Never heard of her before, just clicked the video and watched the whole thing. That was just pure entertainment. She was really a natural car controller... Sad she has left us.
Sitting here with tears in my eyes watching this magnificent display of driving ability.This lady had nerves of steel, pushing this fabulous sounding classic touring car to its utter limit, in the worst conditions possible.Stunned shes gone,as her talent is massivly evident here..RIP.
Brilliant driving, a very special lady pushing like hell, gutted I have only just found her since her passing. Her family should be so very proud of her achievements and desire. Some of the best driving I have ever seen. So considerate of the other drivers and makes it look so so easy. That engine singing and the car like putty in her hands. She is with Senna, Mcrae and Burns. She should be a legend in her own right! True class. Thought are with family and friends
There is few women on this world who have discovered they have this much talent, what a delight to watch, and yet a cruel shame, never heard of the lady before, I would have been her biggest fan, damn this world is cruel. :(
It would seem that I'm in the same situation as the majority of commenters, this is the first I've heard of her. Her throttle modulation, reaction time, car control and sheer will power was an absolute delight to watch. She was so much better than the rest of the field, the racing line, which is visibly drier was full of the boys hunting for grip. So what does she do, drives around the outside, minimal traction, huge puddles and she's practically running rings around them. Unbelievable, this was a display of skill that leads to world championship status. I watch a lot of in car videos and I can't think of a time I've seen such skill outside of watching literal world champions. For some reason I kept thinking of "Climb Dance" the film of Ari Vatanen setting the world record up Pikes Peak in 1988. EDIT: Immaculately prepared Escort, I can guess a lot of time went into the build. Sounds so smooth, credit to the engineer(s)!
Wow! Never heard of this driver but man what a driver she was! Propper stick shift and full car control on a slick (understatement of the year) surface. Bravo!
Caroline Grifnée wasn't only a highly experienced racer, she too was among the managers of DAMS, a well known team in World F2 and European feeder formulas, GT racing etc. She was only 39 years old and the cause of death has not (officially) been publicly disclosed. From comments on various articles though, it looks like that she sadly took her own life. RIP :(
Not to take anything away from what is a brilliant drive, but that 1600 makes some power! Great stuff, caught myself holding my breath on more than one occasion.
@@DJWILDCARD46 exactly..she would have been masivly down on power to most of the field, in 6 cylinder capris and bmws...but in these conditions it all comes down to car control...and this wonderfull lady was head and shoulders above!
That certainly was a million times more entertaining than any modern day racing. And she made it look like the competition was running diesels of that era.
How fast that spectacular escort. So that later they say that the girls, can not take a fast F1, what a driving lesson. Rest in peace, our world is sadder
Never heard of her until now. What an impact she could have made at somewhere like the Goodwood Revival. This was extraordinary. Jaw-dropping. I'd, even, go so far as to call it - practically - Kristensen-esque....
Une pensée émue pour Caroline d'un ancien collègue de RST aujourd’hui à la retraite. J'ai apprécié sa force de caractère, son audace, sa volonté mais surtout sa gentillesse et sa bienveillance envers les collègues qui comme moi travaillait dans l'ombre. Repose en paix.
WOW! That was one continuous crash in which she didn't hit anything! Amazing car control. The best part? Watch her eyes in the rear view mirror... That is the definition of intensity and focus. And she was only 39... Tragic. RIP.
Si toutes les femmes conduisaient ainsi, on aurait des questions à se poser nous les mecs... 😱😉 Bravo à elle, ça fait plaisir, de superbes "tombées de rapports" et beau pilotage sous ce temps de m..de❗👍🏎️🤓🇫🇷
Wow cheers for sharing this with us this is the best on board footage of any car driver combo on the whole of TH-cam simply the very best such a shame to read she is no longer with us to be honest this is first time I've read the name but reading on Google about her career with her flair and beautiful car control how has she been missed from a major touring car teams without true class and to top this video the pure sound of that escort singing away sounds the business driver and car as one.Perfect.👌🙏❤
I hate it when the internet reveals somebody to me who immediately impresses me and who I then want to follow, only to be told that the person has left us :-(
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Never heard of her before, just clicked the video and watched the whole thing. That was just pure entertainment. She was really a natural car controller... Sad she has left us.
+1 I couldn't have put it better myself. Even more poignant now we have lost Sabine Schmitz. Life just ain't goddamn fair.
Sitting here with tears in my eyes watching this magnificent display of driving ability.This lady had nerves of steel, pushing this fabulous sounding classic touring car to its utter limit, in the worst conditions possible.Stunned shes gone,as her talent is massivly evident here..RIP.
Brilliant driving, a very special lady pushing like hell, gutted I have only just found her since her passing. Her family should be so very proud of her achievements and desire. Some of the best driving I have ever seen. So considerate of the other drivers and makes it look so so easy. That engine singing and the car like putty in her hands. She is with Senna, Mcrae and Burns. She should be a legend in her own right! True class.
Thought are with family and friends
great words,and my thoughts exactly...dont think i have seen anyone drive with such comitment,in such awful conditions.
I hadn't known of her but this is a fitting tribute to a real race driver.
She looks to be having a ball. RIP.
RIP Caroline, such a massive loss to her family and fans 😥.The sound of that escort makes everyone smile that hears it I reckon.
Someone with such beautiful eyes never to be seen again. Race on in the next life my dear
There is few women on this world who have discovered they have this much talent, what a delight to watch, and yet a cruel shame, never heard of the lady before, I would have been her biggest fan, damn this world is cruel. :(
Wow, driving like an ace in a right hand drive car, no traction control and one wiper!
It would seem that I'm in the same situation as the majority of commenters, this is the first I've heard of her. Her throttle modulation, reaction time, car control and sheer will power was an absolute delight to watch. She was so much better than the rest of the field, the racing line, which is visibly drier was full of the boys hunting for grip. So what does she do, drives around the outside, minimal traction, huge puddles and she's practically running rings around them. Unbelievable, this was a display of skill that leads to world championship status. I watch a lot of in car videos and I can't think of a time I've seen such skill outside of watching literal world champions. For some reason I kept thinking of "Climb Dance" the film of Ari Vatanen setting the world record up Pikes Peak in 1988.
EDIT: Immaculately prepared Escort, I can guess a lot of time went into the build. Sounds so smooth, credit to the engineer(s)!
quelle tristesse d'apprendre son départ , par delà les nuages il n'y plus de chrono mais l'élégance et l'art de piloter restera , RIP jolie dame .
What a sad day. I just found out today that you have left us forever . Wholheartedly with your loved ones . We will miss you. RIP.
Don’t know this lady but crikey she can drive .
More excitement in this video than a whole season of F1 👍
Wow! Never heard of this driver but man what a driver she was! Propper stick shift and full car control on a slick (understatement of the year) surface. Bravo!
That mans right the BEST IN CAR FOOTAGE EVER that's what you call driving for a win. "determination or what?"
Can I say this is some seriously manly driving? What confidence and commitment!
RIP.
This girl had a real gift for car control. She looked to be a hard charger. RIP.
She was a remarkable human, but yet another lost too soon.
She loved every moment in that MK1 by the looks of it! 🔥
R.i.p Caroline. 🙏
She was not mucking around a real hard charger !! one of the best on board footage of racing I have seen, her car control is incredible.
Une superbe démonstration de pilotage sous la pluie, EXCELLENT !!!
She was an amazing driver by the looks of it, and that engine definitely sounds healthy !
What a great piece of pedalling..... That car is living way beyond the pain threshold!
What fabulous driving...!
RIP Caroline
Superbe pilotage. Repose en Paix Caroline Grifnée.
What a great piece of car control
I learnt a lot about balance and rear wheel drive cars with this video.
Jeez, what bravery and instinctive car control, absolutely fantastic. And what a car.. How sad that she is no longer.
I will never joke about a woman driving again. That was a master class of bravery and driving skill. Respect Caroline. R.I.P.
Caroline Grifnée wasn't only a highly experienced racer, she too was among the managers of DAMS, a well known team in World F2 and European feeder formulas, GT racing etc.
She was only 39 years old and the cause of death has not (officially) been publicly disclosed. From comments on various articles though, it looks like that she sadly took her own life. RIP :(
WOW , that is the best wet track driving I have ever seen. Not afraid to step out into the wet stuff , brilliant save @7:08. R.I.P. Caroline .
Repose en paix caroline, Ton coup de volant nous rappelle ton talent.
C'est juste magnifique, de l'art!
She looks to be having an absolute blast. RIP.
thats one bad ass driver. THE art of racing in perfection !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not to take anything away from what is a brilliant drive, but that 1600 makes some power! Great stuff, caught myself holding my breath on more than one occasion.
Low power, but also really low weight and its weight distribution made the mk1 one of the best ever cars for me.
@@DJWILDCARD46 exactly..she would have been masivly down on power to most of the field, in 6 cylinder capris and bmws...but in these conditions it all comes down to car control...and this wonderfull lady was head and shoulders above!
That certainly was a million times more entertaining than any modern day racing. And she made it look like the competition was running diesels of that era.
rain....the great field leveller...power means nothing in those conditions,and she showed what a increadible talent she had for car control.
@@amyjeffs3269 yep so true !
And she was pushing harder than most others here because she had the skills to, very impressive.....RIP !!
How fast that spectacular escort. So that later they say that the girls, can not take a fast F1, what a driving lesson. Rest in peace, our world is sadder
Just found this - lovely bit of driving - amazing car control - driving the best car/4 cylinder soundtrack!.
Sad she's gone.
Respect... À l'image de ce que tu étais !!!
Une championne s en est allée, reposez en paix Caroline, je ne vous connaissais pas, mais vous aviez un gros coeur et un bon coup de volant.........
Wow just wow!! RIP
Never heard of her until now. What an impact she could have made at somewhere like the Goodwood Revival. This was extraordinary. Jaw-dropping. I'd, even, go so far as to call it - practically - Kristensen-esque....
What a talent for driving. Looked like she was having a lot of fun here! R.I.P.
never hear of her........what skills... bravo,,,,,,,,,wow..I shall search now!
Une pensée émue pour Caroline d'un ancien collègue de RST aujourd’hui à la retraite. J'ai apprécié sa force de caractère, son audace, sa volonté mais surtout sa gentillesse et sa bienveillance envers les collègues qui comme moi travaillait dans l'ombre. Repose en paix.
Didn’t know of her - but great driving in tricky conditions!
RIP
Wow! She had that Escort dancing through the corners, what a master class. RIP Caroline you will be missed by all that knew you.
Wow, what a driver,.. what an engine, so sorry to hear of her passing. Sending love to her family and friends
Rip Caroline , une étoile partie trop jeune
Sounds lovely
Perfect car control ❤️❤️
RIP Kro (Caroline)... Tu vas manquée au sport auto !!!!
Total 100% commitment awesome car control RIP Caroline 😢
magnifique pilotage quelle hargne !!! RIP
That was incredible driving.
Her save at 7:43 is epic. RIP. A wonderful driver.
Magnifique attaques, super pilotage.
Wow she can drive as good as Ayrton Senna on the rain 🌧 saludos desde Lima Peru 🇵🇪
Good old BD engine 50+years old and still awesome😎
I love this aggressive style, just going for it all in .
RIP 🙏
une merveille de pilotage dans les virages
Amazing the car was just dancing around the track with total control
At 03:00 mark, she overtook 2 cars simutaneously. What a great talent.
I wanna see her and Sabine going all out vs one another.
WOW! That was one continuous crash in which she didn't hit anything! Amazing car control. The best part? Watch her eyes in the rear view mirror... That is the definition of intensity and focus. And she was only 39... Tragic. RIP.
Sensationnel, ça donne envie d'y être !!
RIP Caroline
after building my mk1 mini i think i might need to builty a ford escort. brilliant driving sir.
Si toutes les femmes conduisaient ainsi, on aurait des questions à se poser nous les mecs... 😱😉 Bravo à elle, ça fait plaisir, de superbes "tombées de rapports" et beau pilotage sous ce temps de m..de❗👍🏎️🤓🇫🇷
It's safe to say this lady could drive and must have loved what she did. RIP
That looks so much fun. RIP Carloline.
What a driver, driving round the outside of people on the wettest line magical. No Prisoners do or die attitude great to watch.
Beauty drive mate, I had a blast and I was just watching!
Wow cheers for sharing this with us this is the best on board footage of any car driver combo on the whole of TH-cam simply the very best such a shame to read she is no longer with us to be honest this is first time I've read the name but reading on Google about her career with her flair and beautiful car control how has she been missed from a major touring car teams without true class and to top this video the pure sound of that escort singing away sounds the business driver and car as one.Perfect.👌🙏❤
Exactly my thoughts and words Rob.....
Agreed totally.
superb piloting rests in PEACE dear Caroline.
RIP les BMW malgré un petit 1600 ! Bon pilotage ;)
Amazing car control
Nice driving RIP
Repose en paix championne !!
Unbelievable, all my beloved BMWs left behind. :)
she was a real racer....!
This was a joy to watch. RIP :-(
I hate it when the internet reveals somebody to me who immediately impresses me and who I then want to follow, only to be told that the person has left us :-(
no respector of track limits in the rain :) some ballsy driving :) She left the BMW CS for dust!
Great sound, great driving skills...
What amazing skill this lady showed through out RIP
Marvelous driving!
That's incredible driving 2 wheel drive escort in the wet amazing 👍👍👍
The catch at 3:40 is exceptional
Perfect driving! Top vid as well!
Love the sound of a BDA on full song. 🥰
2:57 that was epic.
Raw talent RIP
Exquisite car control - bravo!
Magnifique!!!
Nice piece of driving !
Great loss, very talented driver.
Wow la mélodie du moulin ... et quel pilote ...
RIP Caroline, and condolences to her family
Would love to have been i the passenger seat!! One wild ride and totally owned that car. Amazing
Love how she tests the throttle constantly looking for grip🤩
That's a very 'Senna' style of driving.
RIP Caro! :( Quel coup de volant tu avais...