Its a shame that they are putting tarmac everywhere, here in my state there are some rally competitions with some cool courses. Most of them "updated" to tarmac. Even the road that leads to my home in the countryside is asphalt now. Im not a rally driver but i learned to run fast and polished the technics i absorbed in those gravel and dirt roads. Now the main road is 100% asphalt, you can run a bit faster but its not the same feel.
@@Zerker_Supremacythe road continues to crack and degrade so much year after year even with the new stuff laid down, it's a living moving mountain for sure. Still do miss the gravel days for the race but for safety I understand.
And such a nice man as well. Very briefly met him recently and so humble and self deprecating. A far cry from today's self absorbed, narcissistic F1 drivers.
Alistair Taylor Every driver is self absorbed when their racing. Senna and prost? Its plain simple. When meeting fans drivers today their all very nice people.
@@AliTaylor777 narcissistic F1 drivers..? get real you fucking bozo, tell me the name of a narcissitic Finnish F1 driver (besides Rosberg)? and btw, most of them are world champions just like most Finnish rally drivers.
When my parents first got the internet my friends and I were standing around wondering what you do with it. One friend said, "you can watch whatever you want." We didn't really understand, and he said, "Just think of anything and you can watch it." Another friend said, "Really? Type in Ari Vatanen Pikes Peak!" In it goes and up this comes. We all start laughing, "It worked!" He hits play and we all stood and watched cheering. It was at that moment that I knew motorsport was going to be my thing. Changed my life forever.
I used to live in a orphanage in Finland and i got to take a ride in a helicopter flown by Ari Vatanen. His son and some very friendly French people were there too. He donated money to our orphanage regularly.
Finally found the piano solo after 10 years of research, this is a miracle for me. Randy Weston - African Village. Thank you god, I am ready to die.(For sure I found it with Shazam but after years of try they add this song to their database)
Discovered this video about 15 years ago when I was in the uni. Since then I must have watched it 100 times and watching it now, I still get goosebumps! Incredible driver, amazing car, beautiful man & machine connection...
I saw this film in 1990 at Palais Omnisport of Bercy on big screen before a Johnny Hallyday concert... My émotions stay the same 30 years after: hearthbeats, sideratio ,my hands taking my chair and goosebumps at the end of the film...
I watched it 30 years ago as a kid. Its unbelievable how great this video is, they don't make films like this anymore. Back then french did make them a lot AVAFA usually with help of elf.
👍😎 Y'a, the same for me, crazy car, nice landscape and Mr Vatanen. An other video about Jean Ragnotti and the renault clio is also verry passionate and addictive. 👍
IIRC, Rod Millen almost broke the 10 minute barrier in the Toyota on dirt in the early 90s. That's one of the craziest onboards I have ever seen. Thing had a like 1000 hp Eagle GTP engine in it.
This is the most beutifull video I've ever seen every time I get goosebumps. Its art the nostalgic image quality,camera angles, the legendary car and driver.
Le soleil en plein dans la face, le volant à une main sur entrée de virage et pour autant pas un instant, il est question d' envisager de freiner , c'est un titan, un vrai pilote et oui, on est pas sur un circuit de F1, le pilotage c'est face aux éléments !!! RESPECT et longue vie à toi ! Il est dans mon panthéon des hommes de l'espace tout comme Sébastien Loeb!
Quant on lui a demandé comment il était possible de mettre sa main devant pour parer le soleil, à une telle vitesse, il a répondu: "On peut lever la main, mais pas le pied..." Énorme!!!!
The dirt era of the Pikes Peak hill climb unlimited class was the craziest thing that ever happened in motorsport and I love it. It's actually even crazier than sidecar racing.
@@marrs1013 They still have unlimited Pikes Peak level races in Europe? Things like the Eskudo Pikes Peak and Cultus Pikes Peak still do dirt rally along roads with sheer cliffs on the edge of the road around turns with no guard rails? That's news to me.
@@Where_is_Waldo The 'unlimited' nature of the regulations is just a buzzword for fanboys, don't fall for it. If you do, it just proves how little you understand it. The Group B era of 'unlimited' rallying was bonkers, even the drivers understood it and feared it, most of them not wanting to die for your entertainment. It later turned out, that 'limited' cars go even faster then 'unlimited' ones. Regulations are just forcing the manufacturers to spend money on safe development. Racing drivers are not idiots with deathwish. You would be surprised how safety conscientious they are, because they truly understand how dangerous motorsports are.
The only thing crazier than side car racing, is side car motocross racing. Locals in the pikes peak area run shelf and phantom canyon road like it is the rally driving to and from work at the cripple creek/victor mines. Definitely quite a few sheer drops on those roads for sure. I prefer running em on my dirt bike however, less sketchy than in a car to me lol.
@@stgeorge5862 Peugeot cars are actually some of the most reliable out there, on par with Japanese brands like Toyota and Honda, and definitely superior to any German brand in terms of reliability.
This is one of the most fearsome, and best filmed runs up Pike's Peak ever. If this doesn't get your blood boiling, feel your chest to see if you are still breathing, you may just be dead!
@@rumblefish9 - That was a time when women were women. After all, Michelle Mouton was still very feminine whilst being a kickass driver able to compete speed for speed with the boys. These days women in sports try to look and act like men (WNBA, women's soccer), but they play nowhere near the level of the men's division. And let's not forget about the men transitioning to be a woman to compete with women. And feminists support that type of crap. Michelle Mouton earned every penny of her salary based on skill, not just because it was a token to have a woman race at the WRC. But modern feminism hate the likes of Michelle Mouton because Mouton never acted like a victim. Her skills as a driver did the talking.
205 womens team were abolute legends too tho tbh, ari was special tho, that car is the abolute pinicle of the 205s evolotion tho x i i eremeber the womens team woul;d have to sharer parts n cars to the 'main' team but reseopct to anyone who drove them at that time espically anyone ever seen madness on 4 wheels the group b story the 205 wherere its got at LEAST 1 wheel off the back end over the edge of the mountain in the helicopter shoton the mountain climb allways has my heart in my mouth
3:36 - one handed like a boss! Ahh, this is real driving, real skill, not like the bullshit hoons think is awesome today. No "Fast and Furious" bullshit here - Ari was incredible, but he knew how to control himself, he knew the difference between competing and real life.
GladiatorKnightGhost ari vatanen was similar to mcrae, his style was an advantage as much as a disadvantage, thats what nearly killed him and enabled his teammate to win the championship instead. thats why kankunen was so successful despite not being as fast.
M. Vatanen, je découvre à peine votre carrière mais j’ai déjà compris pourquoi votre popularité et aussi indéfectible. Votre humanité et votre gentillesse sont à l’égal de votre talent. Bravo Monsieur.
France designs great cars, but the building bit, I'm not so convinced, my clio sport did have a time of the month, every month. but if lancia can be the greatest in rallying history, than France has to be close (similar reputation/s).
I watch this every now and again to remember what real cars and drivers were like. Man and machine no traction control no abs 😂 Huge balls my man huge👏👏
This pilot if you have the balls right place, we are talking about the year 1988 , zero technology with new cars , manual gearbox , roads without guardrails , amazing this pilot. Este piloto si que tiene los huevos bien puestos, estamos hablando del año 1988 , cero tecnología que tienen los autos nuevos, caja de cambios manual, caminos sin barreras de protección, increíble este piloto
I doubt that he would want to drive with anything but the manual gearbox. You could see how much control over the car and gearbox he had; he wouldn't sacrifice that!
i dont understand automatic, why you would not want to control your engine yourself, to decide when to change gear to decide basically if you want some punch at high rpm like for climbing a steep hill or go past someone on the highway or low rpm for fuel consumption or use brake engine to dont overuse your brakes and consume less fuel. It learns you to comprehend and make one with your machine. I understand automatic only for handicaped people or children.
Whats so special about that? I could do that! As long as i didn't go over 10 mph!!!...lol... I have watched this 100 times and I still get goosebumps! That is just some serious driving, one slip or mistake and all over! What a driver, and what a car! Rally drivers are the boss!
The video is from 1989 race. In 1989 Robby Unser won (also Pegueot 405), but didn't set the record. Ari Vatanen was second and here you see him driving. Record was set in 1988.
Some people say the paved surface is less forgiving and there for harder, in a sense, to drive because you have almost no margin of error. The dirt allows you to make mistakes that would lead you into a wall or off the cliff.
s70driver2005 the loss of traction is more progressive on loose surface, but less consistent and moe dependant on the cars attitude through the corner not just setup, speed and the line taken.
The ANT yea exactly. I read an article were a few drivers who have driven on both surfaces talked about it. I personally preferred the dirt. To me it's just so majestic and the slides. That's what rally is about!
That's motor racing. Brilliant performance, brilliant film, i watch it reguralry year by year again and again and it makes fun all the time, perfect. The essence of what car racing means.
11 de Marzo de 2019 . . . . y no me canso de ver esta pelicula maravillosa del manejo de un pilotazo como lo fue Ari Vatanen con caminos de tierra y llendo de costado derrapando continuamente pilotando con el acelerador su 405 t16 solo el y su destreza . . . sin electronica y hasta tapandose con una de sus manos cuando le daba el sol de frente sin bajar de vueltas el motor Peugeot que venia a full en su rendimiento . . . . un capo
Dr Pancake Face Gaming because the modern runs are all asphalt no big rocks in the road to give real perspective of the speeds also all the giant rooster tails of dirt and dust behind looks so much more dramatic I've been to the paved races and trust me they are in no way slower yes it's lost some mystique by losing the dirt but I had a lot of old timers tell stories of how terrible the dust and dirt used to be now it is much nicer for the spectators if only they would modernize the spectator areas where they could broadcast the entire runs on big portable projectors instead of just a simple radio broadcast it would make for an amazing overall experience
i like what they did with wrc in this season by putting on board cameras in every car sending live video,it is amazing way to follow race.same thing in pikes peak and spectators could watch every run live.i think it would make this type of racing more popular,send broadcast live from internet and people around the world could follow the race,they could brobably make some more money that way.pikes peak is really famous race i would watch it if possible.greetings from finland
In terms of the car's speed or the time of the run? The other replies have covered the apparent speed of the car but the run seems short because the film only shows about half of the run. Vatanen's time was 10m47s but this whole video is only 5m18s.
Have sat with people of this standard and just enjoyed!!! Had a few wonderful rides as a passenger or Co- Pilot. Although have a few Cups and Medals myself for driving could never have achieved this level. Ari Vatenen got me some special bits for my Saab 96 V4 rally car many years ago. Still have a rally car in the garage 1964 Saab 96 2 stroke fully prepared to FIA appendix K At 72 years of age mad!!!! Not long ago got rid of my Ducati 916 170 mph bike as the roads are getting too dangerous!! Had a UR Quattro too and a Mazda 323 Turbo group N rally car!!! Those were the days. Still no points on my license and still have little regard to stupid speed limits.
Ari driving Black Escort with BDX engine, from ditch to ditch but still to be leading. He was one of the first who drove at the limit, and teached Colin.
Tuvo un terrible accidente con su Peugeot 205 en el Rally de Argentina, en la provincia de Cordoba, en el año 1983, creo , Fue terrible ! Pero se repuso y vovio, por suerte !!
Back in the day, we had a Peugeot 405 GTI and I would launch at the green light like this and then realize I would never be as cool as Ari blasting away up Pikes Peak in his Pe T16. Today I still feel like that.
By far Peugeot is the most successful manufacturer in motorsports winning among other Titles:- Le Mans 24 hour race-1992, The Paris Dakar-1987, Pikes peak-2013, WRC-1985,1986
My Chemistry teacher took me for a blast in his Quattro once - not a full group B spec, but one of the homologation road cars required to for the regulations. It was something else!
12 years later Per Eklund 50+ years old and smasht Pikes Peak in a saab that hi and some freinds build in 3 month. Nordic drivers.....from the group B Years
Finnish Ari Vatanen won the rally world championship in 1981. He was severely injured at the Argentina rally 1985. 1987 he won the 12 000km Paris-Dakar rally. France gave the finn french citizeship because of all his work for french auto industry. Vatanen never asked for it. Later on, Vatanen was also involved in french and EU politics.
Last time I checked, pulling out "when men were men" rhetoric on a youtube video showing a guy driving a car up a hill was never a virtue of "real men." You guys say women whine about things but Jesus Christ look at you. Suck it up and come back to 2017 for crying out loud.
*and when a woman embarrassed the men with the biggest balls. Yes, Walter Rohrl the greatest rally driver felt dishonored when he lost to Michele Mouton.
For me from a driving perspective, the most exciting moment is at 3:10 with that fast right left sequence with the back stepping and making corrections with the rear wheels turning opposite. André de Cortanze's baby going wild...
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It’s unbelievable how this car could move so fast, carrying the weight of Ari’s huge steel balls
it's french made
@@philippepetit3105 😂 Pas mal non ? C'est Français.
@@philippepetit3105 that's what makes it even more curious! 🤭
@@klorand you must have a look at how much wrc championship french cars have won
@@philippepetit3105 bro S. Loeb in his Xsara WRC Wtf
2024 still one of the best Pikes Peak runs, back when it was dirt.
Its a shame that they are putting tarmac everywhere, here in my state there are some rally competitions with some cool courses. Most of them "updated" to tarmac. Even the road that leads to my home in the countryside is asphalt now. Im not a rally driver but i learned to run fast and polished the technics i absorbed in those gravel and dirt roads. Now the main road is 100% asphalt, you can run a bit faster but its not the same feel.
@@Zerker_Supremacythe road continues to crack and degrade so much year after year even with the new stuff laid down, it's a living moving mountain for sure. Still do miss the gravel days for the race but for safety I understand.
Sun visor. One hand up. Insane!
+mots37 The way it's meant to be driven.
mots37 Finnish are insane ;)
Big balls and some allien skills 🙌
Insane for sure
Respect paid
Not driving, this is art.
And such a nice man as well. Very briefly met him recently and so humble and self deprecating. A far cry from today's self absorbed, narcissistic F1 drivers.
Alistair Taylor f1 has had that for decades, even back to the seventies, f1 gets too much attention for its own good.
Alistair Taylor Every driver is self absorbed when their racing. Senna and prost? Its plain simple. When meeting fans drivers today their all very nice people.
Michèle mouton 85 !!
@@AliTaylor777 narcissistic F1 drivers..? get real you fucking bozo, tell me the name of a narcissitic Finnish F1 driver (besides Rosberg)? and btw, most of them are world champions just like most Finnish rally drivers.
When my parents first got the internet my friends and I were standing around wondering what you do with it. One friend said, "you can watch whatever you want." We didn't really understand, and he said, "Just think of anything and you can watch it." Another friend said, "Really? Type in Ari Vatanen Pikes Peak!" In it goes and up this comes. We all start laughing, "It worked!" He hits play and we all stood and watched cheering. It was at that moment that I knew motorsport was going to be my thing. Changed my life forever.
Same thing happened to me and my brother, except my cousin typed in "Boobies". Cheers and high fives were heard around the world.
@@fugginrambosame here, it was at that moment, I knew, boobies was going to be my thing. Changed my life forever…!
@@fugginrambo😂
Thanks for sharing this memory
I used to live in a orphanage in Finland and i got to take a ride in a helicopter flown by Ari Vatanen. His son and some very friendly French people were there too. He donated money to our orphanage regularly.
I'm sorry u had to grow up like that but what am amazing story u have. Greetings from the USA
This is a true masterpiece, by one of the best rally drivers in rally history... Absolutelly brilliant driving... A true legend 👏👏💪💪
Finally found the piano solo after 10 years of research, this is a miracle for me. Randy Weston - African Village. Thank you god, I am ready to die.(For sure I found it with Shazam but after years of try they add this song to their database)
Thank you :D
your the man ;)
It took me 30 secs to get true the comments, you spared me 10 years ! thanks
10 other years spared here ! Thanks ! 😊
Go for it ... ☺
Dude! Thank you.
Everytime I watch this performance I almost cry with its perfection!!!!!!!!!
Some people where really meant to drive.
3:48.... that brief moment of silence, then echo... while gliding towards the edge of a cliff...... sensational.
À 30 cm du bord de la piste....😲
Discovered this video about 15 years ago when I was in the uni. Since then I must have watched it 100 times and watching it now, I still get goosebumps! Incredible driver, amazing car, beautiful man & machine connection...
I saw this film in 1990 at Palais Omnisport of Bercy on big screen before a Johnny Hallyday concert... My émotions stay the same 30 years after: hearthbeats, sideratio ,my hands taking my chair and goosebumps at the end of the film...
I watched it 30 years ago as a kid. Its unbelievable how great this video is, they don't make films like this anymore. Back then french did make them a lot AVAFA usually with help of elf.
👍😎 Y'a, the same for me, crazy car, nice landscape and Mr Vatanen. An other video about Jean Ragnotti and the renault clio is also verry passionate and addictive. 👍
The crazy thing, is that Ari Vatanen set a 10:47.220 time, ON GRAVEL, that stood undefeated for 5 years !! That is nuts.
Yes, very big nuts!!
IIRC, Rod Millen almost broke the 10 minute barrier in the Toyota on dirt in the early 90s. That's one of the craziest onboards I have ever seen. Thing had a like 1000 hp Eagle GTP engine in it.
@@keithyounce8288which Toyota?
Celica, I believe.
@@keithyounce8288 thanks
I started growing chest hair after watching this. Some real man shit right here.
Think of the whole generation of US service men that went to fight in pacific and Europe.
This is the most beutifull video I've ever seen every time I get goosebumps. Its art the nostalgic image quality,camera angles, the legendary car and driver.
Le soleil en plein dans la face, le volant à une main sur entrée de virage et pour autant pas un instant, il est question d' envisager de freiner , c'est un titan, un vrai pilote et oui, on est pas sur un circuit de F1, le pilotage c'est face aux éléments !!! RESPECT et longue vie à toi ! Il est dans mon panthéon des hommes de l'espace tout comme Sébastien Loeb!
Quant on lui a demandé comment il était possible de mettre sa main devant pour parer le soleil, à une telle vitesse, il a répondu: "On peut lever la main, mais pas le pied..." Énorme!!!!
the old pikes peak are better. nothing like climbing pike peak on a dirt road.
Go dirt, or go home.
Les rapports sont parfaits, incroyable !
The dirt era of the Pikes Peak hill climb unlimited class was the craziest thing that ever happened in motorsport and I love it. It's actually even crazier than sidecar racing.
It's been done in Europe for decades, and still being done. It's called rally. Check it out, they do some realy cool stuff if you liked this one.
@@marrs1013 They still have unlimited Pikes Peak level races in Europe? Things like the Eskudo Pikes Peak and Cultus Pikes Peak still do dirt rally along roads with sheer cliffs on the edge of the road around turns with no guard rails? That's news to me.
@@Where_is_Waldo
The 'unlimited' nature of the regulations is just a buzzword for fanboys, don't fall for it. If you do, it just proves how little you understand it. The Group B era of 'unlimited' rallying was bonkers, even the drivers understood it and feared it, most of them not wanting to die for your entertainment. It later turned out, that 'limited' cars go even faster then 'unlimited' ones. Regulations are just forcing the manufacturers to spend money on safe development. Racing drivers are not idiots with deathwish. You would be surprised how safety conscientious they are, because they truly understand how dangerous motorsports are.
The only thing crazier than side car racing, is side car motocross racing.
Locals in the pikes peak area run shelf and phantom canyon road like it is the rally driving to and from work at the cripple creek/victor mines. Definitely quite a few sheer drops on those roads for sure. I prefer running em on my dirt bike however, less sketchy than in a car to me lol.
Great driving, this man was a master. Glad to see in the past Peugeot made some real cars, this 405 t16 must be a delight to drive.
Puegot still makes and always did make racing beasts. Puegots civilian cars are sad in comparison.
@@stgeorge5862 Peugeot cars are actually some of the most reliable out there, on par with Japanese brands like Toyota and Honda, and definitely superior to any German brand in terms of reliability.
T16 and MI16 are amazing
@@fantasitretas Opel is more Reliable than peugeot sure of that, i have had both.
Delight?! It was a cankerous beast with on/off early turbos.
This is one of the most fearsome, and best filmed runs up Pike's Peak ever. If this doesn't get your blood boiling, feel your chest to see if you are still breathing, you may just be dead!
When men were men and cars were cars.
How about Michele Mouton then who won Pikes Peak in a group B rally car?
@@rumblefish9 - That was a time when women were women. After all, Michelle Mouton was still very feminine whilst being a kickass driver able to compete speed for speed with the boys. These days women in sports try to look and act like men (WNBA, women's soccer), but they play nowhere near the level of the men's division. And let's not forget about the men transitioning to be a woman to compete with women. And feminists support that type of crap.
Michelle Mouton earned every penny of her salary based on skill, not just because it was a token to have a woman race at the WRC. But modern feminism hate the likes of Michelle Mouton because Mouton never acted like a victim. Her skills as a driver did the talking.
@@leadlefthand wtf is this dumb rambling lol, dont be a snowflake trans people has always existed
205 womens team were abolute legends too tho tbh, ari was special tho, that car is the abolute pinicle of the 205s evolotion tho x i i eremeber the womens team woul;d have to sharer parts n cars to the 'main' team but reseopct to anyone who drove them at that time espically
anyone ever seen madness on 4 wheels the group b story
the 205 wherere its got at LEAST 1 wheel off the back end over the edge of the mountain in the helicopter shoton the mountain climb allways has my heart in my mouth
“When men were men” 🤓
I wonder where that piece of paper is now.
The should do a reunion, with Ari and that bug
Very happy to see this film in it's original form and soundtrack. Long live Vatanen!
3:36 - one handed like a boss! Ahh, this is real driving, real skill, not like the bullshit hoons think is awesome today. No "Fast and Furious" bullshit here - Ari was incredible, but he knew how to control himself, he knew the difference between competing and real life.
Nahh it was the reflection off his giant steel balls. Get away balls... not while I'm driving
Perfect. What is hoons? I am not american.
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hoon
thank you.
GladiatorKnightGhost ari vatanen was similar to mcrae, his style was an advantage as much as a disadvantage, thats what nearly killed him and enabled his teammate to win the championship instead.
thats why kankunen was so successful despite not being as fast.
he slides trough those corners full speed like there's no cliffs and severe drops on the sides... balls of steel
That moment on your morning commute when you do the hand visor and your brain and heart go right to this video.
M. Vatanen, je découvre à peine votre carrière mais j’ai déjà compris pourquoi votre popularité et aussi indéfectible.
Votre humanité et votre gentillesse sont à l’égal de votre talent.
Bravo Monsieur.
Bien d’accord avec toi !! aussi gentil que talentueux !! MR ARI !! Grand respect
to think this track was ruined to asphalt...
@Mr. Handsome Actually the Gov was forced to after a court case brought by the Serria Club.
Basically environmental bullshit ruined this event.
Environmentalists ruined it? I'm a motorhead myself. Have you watched elctric dirt bikes? Daamn!!
The helicopter shot at 2:52 is amazing
better than ken block
theres plenty of club day drivers that are better than ken block let alone wrc champions
Ken block😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Pffff, not even comparable. Ken Block is a freaking princess. This guy is a real man!!
The only thing Ken block is good at is crashing.
Who is Ken Block?
drifting. up a mountain. on a dirt track. with barely any guard rails. in a manual car. occasionally one-handed.
MAN!
the french are awesome and are even better at making cars and choosing drivers that is another example of perfection
+Jacob Hungerford Too bad the driver wasn't French, but Finnish
He said choosing drivers. He didn't say that this driver was French.
But he is right about the French making the best cars.
28102650 Ah true. I totally misread his comment, my bad.
American Robby Unser won that race in a Peugeot 405.
France designs great cars, but the building bit, I'm not so convinced, my clio sport did have a time of the month, every month.
but if lancia can be the greatest in rallying history, than France has to be close (similar reputation/s).
So proud of driving my 405 after watching this. ;) Modern classic.
Wow you have a 405? Maybe make a video about it
What model?
Here is the new colombo ;)
I watch this every now and again to remember what real cars and drivers were like.
Man and machine no traction control no abs 😂
Huge balls my man huge👏👏
Truly insane driving skills and the film is a masterpiece.
The Motorsport world: "You can't drive up Pikes Peak one-time handed."
Ari Vatanen: "Hold my beer"🕶️
Hold my milk, not beer.
Hold my hand...
Pure rally driving!
Nothing better than a"Well tuned four cylinders light 4x4 Turbo car".(780 KG).And one of the best Rally Driver,in the World.
Ari was the King of the dirt road, no oxygen supply, God as his Navigator.
Nah, he did not have a god. He had his mate, *looking* ... none? apparently he just drove like he fucking pleased!
This pilot if you have the balls right place, we are talking about the year 1988 , zero technology with new cars , manual gearbox , roads without guardrails , amazing this pilot.
Este piloto si que tiene los huevos bien puestos, estamos hablando del año 1988 , cero tecnología que tienen los autos nuevos, caja de cambios manual, caminos sin barreras de protección, increíble este piloto
I doubt that he would want to drive with anything but the manual gearbox. You could see how much control over the car and gearbox he had; he wouldn't sacrifice that!
i dont understand automatic, why you would not want to control your engine yourself, to decide when to change gear to decide basically if you want some punch at high rpm like for climbing a steep hill or go past someone on the highway or low rpm for fuel consumption or use brake engine to dont overuse your brakes and consume less fuel. It learns you to comprehend and make one with your machine. I understand automatic only for handicaped people or children.
Whats so special about that? I could do that! As long as i didn't go over 10 mph!!!...lol... I have watched this 100 times and I still get goosebumps! That is just some serious driving, one slip or mistake and all over! What a driver, and what a car! Rally drivers are the boss!
Yea same here, one of true kings of dirt rally! :)
That's classic! Watched it for years, never gonna gets old.
En löydä sanoja kuvailemaan miten hienoa katsottavaa tämä on!!!
Oui, oui ;)
This video and that Aryton Senna one are the best driving vids you'll ever find two gods of driving!
The great Ary Vatannen.
One fantastic pilot and very quickly.
A legend.
4:34 Ari pays respect
lol the bug at 2:50
its Suziki Escudo!
still watching this regularly and i thank the production team for their coverage of this epic filming well done those guys 3.52 that back wheel !!!!
shoutout to the cameraman who was underneath the car
The video is from 1989 race. In 1989 Robby Unser won (also Pegueot 405), but didn't set the record. Ari Vatanen was second and here you see him driving. Record was set in 1988.
Nope. This is a demonstration with cameras, not a race. They basically gave Ari the car, set up the cameras and said GO.
3:50 This is insane!!
The car has a big wing, he could always fly down to safety...
Ashley Pomeroy 3:25 No sunglasses
the old pikes peak was for mens
a) I presume the plural is "men" b) a woman won in 1984 and 1985
Martin Villa real men like Michelle mouton? former outright record holder.
Some people say the paved surface is less forgiving and there for harder, in a sense, to drive because you have almost no margin of error. The dirt allows you to make mistakes that would lead you into a wall or off the cliff.
s70driver2005 the loss of traction is more progressive on loose surface, but less consistent and moe dependant on the cars attitude through the corner not just setup, speed and the line taken.
The ANT yea exactly. I read an article were a few drivers who have driven on both surfaces talked about it. I personally preferred the dirt. To me it's just so majestic and the slides. That's what rally is about!
WOW. One of the greatest drivers we've ever seen, on the limit. Would love to see shots of his feet but cannot have everything. Incredible footage.
That's motor racing. Brilliant performance, brilliant film, i watch it reguralry year by year again and again and it makes fun all the time, perfect. The essence of what car racing means.
11 de Marzo de 2019 . . . . y no me canso de ver esta pelicula maravillosa del manejo de un pilotazo como lo fue Ari Vatanen con caminos de tierra y llendo de costado derrapando continuamente pilotando con el acelerador su 405 t16 solo el y su destreza . . . sin electronica y hasta tapandose con una de sus manos cuando le daba el sol de frente sin bajar de vueltas el motor Peugeot que venia a full en su rendimiento . . . . un capo
I saw this movie 17 years ago but it still knocks my legs off
WHAT A FANTASTIC FILM OF A MAN AND HIS MACHINE .THE BEST
What an exhilarating drive. Ari, it was a pleasure to meet you today.
Why does this seem a thousand times faster than modern pikes peak runs?
Dr Pancake Face Gaming because the modern runs are all asphalt no big rocks in the road to give real perspective of the speeds also all the giant rooster tails of dirt and dust behind looks so much more dramatic I've been to the paved races and trust me they are in no way slower yes it's lost some mystique by losing the dirt but I had a lot of old timers tell stories of how terrible the dust and dirt used to be now it is much nicer for the spectators if only they would modernize the spectator areas where they could broadcast the entire runs on big portable projectors instead of just a simple radio broadcast it would make for an amazing overall experience
i like what they did with wrc in this season by putting on board cameras in every car sending live video,it is amazing way to follow race.same thing in pikes peak and spectators could watch every run live.i think it would make this type of racing more popular,send broadcast live from internet and people around the world could follow the race,they could brobably make some more money that way.pikes peak is really famous race i would watch it if possible.greetings from finland
In terms of the car's speed or the time of the run? The other replies have covered the apparent speed of the car but the run seems short because the film only shows about half of the run. Vatanen's time was 10m47s but this whole video is only 5m18s.
Dr Pancake Face Gaming imagine having one long guardrail with a camera attached to it that follows the car for the duration of the entire run
beeble2003 - that time is fantastic considering it’s a dirt road- truly stunning talent
Très impressionnant....😮
Man alive. Check out 3.05 and 3.40 among many other highlights. love how he provides his own sun visor with his arm at one point
Just a shame it wasn't the complete run start - to - finish.
You slip over the edge, and after a few minutes you reach the starting point to try again. Now seriously, this is unparalelled driving skill.
3:26-3:30 Balls and Hands!!
I believe he's indicating that he doesn't actually need anyone to hold his beer while he does this.
Also Badass Ari Vatanen, finnish rallycross driver in 1988 when it was gravel.
The greatest single piece of driving of all time ! Full stop !
Have sat with people of this standard and just enjoyed!!!
Had a few wonderful rides as a passenger or Co- Pilot.
Although have a few Cups and Medals myself for driving could never have achieved this level.
Ari Vatenen got me some special bits for my Saab 96 V4 rally car many years ago.
Still have a rally car in the garage 1964 Saab 96 2 stroke fully prepared to FIA appendix K
At 72 years of age mad!!!!
Not long ago got rid of my Ducati 916 170 mph bike as the roads are getting too dangerous!!
Had a UR Quattro too and a Mazda 323 Turbo group N rally car!!! Those were the days.
Still no points on my license and still have little regard to stupid speed limits.
Ari driving Black Escort with BDX engine,
from ditch to ditch but still to be leading.
He was one of the first who drove at the limit, and teached Colin.
who's here 2023 💥
💪
2024 !!!
Im here 2024❤
2024, again
Ari Vatanen a legend!crashed a 205 and nearly died.Came back faster,harder,stronger.Thats why he is a hero in my book.
My hero as well along Ayrton Senna. I wanted him to win the 5th Dakar rally and another WRC rally after comeback.
Tuvo un terrible accidente con su Peugeot 205 en el Rally de Argentina, en la provincia de Cordoba, en el año 1983, creo ,
Fue terrible !
Pero se repuso y vovio, por suerte !!
A textbook example of the 80/20 rule: 80% of the car's power is used to carry that 20 ton balls.
In the first time i watched,i thinked this video is fake,for now i know this is real,awesome and insane
Absolut geil. Vatanen und Röhrl - war eine Wahnsinns-Zeit damals. ❤
This is Pure driving and courageus its Piks o ONLY for the bests without electronics thanks Ary you a true master from Carlos Portugal
The thrilling i have watching this video over and over never gets old. Legendary driver in a legendary car
1:05 already getting a thumbs up from me...3:17 - 3:22 got a little butterfly in my stomach. this guy was going hell for leather man.
2:51 this shot was brilliant.
Back in the day, we had a Peugeot 405 GTI and I would launch at the green light like this and then realize I would never be as cool as Ari blasting away up Pikes Peak in his Pe T16. Today I still feel like that.
Some of those powerslides towards unprotected cliff edges are simply breathtaking! Sheer balls of steel.
Ari Vartenan at his absolute best...Thats Drivin....legendary run
Finest piece of motor sport footage ever!End of discussion!
yep i agree with you david on that statement
I've never thought that anyone could drive better
then this, Ari Vatanen's assault at pikes Peak.
C'est magnifique !
Merci pour la vidéo !
how great, to stumble on this thisafternoon ! I so clearly remember when i watched this at that time.., and felt the same way right then :-)
By far Peugeot is the most successful manufacturer in motorsports winning among other Titles:- Le Mans 24 hour race-1992, The Paris Dakar-1987, Pikes peak-2013, WRC-1985,1986
This reminds me of when dad used to drive me home from school
VicariousReality7 haha 😆
My Chemistry teacher took me for a blast in his Quattro once - not a full group B spec, but one of the homologation road cars required to for the regulations. It was something else!
Grande Ari vatanen.
Jesus take the wheel!
Ari: OK
More like: Ari: Better you don't.
This is art. Literally.
HOLY SHIT! I'D BE PISSING MYSELF IF I WAS IN THAT CAR...
SUCH BALLS OF STEEL
I've seen this 100 times, but clicked through just to give it a thumbs up!
Sixteen years after beating V-Rally 2 the memories brought me here.
I never skip this intro 😎
2019.... And still amazed by his skills...
This was the real Pikes Peak track
These days setting sub 8 minutes time on a black top road is on a whole different level
12 years later Per Eklund 50+ years old and smasht Pikes Peak in a saab that hi and some freinds build in 3 month. Nordic drivers.....from the group B Years
Finnish Ari Vatanen won the rally world championship in 1981. He was severely injured at the Argentina rally 1985.
1987 he won the 12 000km Paris-Dakar rally. France gave the finn french citizeship because of all his work for french auto industry. Vatanen never asked for it.
Later on, Vatanen was also involved in french and EU politics.
There is a before and an after by watching this legendary climb.
When men were men
and women were glad of it.
Last time I checked, pulling out "when men were men" rhetoric on a youtube video showing a guy driving a car up a hill was never a virtue of "real men." You guys say women whine about things but Jesus Christ look at you. Suck it up and come back to 2017 for crying out loud.
lmfao must have really rustled your jimmies when Michele Mouton won Pikes' Peak twice in a row
lol
*and when a woman embarrassed the men with the biggest balls. Yes, Walter Rohrl the greatest rally driver felt dishonored when he lost to Michele Mouton.
Look at all the bitter soyboys denying the obvious. What is there to preach here? Fuck off
Real men ran Pikes Peak on dirt.
For me from a driving perspective, the most exciting moment is at 3:10 with that fast right left sequence with the back stepping and making corrections with the rear wheels turning opposite. André de Cortanze's baby going wild...
Magnifique😇👍👍👍