7th overall ahead of wrc cars in a 20 year old car.. ken block had a modern tuned escort this year in donegal and came 110th overall out of 120... McRae man was a genius behind the wheel behind the wheel regardless of the bus he was driving
Ken Block is a showman to be fair. He’s like one of those freestyle footballers that have a bucketload of tricks and flicks, but if you were to put them in the middle of a professional match they’d be clueless.
The fact he finished 7th in a 20yr old car shows A) just how good the Metro 6R4 was and B) that McRae was THE greatest WRC driver there has ever been & ever will be. I had Metro's in the 90's, from the basic City through to the GTi, so I've always loved & had a soft spot for this car. It is just perfection on 4 wheels RIP Colin
He really loved it. The laughter from the near miss. The giggling after the slide. How excited he looks before the start. It wasn't the games or even the championship. This man could have won rallies in a seat Ibiza. When man and machine comes together. We miss you mate x
The man is imortal because of videos like this, he drives so hard that that 6r4 looked it was begging for mercy, and there's not many if any other than Colin McRae could do that. Absolute legend remembered forever.
"When in doubt ,Flat out" Not only did the man say those words ,he lived by them .A truly inspirational driver and human being. A quite young man but when sat behind the wheel of car he drove like I would imagine Satin himself would drive .Greatly missed
@@habodude0530 Along with another 6 year old friend of his sons, plus a friend of McRae. The report was pretty damning; www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-14803595
Very few drivers could ring an international spec 6R4 out to its max over the full distance of a major rally. Mcrae is definitely one of the few. The other person that comes to mind is the late great tony pond who I was fortunate enough to see back in the 80's on a Grizedale stage.
I've watched this 3times over, still can't believe how good Colin was, in a WRC car he'd have won by some hell of a distance given his time in that Metro
Some early-stage with Atlantic cliff style drop-offs, he had a STICKING throttle, which affected his overall time, so he probably would have finished even higher !!
I sat in that Metro when I was 13, it was 2003 to this day it is the best day of my life. My drawing of Colin’s Xsara was used as the front of the regulations in 2003 Colin McRae Stages, I wore Kris Meeks Helmet and it was in a forest just outside Perth, my drawing won me a run with Colin as well that’s how I got a run with Colin in in the D165WRX Metro and it was essentially a brand new car beautiful Car.
When He we asked " wIll you be back" and Colin said " I'd say so yea" i was over the moon. I was 9 or 10 at that time so i can;t really remember it terrible well. I saw him twice the whole weekend at the same corner. I rally wished we had followed the rally.
Seen this car at his house when working there Appleby motorsport sent a crew to ready it for an event Looked and sounded amazing when they worked on it
Just came here to remind myself of the sound.just watched Colin's car collection with the 2 boys in Scotland. Listen to the start of this video. " the sound of a group B supercar in the donegal hills" metro 6r4 en song. Savage
Fair play, that was driving of the highest order, that was almost flat out, on the limit of this famous Group B car. No wonder he won the World Crown, a sad loss to Motorsport.
Never got to see Colin doing flat out in person, I'm ashamed to say. I did watch him religiously and he always gave me the giggles the real nervous one "how the fuuk did he do that!" moments and there were many. Legend(s)
I went to a bodyshop today for a job position and saw this very car.. it was great seeing some group b history. The car looked in great condition too 😍😍😍 whoever owns it is one lucky man.
D165 WVX hasn’t done a lot since Colin drove it. The last time it was out on a stage was 2014. Such a pity these cars are not been used as they were intended.
It is a shame I guess. But these things are worth big money now and I kinda understand why it gets very little track use. Was told the owner was taking it out this year for some track use. Either way it was lovely seeing it 😍
Cosi si guida la metro cazzo! Delta 205 e audi saranno anche andate forte ma sono sicuro che con un pilota cosi anche la metro avrebbe ottenuto qualcosa, alla fine un aspirato sopratutto in quegl anni era molto più gestibile dei turbo brutali, permettendo diconcentrarsi meglio sulla guida e lo sviluppo di assetto e freni.
I'm writing this in 2020, when 'drifting' is popular with little boys in car parks. Ooh, such a lot of noise and tyre smoke... Yawn. To me, drifting on its own is just pointless messing around by wannabe rally drivers. Marks for style and precision awarded by judges? Bah! You might as well be watching ice skating! The only judge that matters is the stopwatch. Watching Colin here - THIS is drifting. It's essential car control, and it serves a purpose. You drift a car because you're GOING somewhere. On a rally. On a stage. On a wet road. You drift as a means to an end; it's not an end in itself. Just my opinion, of course... ;-)
Just too bad Colin wasn't driving a "proper" B-group car (Audi S1, Peugeot or Lancia S4), with those the ending results could've been something else.. Metro was always a little bit underpowered compared to those cars..
@@andrewthomas5540 Indeed. I don't wish to be rude, but the previous comment screamed 'I'm a bellend.' The Metro 6R4 was a fearsome and legendary car that will never be forgotten.
7th overall ahead of wrc cars in a 20 year old car.. ken block had a modern tuned escort this year in donegal and came 110th overall out of 120... McRae man was a genius behind the wheel behind the wheel regardless of the bus he was driving
Ken Block is a show driver and is not actually that fast when it comes to rallying.
To compare Block to McRae is insulting to the legend.
@@cooperwilliams4686 Lots of Ken Block's around.There was only one McRae!
Ken Block is just a circus entertainer type of driver .
Ken Block is a showman to be fair. He’s like one of those freestyle footballers that have a bucketload of tricks and flicks, but if you were to put them in the middle of a professional match they’d be clueless.
Some bus
Miss RPM. What a show. Never missed an episode when I was a kid.
The fact he finished 7th in a 20yr old car shows A) just how good the Metro 6R4 was and B) that McRae was THE greatest WRC driver there has ever been & ever will be.
I had Metro's in the 90's, from the basic City through to the GTi, so I've always loved & had a soft spot for this car. It is just perfection on 4 wheels
RIP Colin
Beast
He really loved it. The laughter from the near miss. The giggling after the slide. How excited he looks before the start. It wasn't the games or even the championship. This man could have won rallies in a seat Ibiza. When man and machine comes together. We miss you mate x
Will always be a big void in rallying without McRae & Richard Burns both gone too soon ... both gave it their all and were a joy to watch 👍
FOO45 I totally agree. 👍
They went way before their time and both in very sad circumstances
@@TheBlueCorolla indeed.
@@TheBlueCorolla his own fault for showing off in a helicopter he wasn't qualified to fly www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-14803595D
@@ant2312 still doesn't mean it's not sad
I wish he COULD come back. What an awesome talent. So terribly, sadly missed.
The man is imortal because of videos like this, he drives so hard that that 6r4 looked it was begging for mercy, and there's not many if any other than Colin McRae could do that.
Absolute legend remembered forever.
More man and machine in perfect harmony, singing the same tune....awesome
"When in doubt ,Flat out"
Not only did the man say those words ,he lived by them .A truly inspirational driver and human being. A quite young man but when sat behind the wheel of car he drove like I would imagine Satin himself would drive .Greatly missed
Colin McRae was an epic driver and the 6R4 an epic car and Mr Grist was the best around.
*RIP Colin and his son*
His son?
Mike Nolan yeah he died aswell in the heli crash.
@@habodude0530 Along with another 6 year old friend of his sons, plus a friend of McRae. The report was pretty damning; www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-14803595
@@Bulletguy07 yes out of date license, no type rating for that helicopter and showing off
the driving skills of these guys is just mind blowing
The Metro 6r4 gives me goosebumps, thank you Colin McRae - MBE Legendary video ofone of if not, the greatest rallying legend of all time.
Colin is sorely missed, what a talented man he was, R. I.P. Colin. 😇😇😇
colin drove a car like it was a video game. thankyou colin for your amazing talent.
Brings a new meaning to 'just back it in'. Awesome car and awesome driver and co-driver.
I witnessed him at this event..it was scary he went through a speed trap at 142 mph on a section of road that was made for horses...
Absolutely ridiculous speed! The courage to do that speed in that car on those roads.... astonishing.
And poor old Nicky was just a passenger who put his lofe in Colin's hands how many times !!
142?
Not sure the 6R4 would be geared to do that sort of speed. Maybe. But I would think they'd be geared lower really.
Colin McRae looks really happy here. Having driven those roads myself I can say its a great place full of great people
My all time favorite driver in my all time favorite Rally car
Very few drivers could ring an international spec 6R4 out to its max over the full distance of a major rally. Mcrae is definitely one of the few. The other person that comes to mind is the late great tony pond who I was fortunate enough to see back in the 80's on a Grizedale stage.
I've watched this 3times over, still can't believe how good Colin was, in a WRC car he'd have won by some hell of a distance given his time in that Metro
Some early-stage with Atlantic cliff style drop-offs, he had a STICKING throttle, which affected his overall time, so he probably would have finished even higher !!
Who doesn't miss colin.flat-out superstar x
I sat in that Metro when I was 13, it was 2003 to this day it is the best day of my life. My drawing of Colin’s Xsara was used as the front of the regulations in 2003 Colin McRae Stages, I wore Kris Meeks Helmet and it was in a forest just outside Perth, my drawing won me a run with Colin as well that’s how I got a run with Colin in in the D165WRX Metro and it was essentially a brand new car beautiful Car.
An absolute legend, sadly missed.
The comparison between Grist and Nisbett's co-driver is striking; Grist kept Colin calm!
What an absolute legend may he rest in peace and be driving on the most beautiful rally stage in the sky
When He we asked " wIll you be back" and Colin said " I'd say so yea" i was over the moon. I was 9 or 10 at that time so i can;t really remember it terrible well. I saw him twice the whole weekend at the same corner. I rally wished we had followed the rally.
Seen this car at his house when working there
Appleby motorsport sent a crew to ready it for an event
Looked and sounded amazing when they worked on it
raw natural talent with no fear and pure ability..... a legend in the world of rallying....
Just came here to remind myself of the sound.just watched Colin's car collection with the 2 boys in Scotland. Listen to the start of this video. " the sound of a group B supercar in the donegal hills" metro 6r4 en song.
Savage
Colin's the legend ❤ top top driver
The Audi 5 cylinder and the 6r4 90 deg v6 sound amazing
A testament to how good this car was!
hes defo up there with tony pond and all the other group b legends. i was to young to watch group b live but i watched colin mcrae allot !
Fair play, that was driving of the highest order, that was almost flat out, on the limit of this famous Group B car.
No wonder he won the World Crown, a sad loss to Motorsport.
McRae and Grist, the dream team.
BEST DRIVER EVER.RESPECT.
love tha background music!! muse for life!!
Colin McRae ❤️
The mad Scottsman. May you rest in peace Collin Mcrae! LEGEND!!!
Excellent thanks!
Grist and Mc Rae laughing like kids although they nearly crashed the car. It's so funny !
Best car! best driver awesome!
***** Don"t be harsh. But I have to mention Ari Vatanen as a great driver. The Delta S4 was a beast you're right :)
What a legend he was R.I.P fast master
Colin, a great Scots man
Underrated asf
Flip me, that was some save!!!! He is the man!!!!
Truly one of the greats and truly one of the great cars😅
the craziest of all wrc champions. such a legend
I always like to see the 6R4 in action, I think the car is absolutely bonkers!
Legend, may he rest in peace.
one hell of a driver rip colin
Never got to see Colin doing flat out in person, I'm ashamed to say. I did watch him religiously and he always gave me the giggles the real nervous one "how the fuuk did he do that!" moments and there were many. Legend(s)
R.I.P Colin McRae.
What a legendary video!
Pure Gold!
Mc Rae....the legend! Rip 🙏
I went to a bodyshop today for a job position and saw this very car.. it was great seeing some group b history. The car looked in great condition too 😍😍😍 whoever owns it is one lucky man.
D165 WVX hasn’t done a lot since Colin drove it. The last time it was out on a stage was 2014. Such a pity these cars are not been used as they were intended.
It is a shame I guess. But these things are worth big money now and I kinda understand why it gets very little track use. Was told the owner was taking it out this year for some track use.
Either way it was lovely seeing it 😍
DubTech Tv will hopefully get to see ray breen out tomorrow in his metro on the stages in Galway 🤞
@@mo22000 get some footage if you can and post it mate. You have new sub👍
czcams.com/video/pa3yEQGEV5w/video.html
Holy crap, that near crash, I'd have filled my race suit.
What a LEGEND 🙌
What a talent
Awesome driver and car!
7th in the Metro. Now imagine Colin in a 205 T16
Absolute legend
McRae was a special driver.
i miss colin
Cracking!!!!!
check out big moment around 4minutes in. savage
Legend 🏴
The best
4:17 amazing sense of humor only McRae
"...and the Welsh wizard is back..."
Still remembering Deutschland rally 2002? :)
5:09 skills!
this is awesome why so little views,,so are the rest in wrc cars with 300bhp? why is colin in a lighter car with 100 brake more ?
different regulation class
Jedi skills !!
Would love a go in that Metro, according to DVLA its taxed and mot'd til july 2021
It's damn fun to be a rally driver isn't it
Salut my friend super car super video subscribe subscribe .
Sick
Any idea why the 6r4 got banned lol , that car would hold up against any car past n present it was an absolute animal
R I P
The metro crashing had me dying laughing
RIP 👈
Good ould Plum
whats the song at 2:20?
Muse
RIP
This. This is why RPM is and always will remain the yardstick for rally TV coverage
Cosi si guida la metro cazzo!
Delta 205 e audi saranno anche andate forte ma sono sicuro che con un pilota cosi anche la metro avrebbe ottenuto qualcosa, alla fine un aspirato sopratutto in quegl anni era molto più gestibile dei turbo brutali, permettendo diconcentrarsi meglio sulla guida e lo sviluppo di assetto e freni.
Crazy that he drove high power cars flat out and died in a helicopter. RIP Colin.
I'm writing this in 2020, when 'drifting' is popular with little boys in car parks. Ooh, such a lot of noise and tyre smoke... Yawn.
To me, drifting on its own is just pointless messing around by wannabe rally drivers. Marks for style and precision awarded by judges? Bah! You might as well be watching ice skating!
The only judge that matters is the stopwatch.
Watching Colin here - THIS is drifting. It's essential car control, and it serves a purpose. You drift a car because you're GOING somewhere. On a rally. On a stage. On a wet road. You drift as a means to an end; it's not an end in itself.
Just my opinion, of course... ;-)
Couldn't agree more!
4:50 when he shift up used clutch, but in down shift do it without clutch ;D shouldn't be other way ;D?
MrRae, Vatanen and Loeb....all in another league
He made that car his bit#h that day !💪
Here's Colins 6R4
czcams.com/video/pa3yEQGEV5w/video.html
Rally Cars Yes. Helicopters No.
You can get an in depth look at Colin's 6R4 here..
czcams.com/video/pa3yEQGEV5w/video.html
Just too bad Colin wasn't driving a "proper" B-group car (Audi S1, Peugeot or Lancia S4), with those the ending results could've been something else.. Metro was always a little bit underpowered compared to those cars..
The Metro 6R4 is a legend in anyones book. Proper my arse. You are showing your ignorance. The 6R4 is about as pure a car you could drive.
@@andrewthomas5540 Indeed. I don't wish to be rude, but the previous comment screamed 'I'm a bellend.' The Metro 6R4 was a fearsome and legendary car that will never be forgotten.