1985 Ford Escort celebrity race: rally vs rallycross

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Action from this unique one-make race, held as a support event for the 1985 European Grand Prix at Brands Hatch. The Motoring News Celebrity Race pitched rally drivers against rallycross drivers, all in identical Ford Escort XR3is. It is posted here as a matter of record and because it features many recognised rally stars of the time, including Pentti Airikkala, Jimmy McRae and Russell Brookes.
Originally broadcast on BBC Grandstand, with commentary by Murray Walker. Converted from Betamax TV recording.
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@massimilianobelloni5613 2 жыл бұрын

Murray Walker the best motorsport commentator ever he didn't care if It was F1 or club racing what mattered was the passion for racing

@huwzebediahthomas9193 2 жыл бұрын

Dickie Davis the introducer I believe. Yes, defo. World of Sport on ITV Saturday afternoon. Murray Walker just moved to them from the BBC, mainly to do Formula One Grand Prix's.

@VHSRallies 2 жыл бұрын

Des Lynam is the introducer. It's BBC Grandstand. Murray didn't move to ITV until that station started broadcasting F1 in 1997.

@cvtt3194 2 жыл бұрын

The 80s were just better. Let's go back 😭

@RSCOZZY 2 жыл бұрын

Hear those road tyres squealing 😆 fantastic racing. Thanks for the upload👍👌👌👌

@VHSRallies 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@arthurdardalis 2 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable action!!! Thanks for sharing

@VHSRallies 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@braindrain8922 2 жыл бұрын

I was there !

@Stickleback Жыл бұрын

Ive been looking and waiting for this for years, someone once uploaded it about 15 years ago and then deleted it, cheers for this!

@steven-vn9ui Жыл бұрын

My fave car ever!

@deanottley2470 2 жыл бұрын

BRILLIANT

@66PHILB 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic stuff! Mark Rennison could drive an XR3i just as well as he drove his RS200. I think I enjoyed Murray's commentaries outside of F1 even more than his Grand Prix ones. Thanks so much for uploading this.

@VHSRallies 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@mrorangepeel659 Жыл бұрын

Imagine how much that lot worth now

@huwzebediahthomas9193 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! What a lineup. Pity Roger Clark wasn't there. Or Timo Makinen - he won the RAC Rally three times on the trot in a MK1 Escort, 1971-73 I think it was. EDIT: 1973-75 it was, first two in a MK1 RS1600, 1975 in the new Mk2 RS1800. But this is 1985 I know, but above two were still active then. Thanks for this, VHS. Great transfer to digital. 👍

@rvrffdd6416 2 жыл бұрын

Great vídeo, great Murray, great times. Wish we could go back to 1980. 2022 sucks in every sense and next years wont be better.

@barryotoole6990 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for clip.. RIP Murray. Mad drivers nit so straight escorts and the end

@psilocybe_reptiliensis 8 ай бұрын

the first track on Need For Speed Shift. How cool!

@minibus9 2 жыл бұрын

awesome video

@VHSRallies 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@danielross7221 2 жыл бұрын

Bless him Murray. I’m surprised we didn’t him say Pentti eklund 😂

@marty3469 2 жыл бұрын

'if I'm very much mistaken..'

@huwzebediahthomas9193 2 жыл бұрын

He was hilarious commentating rallycross in the 1970s, always doing cock-ups and getting wrong. Saying things like the leader, 'He has got everything under control', then he slams right into a mudbank. Hilarious. 🙂

@marty3469 2 жыл бұрын

@@huwzebediahthomas9193 I think I seen that clip, a mini Cooper with about half a ton of mud on the windscreen , driver couldn't see lol

@huwzebediahthomas9193 2 жыл бұрын

@@marty3469 That's the one! 'See how they have cut outs on the windscreens, it is to help them see', and then the driver disappears into the scenery. 😁😁😁

@gothicpagan.666 2 жыл бұрын

That's what "driving on the door handles" means. But in this case not your own.

@karvanenpalli8508 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@YuriBruschi 2 жыл бұрын

Ciao. 👍

@campbellnutting3663 2 жыл бұрын

Love it that's wicked 😃

@VHSRallies 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like it

@hazy33 2 жыл бұрын

About 10 marshalls out on the hairpin and not one fat lard arse unlike these days where I presume there's some sort of MINIMUM weight you need to clear before you can be a marshall?

@danross8565 25 күн бұрын

Lard arse 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@hazy33 25 күн бұрын

@@danross8565 You have to use that phrase out in public 🙂

@huwzebediahthomas9193 2 жыл бұрын

Mark Rennison winner, perfect racing lines. Pity about using standard road tyres, noisy. With 115bhp, just keep the foot flat on the floor and do left foot braking around the corners, crash change the gears, it's not your car! That Shell Oils corner, always go wide on it over it with these type of cars, the grip there is phenomenal. And keep slightly off the racing line in places, bit greasy. Enjoyed. 👍

@Gimmick49172 7 ай бұрын

I agree, but I'm not sure for the 115 bhp. It seems to be some XR3 or XR3i, and not RS1600i. And what about engine preparation on these cars? Have you got informations about this championship?