It’s unbelievable how this car could move so fast, carrying the weight of Ari’s huge steel balls

@philippepetit3105

Жыл бұрын

it's french made

@tkzii6207

Жыл бұрын

@@philippepetit3105 😂 Pas mal non ? C'est Français.

@klorand

Жыл бұрын

@@philippepetit3105 that's what makes it even more curious! 🤭

@philippepetit3105

Жыл бұрын

@@klorand you must have a look at how much wrc championship french cars have won

@toyotaae86trueno

Жыл бұрын

​@@philippepetit3105 bro S. Loeb in his Xsara WRC Wtf

Not driving, this is art.

@AliTaylor777

6 жыл бұрын

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.

@theant9821

6 жыл бұрын

Alistair Taylor f1 has had that for decades, even back to the seventies, f1 gets too much attention for its own good.

@Minx5892

6 жыл бұрын

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.

@benoitsantini2997

6 жыл бұрын

Michèle mouton 85 !!

@druidofthefang

5 жыл бұрын

@@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.

Sun visor. One hand up. Insane!

@majapopovic2953

8 жыл бұрын

+mots37 The way it's meant to be driven.

@akakabuto5118

6 жыл бұрын

mots37 Finnish are insane ;)

@zvonko03

5 жыл бұрын

Big balls and some allien skills 🙌

@barryotoole6990

4 жыл бұрын

Insane for sure

@installshieldwizard3017

4 жыл бұрын

Respect paid

2024 still one of the best Pikes Peak runs, back when it was dirt.

@Zerker_Supremacy

2 ай бұрын

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.

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)

@baenschman6756

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

@T-o-m-s

5 жыл бұрын

your the man ;) It took me 30 secs to get true the comments, you spared me 10 years ! thanks

@realsupercopter

5 жыл бұрын

10 other years spared here ! Thanks ! 😊

@vitakyo982

5 жыл бұрын

Go for it ... ☺

@tumppu1975

4 жыл бұрын

Dude! Thank you.

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.

I started growing chest hair after watching this. Some real man shit right here.

@bighands69

2 жыл бұрын

Think of the whole generation of US service men that went to fight in pacific and Europe.

The crazy thing, is that Ari Vatanen set a 10:47.220 time, ON GRAVEL, that stood undefeated for 5 years !! That is nuts.

@warren4110

Жыл бұрын

Yes, very big nuts!!

@keithyounce8288

9 ай бұрын

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.

@marcstafanov8431

7 ай бұрын

​@@keithyounce8288which Toyota?

@keithyounce8288

7 ай бұрын

Celica, I believe.

@marcstafanov8431

7 ай бұрын

@@keithyounce8288 thanks

3:48.... that brief moment of silence, then echo... while gliding towards the edge of a cliff...... sensational.

@jean-michelhardouin8293

4 жыл бұрын

À 30 cm du bord de la piste....😲

This is a true masterpiece, by one of the best rally drivers in rally history... Absolutelly brilliant driving... A true legend 👏👏💪💪

Everytime I watch this performance I almost cry with its perfection!!!!!!!!! Some people where really meant to drive.

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

10 ай бұрын

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.

@Where_is_Waldo

10 ай бұрын

@@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.

@marrs1013

10 ай бұрын

@@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.

@100GTAGUY

6 ай бұрын

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.

That moment on your morning commute when you do the hand visor and your brain and heart go right to this video.

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!

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.

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...

@jean-michelhardouin8293

4 жыл бұрын

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...

@kg0173

Жыл бұрын

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.

@ericgabeau8148

10 ай бұрын

👍😎 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. 👍

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!

@samira84120

5 ай бұрын

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 Motorsport world: "You can't drive up Pikes Peak one-time handed." Ari Vatanen: "Hold my beer"🕶️

@AP-jf5xv

4 жыл бұрын

Hold my milk, not beer.

@onearthonelegion

2 жыл бұрын

Hold my hand...

@kg0173

Жыл бұрын

Pure rally driving!

the old pikes peak are better. nothing like climbing pike peak on a dirt road.

@apuuvah

4 жыл бұрын

Go dirt, or go home.

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.

@stgeorge5862

5 жыл бұрын

Puegot still makes and always did make racing beasts. Puegots civilian cars are sad in comparison.

@fantasitretas

4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@hamzabenkacimi

4 жыл бұрын

T16 and MI16 are amazing

@peggywouters2867

4 жыл бұрын

@@fantasitretas Opel is more Reliable than peugeot sure of that, i have had both.

@lippenserver5583

3 жыл бұрын

Delight?! It was a cankerous beast with on/off early turbos.

he slides trough those corners full speed like there's no cliffs and severe drops on the sides... balls of steel

Very happy to see this film in it's original form and soundtrack. Long live Vatanen!

Truly insane driving skills and the film is a masterpiece.

I wonder where that piece of paper is now. The should do a reunion, with Ari and that bug

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👏👏

So proud of driving my 405 after watching this. ;) Modern classic.

@hmm2928

4 жыл бұрын

Wow you have a 405? Maybe make a video about it

@frazerguest2864

4 жыл бұрын

What model?

@antoinev9733

3 жыл бұрын

Here is the new colombo ;)

En löydä sanoja kuvailemaan miten hienoa katsottavaa tämä on!!!

@antoinev9733

3 жыл бұрын

Oui, oui ;)

4:34 Ari pays respect

The helicopter shot at 2:52 is amazing

3:50 This is insane!!

@AshleyPomeroy

9 жыл бұрын

The car has a big wing, he could always fly down to safety...

@VascoCC95

9 жыл бұрын

Ashley Pomeroy 3:25 No sunglasses

The great Ary Vatannen. One fantastic pilot and very quickly. A legend.

lol the bug at 2:50

@Dbalx

5 жыл бұрын

its Suziki Escudo!

When men were men and cars were cars.

@rumblefish9

3 жыл бұрын

How about Michele Mouton then who won Pikes Peak in a group B rally car?

@leadlefthand

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@recipoldinasty

3 жыл бұрын

@@leadlefthand wtf is this dumb rambling lol, dont be a snowflake trans people has always existed

@faeskruff1772

3 жыл бұрын

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

@balakay1538

2 жыл бұрын

“When men were men” 🤓

Grande Ari vatanen.

This video and that Aryton Senna one are the best driving vids you'll ever find two gods of driving!

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!

@Spagettikasi

5 жыл бұрын

Yea same here, one of true kings of dirt rally! :)

That's classic! Watched it for years, never gonna gets old.

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.

@johnnytopgun6414

10 жыл бұрын

Nahh it was the reflection off his giant steel balls. Get away balls... not while I'm driving

@moneytron4143

7 жыл бұрын

Perfect. What is hoons? I am not american.

@strixcz

7 жыл бұрын

www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hoon

@moneytron4143

7 жыл бұрын

thank you.

@theant9821

6 жыл бұрын

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.

I saw this movie 17 years ago but it still knocks my legs off

The shots of the car skirting the edge of the cliff so effortlessly as if this guy does this as a waking up before breakfast, amazing. It's hard to believe that people actually do stuff like that. Few inches too far and doom.

@faeskruff1772

3 жыл бұрын

its this one and maybe the film of the t16s in the grouop b stages maybe corsica? where at least one of the wheels is off the edge of the moutain, the 305 was such a wildly out of control car, like say a modern fighter but without the cobtrol surfaces, it was so so fast and so so semi out of control, ari is such a legend for his group b 205 days, i love th ewomens 205 team too, but absolutely NAILED it :oD

@NightwishArena

2 жыл бұрын

And just three years before this he almost died in Argentina rally. He came back and was just as fast as he had been before. A true Finnish rally legend, and a real gentleman in life.

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 !!!!

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.

@Cheribibi3855

3 жыл бұрын

Bien d’accord avec toi !! aussi gentil que talentueux !! MR ARI !! Grand respect

Les rapports sont parfaits, incroyable !

“In life you can lift your hand but not your foot !” Ari Vatanen Legend of our Generation

What an exhilarating drive. Ari, it was a pleasure to meet you today.

This is art. Literally.

The thrilling i have watching this video over and over never gets old. Legendary driver in a legendary car

The greatest single piece of driving of all time ! Full stop !

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.

2:51 this shot was brilliant.

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 :-)

shoutout to the cameraman who was underneath the car

the french are awesome and are even better at making cars and choosing drivers that is another example of perfection

@shredd5705

8 жыл бұрын

+Jacob Hungerford Too bad the driver wasn't French, but Finnish

@28102650

8 жыл бұрын

He said choosing drivers. He didn't say that this driver was French. But he is right about the French making the best cars.

@shredd5705

8 жыл бұрын

28102650 Ah true. I totally misread his comment, my bad.

@kg0173

7 жыл бұрын

American Robby Unser won that race in a Peugeot 405.

@theant9821

6 жыл бұрын

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).

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

drifting. up a mountain. on a dirt track. with barely any guard rails. in a manual car. occasionally one-handed. MAN!

WHAT A FANTASTIC FILM OF A MAN AND HIS MACHINE .THE BEST

Some of those powerslides towards unprotected cliff edges are simply breathtaking! Sheer balls of steel.

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.

Finest piece of motor sport footage ever!End of discussion!

@gixxerthouk4

4 жыл бұрын

yep i agree with you david on that statement

Thanks for the upload

Also Badass Ari Vatanen, finnish rallycross driver in 1988 when it was gravel.

2019.... And still amazed by his skills...

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.

@kilppa

2 ай бұрын

Nope. This is a demonstration with cameras, not a race. They basically gave Ari the car, set up the cameras and said GO.

3:26-3:30 Balls and Hands!!

@beeble2003

5 жыл бұрын

I believe he's indicating that he doesn't actually need anyone to hold his beer while he does this.

This is Pure driving and courageus its Piks o ONLY for the bests without electronics thanks Ary you a true master from Carlos Portugal

Absolut geil. Vatanen und Röhrl - war eine Wahnsinns-Zeit damals. ❤

C'est magnifique ! Merci pour la vidéo !

I've seen this 100 times, but clicked through just to give it a thumbs up!

merci pour le partage et vive peugeot et ari vatanen!!

HOLY SHIT! I'D BE PISSING MYSELF IF I WAS IN THAT CAR... SUCH BALLS OF STEEL

Sensational. I could watch this forever

Ari Vartenan at his absolute best...Thats Drivin....legendary run

what a drive by Ari and a beautiful car !!

I never get tired of this video

better than ken block

@chrisandwillhobbies

6 жыл бұрын

theres plenty of club day drivers that are better than ken block let alone wrc champions

@octopuscpl9187

5 жыл бұрын

Ken block😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@jdmef9hatch

5 жыл бұрын

Pffff, not even comparable. Ken Block is a freaking princess. This guy is a real man!!

@benlee2765

5 жыл бұрын

The only thing Ken block is good at is crashing.

@Pectopah123

4 жыл бұрын

Who is Ken Block?

Beautiful... just beautiful.

I never get tired of this little movie.

I think this is the third or foruth time i watch this. This is such an amazing short film.

There is a before and an after by watching this legendary climb.

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

Absolutely beautiful

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.

This reminds me of when dad used to drive me home from school

@tobylongmedia

4 жыл бұрын

VicariousReality7 haha 😆

@PatrickNobleX21

3 жыл бұрын

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!

How can I explain to anothers this beautiful piece of art? You simply can't.

Nothing better than a"Well tuned four cylinders light 4x4 Turbo car".(780 KG).And one of the best Rally Driver,in the World.

Respect! Greets from Greece!

@user-yc2ko3uf9i

4 жыл бұрын

etsiiii😎

This is one of those clips one simply does not forget.

that's so fucking beautiful

Absolutely magical...

I 'm very happy to see your videos so amazing & superb Thanks a lot for such a great sharing dear friend

Most beautiful film ever made.

I've never thought that anyone could drive better then this, Ari Vatanen's assault at pikes Peak.

Bravo Ari...Bravo!

wow just wow... insane Ari!

Excellent ! Un immense Champion Une superbe Machine !

Magnifico!!!

to think this track was ruined to asphalt...

@petert3355

4 жыл бұрын

@Mr. Handsome Actually the Gov was forced to after a court case brought by the Serria Club. Basically environmental bullshit ruined this event.

@apuuvah

4 жыл бұрын

Environmentalists ruined it? I'm a motorhead myself. Have you watched elctric dirt bikes? Daamn!!

@jemimallah2591

Ай бұрын

@@petert3355 the gravel and dust from the road was destroying the surrounding environment. and believe it or not the colorado rockies are used and occupied mostly by people who arent interested in motor racing

The best rider in the best car....2 legends!

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.