Seriously epic. When it comes to Nordic countries the Finns and F1 are a beautiful match, but take it to the dirt and the Swedes steal the show. The original Stig showing off the true art of driving sideways.
@@Filasogen It is in Sweden too, you guys just have had more sponsor money. We have more rallies and more drivers than Finland, even though we are twice the population.
@@Calle... but yet we have still somehow more WRC champions and natural talent. I don’t want to take anything away from Sverige but it’s just a fact. Finland owns Sweden on rally roads. You can have the rallycross. Hansen family is insane, I have to admit. But back to the WRC. I know you have rich history there too and the national rallies are competitive. In the old days, you had Ingvar Carlsson and Ove Andersson while we had Rauno Aaltonen, Timo Mäkinen, Simo Lampinen and Pauli Toivonen, the first Flying Finns in rallying, of which Aaltonen was the original one. It was close back then during the 60s and 70s, but Finland dominated Sweden in 80s, 90s and 2000s. The list of Finnish WRC champions: 4-time champions Juha Kankkunen (with Group A, B and WRC car) and Tommi Mäkinen, 2-time champion Marcus Grönholm, one-time champions Ari Vatanen; Hannu Mikkola and Timo Salonen. Also, FIA Cup winner from ’78 Markku Alén or Mr. Maximum Attack. It was the biggest prize then in rallying so basically it’s a world championship. Markku has over 800 stage wins…crazy. He deserved so much, like the 1986 title. Plus, we have the four youngest WRC event winners: Kalle, Jari-Matti Henri and Markku. Also the 1979 season belonged to Mikkola but Waldegård got lucky. Hannu was penalised in Monte Carlo for nothing. Those points could’ve given him the title. This has been confirmed by himself and many other sources. Obviously I’m sure Björn deserved it too. Great driver, just like Stig. Anyway, those are your only champions and both have only one. We have 6 or basically 7 if we count Markku’s FIA Cup. Finland: 13+1 and Sweden: 2
@@max27stoner I agree with you, but you missed my point. There are more rallies in Sweden and we have more drivers than Finland, in many ways it is a national sport in Sweden. The big difference is that it competes with a thousand other sports for sponsor money, media coverage and fame. Finland is more or less only successful in motorsport and hockey (and sometimes bandy and some skiing). Sweden is not best in any one sport but we are involved in a lot of disciplines, all of which steal sponsors and attention from rally. In Finland this is not the case, and to be honest the main reason Finns have been present in top teams the last 30 years is becaus Timo Jouhki paid for the careers to begin with. I don't mean Finnish drivers are bad, I just believe we have just as many good drivers in Sweden but they never had/don't have the same backing to get to the top.
Stig is so smooth and controlled, just look at his gearchanges.... Even when the intercom cuts out ! @ 1:03 - 1:23 Lesser drivers would have panicked... Benny also keeps his cool.
I paid attention to exactly the same point. He doesn't "forcefully push" the gear stick, but nicely enough that the gear changes. Not such a drastic, forceful shifting is not good for the gearbox either - even if it is a racing car, a rally car.
To be complete: Stig Blomqvist (S) - Benny Melander (S), Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Group A - white car, blue decoration, 3 doors, rearwheeldrive, 1000 Lakes rally 1988, Finland, #4, round of the World Rally Championship. Special stage 1, Laajavuori, 3,64 km. Onboard. Result: 5th overall after 39 stages. The 1000 Lakes Rally is also known as the Jyväskylän Suurajot, which means Jyväskylän Grand Prix.
Stig is just incredible in that he is lightning quick and is powersliding through corners, but at the same time he looks like he’s having a normal, relaxed Sunday drive through the country. That’s when you know he is one of the all time greats.
+Alexander Tsang His powerslides are epic. When he started driving for Audi with the Quattro, he drove it like a RWD. This, of course, turned out to how all of them drove it eventually and it continues today.
That looks like a handful (and a "footful" ;)) of a car to drive. There's no telling it where you want to go -- this is always a hard-negotiated compromise between what the driver wants and what the car wants! :D But Stig is such a masterful negotiator there! Fantastic footage! Thanks for sharing!
According to a rumour, Blomqvist was intended as the first test driver for the 2002 relaunched version of the BBC series Top Gear, but when he declined the anonymous driver The Stig was created. Blomqvist has denied this story.
Don’t think the Sierra was the easiest car to drive. Catastrophic turbo lag and all of a sudden boom all the power at once and through the rear wheels!!
As a matter of fact, the Sierra in this 1988 video had reg plate D935 UOO. D705SVW was on another Sierra in Portugal 1987. However, rallycars can often not be identified by their number plates! Or maybe, mostly not ...
Stig was in a Sierra both those years (Peogeot 205 T16 in '86 btw) SS1 was (as traditionally) Laajavuori. But in '87 it was raining and in '88 it was dry, Bruno Berglund was co-driver in '87, Benny Melander in '88. This looks like the latter. Berglund sat with Vatanen in the "private" BMW M3 in '88. Stig starts to look at Benny @ 1:03 and shouts soon after, "I can't hear you!" (in Swedish). It's fixed at about 1:20 when we can hear Stig puts his foot down hard again. Seems to have been caused by a loose plug.
I always thought THAT was the implication they were 'going for', but then it became a popularized 'fanboi' type thing, which would have tarnished Mr. Blomqvist's GREAT name, so I HOPED NOT! ;)
Grande Maestro Stig, uno dei più grandi di sempre.
One of the finest drivers in motorsport that ever lived.
Thank you, Tack, Gracias ♥
Seriously epic. When it comes to Nordic countries the Finns and F1 are a beautiful match, but take it to the dirt and the Swedes steal the show. The original Stig showing off the true art of driving sideways.
adam hart Only fins is twelve times better then the Swedes when it comes to "dirt", Rally is the national sport in Finland.
+Filasogen Finland can have the rally. Tre Kronor kicks their arses 9/10 times.
@@Filasogen It is in Sweden too, you guys just have had more sponsor money. We have more rallies and more drivers than Finland, even though we are twice the population.
@@Calle... but yet we have still somehow more WRC champions and natural talent. I don’t want to take anything away from Sverige but it’s just a fact. Finland owns Sweden on rally roads. You can have the rallycross. Hansen family is insane, I have to admit. But back to the WRC.
I know you have rich history there too and the national rallies are competitive. In the old days, you had Ingvar Carlsson and Ove Andersson while we had Rauno Aaltonen, Timo Mäkinen, Simo Lampinen and Pauli Toivonen, the first Flying Finns in rallying, of which Aaltonen was the original one. It was close back then during the 60s and 70s, but Finland dominated Sweden in 80s, 90s and 2000s.
The list of Finnish WRC champions: 4-time champions Juha Kankkunen (with Group A, B and WRC car) and Tommi Mäkinen, 2-time champion Marcus Grönholm, one-time champions Ari Vatanen; Hannu Mikkola and Timo Salonen. Also, FIA Cup winner from ’78 Markku Alén or Mr. Maximum Attack. It was the biggest prize then in rallying so basically it’s a world championship. Markku has over 800 stage wins…crazy. He deserved so much, like the 1986 title.
Plus, we have the four youngest WRC event winners: Kalle, Jari-Matti Henri and Markku. Also the 1979 season belonged to Mikkola but Waldegård got lucky. Hannu was penalised in Monte Carlo for nothing. Those points could’ve given him the title. This has been confirmed by himself and many other sources. Obviously I’m sure Björn deserved it too. Great driver, just like Stig.
Anyway, those are your only champions and both have only one. We have 6 or basically 7 if we count Markku’s FIA Cup. Finland: 13+1 and Sweden: 2
@@max27stoner I agree with you, but you missed my point. There are more rallies in Sweden and we have more drivers than Finland, in many ways it is a national sport in Sweden.
The big difference is that it competes with a thousand other sports for sponsor money, media coverage and fame. Finland is more or less only successful in motorsport and hockey (and sometimes bandy and some skiing).
Sweden is not best in any one sport but we are involved in a lot of disciplines, all of which steal sponsors and attention from rally. In Finland this is not the case, and to be honest the main reason Finns have been present in top teams the last 30 years is becaus Timo Jouhki paid for the careers to begin with.
I don't mean Finnish drivers are bad, I just believe we have just as many good drivers in Sweden but they never had/don't have the same backing to get to the top.
that road is fun to drive until security comes
I am sure. Blomqvist never drove RS200 in 1000 lakes
Sierra XR4i
mi piace dannazione!!!
yeah, this is real rally :) i hate how it is turned to AWD rallycars and plus they are ugly looking cars.. .:(
Stig is so smooth and controlled, just look at his gearchanges....
Even when the intercom cuts out ! @ 1:03 - 1:23
Lesser drivers would have panicked... Benny also keeps his cool.
Theres a reason why they called him ”Master”, because he was glorious to behold.
I paid attention to exactly the same point.
He doesn't "forcefully push" the gear stick, but nicely enough that the gear changes.
Not such a drastic, forceful shifting is not good for the gearbox either - even if it is a racing car, a rally car.
To be complete:
Stig Blomqvist (S) - Benny Melander (S), Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Group A - white car, blue decoration, 3 doors, rearwheeldrive, 1000 Lakes rally 1988, Finland, #4, round of the World Rally Championship. Special stage 1, Laajavuori, 3,64 km. Onboard. Result: 5th overall after 39 stages. The 1000 Lakes Rally is also known as the Jyväskylän Suurajot, which means Jyväskylän Grand Prix.
Stig is just incredible in that he is lightning quick and is powersliding through corners, but at the same time he looks like he’s having a normal, relaxed Sunday drive through the country. That’s when you know he is one of the all time greats.
Guy's name is STIG, what did you expect? :D
Glorious Finland: 1000 Lakes and 100,000 ruddy trees! I love watching a guy giving it everything. 100%. No lifting. Yay, Stig!
Damn!! This guy's reactions are amazing!!
+Alexander Tsang His powerslides are epic. When he started driving for Audi with the Quattro, he drove it like a RWD. This, of course, turned out to how all of them drove it eventually and it continues today.
These are preactions, that is why the group b era's drivers was gods of rally drivers... :)
why isn't that video 6 hours long?
Looks like co-driver lost his intercom
That looks like a handful (and a "footful" ;)) of a car to drive. There's no telling it where you want to go -- this is always a hard-negotiated compromise between what the driver wants and what the car wants! :D But Stig is such a masterful negotiator there!
Fantastic footage! Thanks for sharing!
Incredible control!
According to a rumour, Blomqvist was intended as the first test driver for the 2002 relaunched version of the BBC series Top Gear, but when he declined the anonymous driver The Stig was created. Blomqvist has denied this story.
+itzlibo Haha! That would seriously be cool if that would be true!
But it wasn't true
The original stig😎😎
Don’t think the Sierra was the easiest car to drive. Catastrophic turbo lag and all of a sudden boom all the power at once and through the rear wheels!!
just like dancing!
It's Laajavuori 1987, not 1988!
FORMULA 1, NASCAR, AND ALL THE OTHERS...... NAAA!!! ITS GROPE B RALLY RACING THAT'S WHAT THIS IS... PRECISION DRIVING WITH AUT LIMITS
Group A, actually. Stig was driving a Sierra Cosworth. Great stuff.
What a machine my dad owned this shortly after stig the reg plate was D705SVW and I can tell you it was quick
As a matter of fact, the Sierra in this 1988 video had reg plate D935 UOO.
D705SVW was on another Sierra in Portugal 1987.
However, rallycars can often not be identified by their number plates! Or maybe, mostly not ...
I had the car from 1992 ish til about 2009 when I sold it to Jason lepley motorsport
After stig it was used by Erwin doctor and in fina liverey
What? I didn't say anything about 037. Stig Blomqvist drives the RWD Ford Sierra from 1987 in this video.. Don't teach me these things.
At 0:36 he was at 90°
@duncanmotorsport All I know is, he's called B., Stig
Yeah, these guys are just a different breed.
I've never seen a more relaxed driver in rallying! Didn't miss a beat either, he was spot on all the time!
🤩😍✌👍💪🇸🇲
@RallyFinland Thanks for the correction
Does the co driver make a mistake at 1:06? Stig appears to hit him
Intercom cuts out. "Jag hör inte!!!" = "I can't hear you!!"
Cossu sierra ❤
@RallyFinland
Yes hard to tell if this clip is of the 1987 or 88 rally.
Stig was in a Sierra both those years (Peogeot 205 T16 in '86 btw) SS1 was (as traditionally) Laajavuori. But in '87 it was raining and in '88 it was dry, Bruno Berglund was co-driver in '87, Benny Melander in '88. This looks like the latter. Berglund sat with Vatanen in the "private" BMW M3 in '88. Stig starts to look at Benny @ 1:03 and shouts soon after, "I can't hear you!" (in Swedish). It's fixed at about 1:20 when we can hear Stig puts his foot down hard again. Seems to have been caused by a loose plug.
It's 88 this video clip
Some say TopGear stole his name
I always thought THAT was the implication they were 'going for', but then it became a popularized 'fanboi' type thing, which would have tarnished Mr. Blomqvist's GREAT name, so I HOPED NOT! ;)
audi quattro s1 ?.
+itzlibo It might be Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Rwd Sierra cosworth , that's why the front of the car was floating about
Some say Top Gear's Stig is Blomqvist.
The art of sideways... Maximum attack... Flying finn...
Today we can't use these words!
I fink Walter Rohrl was better. More... i fink he was the best of rally history.
+W4ld3k1 not as good as Toivonen
+W4ld3k1 Never competed in 1000 Lakes Rally.
Simo Lämsä
But has won the Rallye Monte Carlo in 4 different cars. And don't forget Arganil '80
He is THE Stig.Before that poncy Top Gear came up with it......
This is Jyväskylä 1987.