads consist of gravel (West Oz Hills Gravel) it's like driving on marbles, heaps of fun to take the car out for a thrash on, although my old Commodore used to get a bit tailly around 90kph on it. There was even a special stage held at night in the city on the river Esplanade where 2 cars would line up on separate tracks that crossed each other in an under and over tunnel bridge. The cars got heaps of air when they went over the bridge jump. It was sick, too bad it ended in 2006.
ua-cam.com/video/t-meibNQEBU/v-deo.html
Even within the same brand, we have different cars here in Europe.
Years ago, I used to have a Ford Mondeo.
When I talked about it on a website for Ford owners, the people from the US had never even heard of that model before. :)
Fusion here in the US. But, I've spent many years in Europe so i am familiar with all the different models. I lived in Idar-Oberstein and Baumholder from 99-02. I had my 1990 Mustang GT with me and enjoyed cruising it on the autobahn. Still, really liked the Ford cars over there. Escort, Sierra, Puma, etc......
The world is a better place with small, fun, quirky French hatchbacks. Since leaving the UK, I’ve been surprised how much I miss them. They’re like pockets of personality and roads in North America would be brighter places with them around.
We had a German Rallydriver called Walter Röhrl.He is a legend and in his days he was a Rallygod driving Audi 4wd and dominating Rallysports for years.Watch his Videos.Amazing driver!
Have been subscribed to Mr M for years, a great channel.
Edit: glad you have found rally and are enjoying it.
i have watched a few of your rally reaction videos recently and i have to say i love how you do this, you gained yourself another sub
Rally is absolutely insane!
The most spectacular motorsport of the world! And the best drivers!
Ive really been enjoying your videos lately, always entertaining and full of laughs 😆
I’m an Aussie and love watching skids but I also love watching these rally videos too there so skilled 🤙🏽
Rally drivers are crazy, but everyone loves them for it. Just loving the if in doubt, go flat out attittude of one of the drivers in that.
3:45, it was thoughtful of him to use his indicator.
4:59 "Somebody get this guy a beer man" Him with beer: urgh.. Hold my beer.
I remember seeing Rally on the Sports channel when i was in my teens, it was ended officially due to being so dangerous to the audience which couldn´t be secured on the roads.
But me being an Austrian, especially the Audi scenes are exciting because that might be Walter Röhrl (the letter "ö" spells like the u in "hurt, turn or urge) who is a fellow countryman.
And a legend in Rally sports. Famously driving the Audi Quattro to victory multiple times.
The Porsche 911 was famous for having the best traction on difficult roads out of all sports cars of it´s generation, holding that title for many years. Thus, also popular in Rally.
Man you gotta experience it in person we were lucky enough to live within 15 minutes of the rally of new Zealand and a friend of mine lived next to a single lane bridge on one of the stages the crashes the speed and the skill is amazing.
Edit the single lane bridge the driver's would get enough air to clear it absolutely insane
7:32 I like how the copilot is casually turning the page of his note book.
Now, I saw those cars in the eighties. There were still the two -wheel driven cars like the Lancia 037. And then came Audi with the first "Quattro" and it climbed up to the Quattro S1. This car gave you goosebumbs even at the starting line to a stage.... now, these days I think cars are nearly that fast but there is not the same atmosphere ....
I have been in love with the subaru inpreza wrc for many years now....but lately the Hyundai i20 N rally has been one of my top favorites! Speedy and quick as hell!
"Chopito rally" has mostly videos of crashes, but its from failure we learn! And its a really good perspective on how safe these cars are made (even in lower tier classes). :) Greetings from Sweden!
Sweden still exists? 🥺
last guy was like: "SAMIR YOU NEED TO LISTEN, YOU'RE JUST DRIVING SAMIIIR!!"
That "old thing" at 6:02 is a Renault Turbo II. Look it up, it's crazy!!!
@ 1:14 ish was a Ford Escort RS1800. One of my personal dream cars. Second only to its predecessor, the RS1600.
the man at 4.55 with the cockpit audi was kristoph klausner sadly died back in 2021 from a motorcycle incident
So good, keep the rally vids coming mate!!
It's very good to follow it on TV these days because there are so many cameras following the track these days. You get all the time passing times for the different participants, how they are + or - in relation to each other. I know old womens who follow it, and they are not interested in any other sport. And something happens all the time, like someone hits a rock on the side of the road and continues with a puncture on one wheel, someone loses a gear or someone drives off and loses 20 seconds before he's up on the track. So it happens more than in track racing and how they are in the race can change the muck quickly.
I havent seen these old cars in over 20 years but I knew what they were because I played Gran Turismo 1 and 2 A LOT when I was a kid. Those were the days
2:41 Dirt Rally co driver- "slight cut"
3 left into 6 right big cut
Apart from Group B pretty much all rally cars, until this year, were based on production chassis, with stock parts increasing the further away you get from WRC.
It's only in 2022 that WRC changed from production chassis to "silhouette cars" due to the (very much criticized) introduction of hybrid systems.
On the plus side, the switch also brought even tougher crash protection.
Been saying this a couple of times, but if you are now thinking about doing incar cam video, go with Kris Meeke Onboard Ouninpohja. Legendary stage, jumps, crazy speed, terrifying road sections. Meeke on maximum attack for 20.5 miles and you can hear Paul Nagels pacenotes (in english!) through the whole ordeal. Hypnotic piece of youtube.
The bit where he clipped a fence at 1:50 looked like maybe Monaco where there are missive drops of the edge
Dirt4 changed my life and introduced me to rally racing. Never lookin back.
try richard burns rally. even more realistic
For a North American you have a really good knowledge about european cars!!! Cheers from Portugal!
The next wrc rally is in Portugal, so excited!
I once was accidentally in Targa Tasmania LOL in my sky blue Datsun 120Y with an orange bonnet. What a day that was. We were looking for a football match up the back of whoop whoop and there were all these people on the side of the roads waving and cheering. I laughed myself silly (after pulling over to the side of the road to let them get past) that day and every time I've thought about it since. Great memory. Great old Daddo.
6:06 Renault 5 Turbo.
A product of the 80s: Build for rally, small, lightweight and overpowered for being a small rwd car
In NASCAR, you can guess speed in relation to the turns. In rally, you need a lot of stationary objects to guesstimate the speed
"It's not the speed that kills you, its suddenly becoming stationary"
I swear Rally as a whole can the same amount if not more reactions like NASCAR
NASCAR: We got left turns.
Rally: We got left turns, right turns, hairpin corners, different weather conditions, different vehicle manufacturers.
2:25, yes it was a stage in Italy (Rally del Rubinetto), and I was part of it! :D very very difficult corner :D
That in-car shot (where he's giving the thumbs up to the spectators) where it looks like the driver is loosing it is called a Scandinavian flick, which is a quick opposite steer(flick) to break traction on the rear end, followed by a full lock turn and full throttle into the corner, the idea is to get the geometry of the back end sliding around the corner helping the momentum and corner speed without heavy breaking. It's also used by Drift community for the same reason.
At 7:57, unlike NASCAR cars, rally cars are very sturdy and can roll, and keep going.
Most American “car guy “ don’t know too much about European car or about our motorsport’s but you are real car guy i see passion in ye eyes
the black and gold coloured car with the huge rear arches on it was Renault's Group B car, the Renault 5 Turbo 1 (it was know as Le Car in America)
Rally is the greenest type of motorsport. As an observer, you quickly learn that trees are your friend.
The Paris - Dakkar rally in the 1980 was something speciall to watch, like the -84 and the -87 season. It was tough for everybody, the quadcars(or whatever they where called those that was only builtfor one sole purpose. that rally), rallycars, truck and the bikes
G'day Must see is the Finke Desert Race, Cars, Trucks, Buggies and Motor Cycles. You will Never Never know if you Never Never go.
79 Ford escorts are one of my fav cars ever. Ae 86 or ae71 next and then holden kingwwod. But so many mods... they all just need an LS 3 to be good....
Have you seen the MK2 Escort that Ken Block has? Such a beautiful car.
I too am a Nascar fan. Grew up on dirt oval racing. And I have to say, Rally drivers are probably the ballsiest drivers on earth. Even more so than top fuel drag racers. The conditions they drive in at the speeds they do is sheer insanity. I love racing but rally racing terrifies me lol.
Whoo, I don't know, man, I've seen a number of top-fuel engines just straight up detonate when the driver lights off the throttle. Rally driving requires some real guts, but it takes a whole different breed to knowingly strap into what amounts to a bomb with a seat.
3:38 it was indeed a Citroën
0:51 Mitsubishi Lancer
3:29 Citroen C1
5:28 Reanult Clio
6:05 Reanult 5 Turbo
mitsubishi lancer evolution 3
Citroen C2 VTS not C1 :)
@@watai Oh yeah
you should try and find videos about the co-driver and how they use pace notes which comprise certain codes to enable the driver to drive at the max.
In rallying, communication between the driver and co-driver is paramount to achieving good stage times and keeping the car on the road.
Because everything is happening at such high speed and the driver has their hands full during a stage, it can be difficult for them to take in information delivered in a normal fashion. Because of this, co-drivers develop their own way of relaying crucial information to the driver, effectively creating a whole new language that both members must be fluent in.
Around 1.12 its a mark 2 ford escort rallying in ireland 🇮🇪 ☘️
The blue ford escort at the beginning is, I think, an Irish guy called Frank Kelly, he has loads of videos up and you really should check him out, he is a lunatic.
I see you found Mister.M... Might be the best place to look for awesome rally videos.
I’ve watched and enjoyed a lot of your rally reactions.
Anything Mr. M uploads is amazing.
Check out European hill climbing / Berg Cup stuff.
St. Ursanne is a really fast hill climb and definitely worth a watch.
Oh yes, and the Isle of Man TT.
If you do watch IoM TT, be sure to check out the electric bike lap and the lap record for cars.
Old footage of Tony Pond driving a road car on slicks on the circuit.
DAaaaaamn those todays WRC rally cars are flying
as a French man who live in Canada, see people in Other country reconized Renault Clio and Peugeot 206 207 or 208 is coool.... very cool :-)
I want this cars in North America!!!!!!