American Reacts to Climb Dance - 1988 Pikes Peak Hill Climb, Ari Vatanen
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Probably the most epic single piece of footage on motor sport.
Ari Vatanen redefined the word "commitment" in rallying. When he first came to Australia to compete, he was introduced to Colin Bond, who at the time was one of our top rally drivers. He asked Colin how many times he had rolled a car, Bond proudly replied "never."
"Hmm," said Ari, "then how do you know where the limit is?"
No parcticapation trophy's back in the day
The car and driver that launched my love for Peugeots. I still own a 405 Mi16 to this day
I have watched that Pikes Peak run MANY times, and it never gets old.Brutal engineering meets insane skill and commitment, with NO room for error.Cheers Ian, from Tasmania
Got to agree seen it dozen+times it don't get old.
Cheers from Tasmania too 😀
Hi from Tassie too 👍
4th from Tas that agrees that this is epic!
Need to see some Targa Tasmania clips, would be great to see what Ian thinks!
That's pure XU engine sound right there. French tecnhical finesse. The color scheme on this car is from the typical Peugeot Talbot sport scheme at the time.
And thats why Rally drivers are the best drivers in the world by a mile
Arm up blocking the sun, one handed like he's going to the shops for milk..!
Awesome clip👍
Great comment!
Relaxed Driving, not a Care in the World !
Group B, featuring the most amazing vehicles, came to an end after 3 major accidents.
In the Portugal Rally, a car plowed into the spectators.
Then, during the Corsica Rally, a Lancia Stratos trying to avoid a person, went of a clif killing both pilots.
There was another major accident, leading to a Pilots" strike.
Basically, the vehicles were far to powerful and fast, even for pilots of that calibre.
Thank you for a crisp, intelligent comment.
Ari Vatanen in France is considered one of the best rally drivers of all time and is hugely respected. He's a real legend even if he's not French.
Ari almost die here in Argentina, he had a brutal crash with the 205 Group B in the Cordoba Rally a couple of years before this Pikes Peak run. He had a internal injuries, broken legs, spinal fractures, collapsed chest.... he was so lucky, and its amazing that he continue to run with this bravery.
I get goosebumps every time I see this clip ever since I was a kid and saw it on Wide World of Sports years ago. I remember the hosts of the show having to replay it about three times in a row because they were in such awe and shock at how awesome it was. None of them could lift their jaws off the floor for the rest of the show. What a legend Ari is.
The production quality is insane for 1988, I think Peugeot had 2 helicopters to film this adding to all of the different camera angles on the car etc…
These days you would just slap gopros everywhere and a few drones here and there
The 405 looked just amazing as a rally car. Very beautiful.
It was going to be a rally car under the Group S formula, but because of Group B getting the axe from all those crashes during that time period, Group S was scrapped. The original Group S car is currently on exhibit at a museum somewhere I dunno which one.
@@alexk8792 The Group S car is at the "Musée de l'aventure Peugeot" (Peugeot museum) at Sochaux. I saw it last week alongside all the other monsters Peugeot made (405 Dakar and Pikes Peak version; 205T16; 905; 908; 208T16,306 maxi...). A really cool museum for motorsport fans ;)
@@aletsk3269 That's cool :D
Ari is one of the most flamboyant and brilliant drivers you will ever watch. Back when he drove the 2 wheel drive bda Ford Escorts he was sensational to watch. He used to beat those cars to death.
Nothing like the sound of a bda screaming with the twin side draft carbs trying to suck the inner guard in.
Great memories, thanks Steve.
Ari Vatanen is known for going sideways
I saw Vatanen in an Escort in the 1977 Rally of New Zealand. We went to spectate in Maramarua Forest, we sat opposite a turnoff into a side road from a hundred-yard straight. Well Vatanen came round the bend into the straight flat out and never lifted off, just put the car broadside half-way down the straight and swept through the right-angle corner sideways... everyone else after that was an anticlimax. And yes I've had Escorts sideways many times - there's a 'little bit sideways' and then there's Vatanen.
(And the sound of a (non-turbocharged) Escort echoing through the trees was always magical).
A true classic of motor sport film footage. Still gets the heart racing.
Ari Vatanen was one helluva rally driver. Saw him out here when they did a leg of the Australian rally up past Dungog in Hunter Valley. Was one awesome sight.
Ari Vatanen.
What an amazing rally champion and a gentleman. From Finland.
When i think of Pike's peak i always think of that drive from Ari Vatanen just awesome, always like watching it never gets old
Cheers from 🇦🇺
I remember watching that for the first time in the early 90s… it was amazing! Incidentally, the record run was the 1988 run, but that car also competed the next year with Robby Unser driving, and I believe that some of the film footage may have been from the 1989 run. That car, and Ari, also won the Paris-Dakar Rally in 1989 and 1990. In true Group B style it was an absolute monster with about 660hp and weighing just over 900kg.
Great video… loved your reactions!
Pikes Peak was a legend when it was a gravel road,Walter Röhrls record under 11 minutes stays legendary.
Since the road is asphalted the thrill is gone,now the best driver passes the course in unter 8 minutes....unable to compare.
Oh man, that was a pure classic killing decision, i know its a hard tearing and maintain it but
you cant change the surface : (
Just one notice Ari Vatanen run from this video is 0.6 second faster then Walter Röhrl run on same gravel road just 1 year later and itbstud as record for 5 years (Röhrl last 1 year till this run)
Wow, that was nuts🥜, the skill of the drivers is beyond belief.
Magnificent.🥇🏆🎖️
Ari was a magician, crazy but just so good to watch. He was good in 2wd especially the BDA Escorts or 4wd, his drive in the Castrol rally in Canberra against Greg Carr was unbelievable, well worth a look.
Sorry, but Walter was even better.
Ari was the only one who had the priviledge to drive BDX Escort(The black escort).
Some history, Ari was Ford works driver when Colin signed to to Ford. Legendary Colin McRae made his impression to the world, and one of those drivers who implemented that kind of driving was Ken Block.
fu**ing legendary drivers, all of them.
It's crazy how long the record lasted, even after it started being paved. Every time I hear the music, chills
Seen this before, Ari is nuts
Ari vatanen at Manx rally, on board camera view. That's one hell of a video and performance too.
Ari Vatanen (Finnish) was granted a French citizenship as a present for all the work he did for the French car industry. Later he was a member of French parliament if I remember correctly.
He's also known as an amazing, civilized gentleman. Never too busy to talk with people.
He was a member of the european parliament
@@0wly That too.
Ari is crazy, the 405t16 was, for my money, the most incredible Rally car ever produced, it only ever raced in this and the Paris Dakar Rally, never in an actual World Rally event. The car, the driver and this film are like the holy grail to rally enthusiasts. Love it so much!
Livining are the base of Pikes Peak since 1956 at age 9, my family attended most every year. In the 70s & 80s, I raced motorcycles 7x with a class win, & 2 podiums. In the 80s, I was drafted to race an IROCZ Camaro in the Stock Car class, running exactly 1/2 -- 13th out of 26 cars in my rookie car race. (In a low-budget production based chassis car against high-$ tube-framed monsters. I retired when they paved it. PPAHC is a unique iconic legend in the motorsports world, alongside Indy, Lemans, Paris-Dakar... high point of my life. This is the best by far footage capturing the essence of the Climb To The Clouds from the driver's perspective. Not for the faint of heart and magically stirring for the spectators. Ty for doing the reaction vid!
of rally drivers, Ari Vatanen won the race in 1988 with a Peugeot 405 T16, setting a record at the time.
In 2013, Sébastien Loeb broke the 9-minute limit of 8.13,878 in a Peugeot 208 T16. Vatanen's record was driven on a gravel road and Loeb's asphalt.
Vatanen was keeping the record over twenty years. But this is eery nice video
I wish I had a go back then in the dirt Ari Vatanen is a legend.
Damn, rally drivers are the best drivers. Their skills outshine F1, Nascar, Supercar and Touring Car drivers by miles.
I am not saying the other car class drivers can't drive, just that they have different skill sets, and rally drivers frighten the crap out of me. In Australia, we sometimes call motor cycle riders TAs (Tee Ays), or Temporary Australians. I think we can apply the same title to Rally Car drivers.
Yes. I've seen this so many times but it never gets old, so entertaining. Love it.
A quite old video but since i saw it a total fav of mechanical anger as i love it, highrevving primal screaming - no regulations 'rallycars'.
Ari is a maniac just as all fins, love Mäkinen and hes "gonna kill the surface of the world"-look in hes face
I'm glad that this clip was recommended to you. I was going to suggest it myself after watching your Subaru lap record of Isle of Mann. This is truly one of the most epic pieces of pure motorsport brilliance of all time!!!
This is the best ever I've seen this lots of times and still love it.
I've seen this clip upwards of 30 times... I still got shivers watching it again.
i remember having lots of fun driving Pikes Peak with the Suzuki Escudo on Gran Turismo 3, awesome track.
Gloríous days, before the Road was paved.
Good, rally-style dirt pavement -- requiring driving skills, courage, and a million-dollars Life Insurance!
I believe in 89, daring Michelle Mouton brought me close to a cardiac incident., going around the hairpin bends.
One of the rear wheels went over the edge a couple of times.
A dangerous, Magic performance., arguably more audatious and daredevil than Ari Vatanen in this fantastic video.
Thank you for your intelligent and brilliant work.
Even though I'm a 100% Audi Group B fan, and Walter Rohl is one of my favorite drivers.
This drive by Ari is epic, make no mistake.
I've had a copy of this on VHS for years. If you like this you should check out the Group B rally cars from the 80's.
I remember my mate paying 40 bucks for that tape back in the day.
I wouldn't even do this on a video game! Pure madness.
An Aussie, Rennie Scaysbrook,holds the record for motorcycles as they no longer race there after Carlin Dunne died in sight of the finish line. It is a race where electric cars have beaten infernal combustion cars. Rennie's dad was Mike Hailwood's team mate at the Isle of Man TT race.
Yep due to the rise in altitude, electric powertrains have a clear advantage when it comes to pikes peak.
I remember how we here in Finland had many top rally drivers back in the 1980s. I wish we could have been able to see Henri Toivonen at Pikes Peak.
Well, with all respect to Toivonen, but Vatanen was maybe craziest of them all. Close call of course when looking at top drivers.
405 T16 PP is the the beauty and the beast and Ari is Alladin on his flying carpet!
To think.. Ari Almost died on groub b accident.. and drive like that after recovery.. huge respect legend that celebrated his 70 th birthday this year..
Ari Vatanen is my all time best Rally driver .
Hi Ian.
Watching you watch this was more exhilarating than just watching it.
Your expressions are priceless.
I first watched this on the Wide World of sports TV show. The presenters kept saying have your VSR's ready to record after they were inundated with calls to replay it.
Am going to watch you again. Glad you enjoyed it.
Cheers from Australia
Have always loved that clip!!
i loved ARI doing this in the RED SUZUKI ESCUDO.......!!!!
A salute and prayer for all those brave drivers , co pilot's and spectators lost along the way, a beautiful but deadly love❤🙏⚘️
That's Ari Vatanen under Maximum Attack!!! THe Bravest of the BRAVE. Met him when he came to Jamaica at 19 on his first rally outside of Finland.
All those crazy 🇫🇮 rallydrivers.
They are heroes to the ordinary heroes.
Respect from 🇸🇪
How i havent watched this either? LOVE IT!
There's a movie from New Zealand in 1981 called Smash Palace with a old Kingswood Cop Car chasing A Formula race car down the road and the guy loses him on the dirt 😅 the chase clip is under 3 minutes long but would go well in a compilation clip ..
czcams.com/video/zQNSyjbIEeo/video.html
Dude, you're a Yank motorsport fan! How can you not have heard of or seen Pyke's Peak before? I am a 57 year old Aussie and I've known about this race since I was a teenager!
That video was a bonus feature you had to unlock in the original PlayStation game V-Rally.
Been loving these rally reacts , this video is a classic 🔥
Such an epic short film! Great you picked this one!
People forget that this is 3 years after almost died in Argentina and after spending 18 months recovering from severe injuries to his body and torso and then severe depression (his seat broke from it's couplings and he was thrown around inside the car after it somersaulted at 120mph) and then to come back to rallying shows the balls of the man in my opinion one of the goats great driver Ari Vatanen.
Ari Vatanen mentions on his website that he had to slip the clutch in order to control the tire slippage and power delivery to the ground, when you have over 900 hp (at the start) trying to go to the ground. The car would lose power and only made a bit over 700hp at the peak. His record up the mountain stood for ~10 years. When it was finally broken it was done in perfect conditions on dirt that had been treated to make it almost like pavement. This video was made the year after his record setting run which was done in conditions that included mud, snow and sleet as he went up the mountain. the engine was built to only last 15 minutes - enough for qualifying and one run up the mountain. You see Vatanen clip the mountain which messed up one wheel. He finished with three wheel drive. In the post race interview he laughed about it saying that the "lion" in him didn't want to lift even though he probably should have. The final scene in the movie is Robby Unser crossing the line. As I said, this movie is done the year after Vatanen set the record, Peugeot had returned to reset the record. There is no other video like it cause the road changed. Yes more people have gone faster but based on the day, the conditions and the road...no one ever went faster than Ari Vatanen.
The most epic piece of race footage ever assembled, Ari at his best 👌 you understand why it's called "climb dance" true magnificence
Ian , Are you following the Summernats in Canberra they finished on sunday and there are videos out there for you to react to.
100%, I reckon Ian would enjoy!
czcams.com/video/WBf-33tmoZU/video.html
i see Ari vatanen near my home almost every summer, they have summer cottage here where i live, at Hankasalmi, finland :)
Ari Vatanen is the almighty god of rallying, saw this 1000 times, it never ages.
Fantastic video! You should definitely react to more hill climb stuff. Pikes Peak, Goodwood, the lot!
Well done on using the original footage not the revamped one that used a different soundtrack and really changed the whole experience. This is still my all time race driving video, thanks for addressing it.
Ari Vatanen . Es el mejor piloto de Rallys de todos los tiempos .
Que no se os olvide ... Ari Vatanen
Back in the '90s, this movie was the end credit of the videogame "V-Rally 2", that's how he became popular.
Man that guy’ got balls of steel.
I know how much you love your muscle cars Ian, If you haven't already, check out Summernats.
You need to check out when NASCAR came to Australia (1988 NASCAR Goodyear 500 Calder Thunderdome )
The yello bird on the Nurb is another great classical video from this period.
Ari won 1981 WRC title with Ford RS1800, and four times Dakkar Rally winner with Peugeot 405 T16.
Finland have had SO many good drivers in rally. Just do a quick search and you will be blown away by what they did before anyone else, i e the "Scandinavian flick" 🙂
Ari Vatanen, one of the greats from back in the day.
I was lucky to see him rallying the 205 t16 in the Argentinian rally back in the day, unluckily he had his almost fatal accident here too. They were hero's everytime they came down here
Yep, that’s a bit more impressive than a VK SS Commodore doing a bottlo run on a country dirt road before it shuts on a Friday night 😂
We have trees and kangaroos to hit but that’s almost certainly instant death. Falling off the side of Pikes peak will also be certain death but you’ll have the longest 20 seconds of your life until death greets you 😂
I imagine it would be similar to skydiving without a parachute 😂
Btw Ian, great reaction vid as per usual and thank you for taking the time to share this with us!
Cheers bro 🍻🍻🍻🍻🇦🇺💙
There's a similar video of Sebastian Loeb doing the run in 2013 in a 208 T16 Pug. Over 2 minutes quicker, but w-a-y more boring. Muted engine, semi-auto gear box, sealed road. Pfft!
Ari at full noise, h-pattern stick-shit, 100mph into a hair-pin bend with one hand shielding the sun so he can see his braking point before the 1000ft drop 😳: Sir, I'm holding your beer!
Loeb also drove on asphalt. I hate they paved it.
it's a different race now period, i'm pretty sure Loeb would rather race it without the pavement as well but what's done is done i guess
@@flo__60 for sure, he is the winningest WRC driver after all
@@yardmeat7499 Yeah no one is taking anything away from Loeb, he is/was the best rally driver, no point arguing against all the wins (well I guess Ogier could top it), but the pure craziness of these 80s drivers is mesmerizing.
And its always nice to look at the World Rally Championship drivers list when you can see 7 drivers from our small country Finland in there, one being the guy in the video :)
Ari Vatanen was to rally racing what Peter Brock was to Bathurst!
Ari is a legend 🇫🇮
Raw 80's Group B rally POWER !
Surprised you haven't seen this legendary footage ! ✌
Mate, really enjoyed that. Rally is the king of racing as much as I love aloud v8 full flog up the road.
Landis you check out any of the summer Nats 34 footage from the weekend just passed? Huge part of Aussies car cultre
when i was a teen, i i got an autograph from vatanen in Mali during the paris-dakar, the very same day when he got his race car stolen, he still took same to sign for a bunch of highscool students despite what happened to his race car. that was kind.
"In life you can lift your hand - but not your foot!" Ari Vatanen
What a blast from the past AWESOME
If you can find any footage of the Pikes Peak Suzuki Swift (I think) run, it will blow your mind at how hard it goes...
czcams.com/video/1HlMyvZFPoE/video.html is a small preview :)
Okay this is the most insane thing I've ever seen in a car 😬😮
There will never be another Climb Dance but check out Ken Block's Climbkhana Pikes Peak.
All the sideways, but on asphalt.
Seeing as you've been loving the rally lately, I was curious if you're familiar with Group B. It was banned due to being far too dangerous, and was later reformed into today's WRC. Group B cars had way more power than even the fastest of the modern WRC cars, and they were racing back in the 80's.
My favourite Group B car is also one of my favourite sounding cars of all time; the Audi Quattro S1. Give it a listen if you want an eargasm.
the definition of 'in the zone'
never gets old watching this, and i think there's a HD version now too!
Possibly the best petrolhead video ever made.
The Fear on your face is priceless 😆
The adrenaline rush would be through the roof. Top notch driving that's for sure
Those cameras and editing were as epic as the driving.
Hey man! Glad you are watching these old Group B and related videos.
Perhaps you should watch clips from Rally Finland:
"When Hannu Mikkola broke the record in Ouninpohja" with Audi quattro S1 E2
Abd next Ouninpohja Incar.
They say SS Ouninpohja was a special stage lasting around 15 minutes and uou could not catch a breath during it...
I love it how you say "peugeot" which it sounds like "phewgeot" :)
Thank you for this. I can't think what to say, I' m too stunned. The sound of this engine, isn't it wicked?
From Finland to Colorado with ❤️ from Ari
It is insane. Rallying has claimed some excellent drivers. Great to watch.
Peter Brock would be the first legend that springs to mind.
Possum Bourne was a excellent rally driver too but he was killed in a non race incident on a public road in the rain I believe.
Colin McRae also died in a non race incident. He was killed in a helicopter crash on my birthday, but the King of the mountain Peter Brock’s death the year earlier and a few days before my birthday will forever be the saddest day in my Motorsport memory.
💔🇦🇺💔🏴💔🇳🇿
Awesome - Believe it or not I have ridden my bike up most of it and then rode down again! After it was bitumised.
One of my favourites,
Have you seen the ghost rider & his Hayabusa turbo?
He's as nuts as this guy
Good thing Titanium Balls don't rust.
Epic, thanks.