RAC Rally preview 1985. Tony Pond Metro 6R4

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RAC Rally preview 1985. Tony Pond Metro 6R4

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Preview programme with interviews from Tony Pond, Rob Arthur & John Davenport.

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@alexmarkgz5939 5 жыл бұрын

The wisest of words from Tony Pond between 10.25 and 10.50 if only Mr McRae could have heeded them

@1richbish 6 жыл бұрын

Today I got to ride in this very 6r4!! Amazing!!

@cvtt3194 2 жыл бұрын

Pond is a legend, great driver. The little metro is a fantastic machine, great combination.

@cotswoldclassiccarrestorat8396 5 жыл бұрын

Tony Pond one of the greatest all round drivers ever, and he comes across as such a nice man... As for the 6R4 it won many events world wide for many years and continues to do so. There is a video of one in time attack destroying modern Evo's with all the fancy electronic trickery... Its iconic and they are fetching some silly money now which is a shame be cause I want one :)

@tony9416 Жыл бұрын

We must also say about incredible Rob Arthur, one of the greatest english co-driver with others, a very good speach, really clear and a good tone

@DropkickNation Жыл бұрын

The Metro is one of my favorite rally cars of all time. It's such a shame it never got the chance to be developed to a point where it could shine on an international stage. Gods knows where it would have been in 87 or 88, if Group B had continued.

@mexicossie1592 6 жыл бұрын

Yes without a doubt in my opinion Tony Pond is the best driver coming out of the UK period!!! Driving a TR7 & a Rover Vitesse & have the top guys chipping... he deserves knighthood...lol

@memorialgardens1664 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the memories❤💪🧠🙋‍♂️

@twincamGT 5 жыл бұрын

Pond was some man great fella

@mikejackson5246 3 жыл бұрын

Tony Pond used to drive for Norman Reeves motors in Uxbridge in the 70s before he went pro... i used to know him well. really nice bloke.

@lenanderson753 2 жыл бұрын

I worked for Reeves Uxbridge and also knew Tony, Reeves Racing and Rallying, The Escort as the rally car and a Capri on the Racing side.

@ianmangham4570 Жыл бұрын

A Ray of sunshine 🌞 in Thatchers Britain 🇬🇧 🤣🤟💯

@ianmangham4570 Жыл бұрын

Priceless footage 👌

@andrewphippsphillips1455 5 жыл бұрын

4:00 onwards is just stunning!!! Sounds like a Charger or badass Roadrunner!!

@brianmcmenamin7269 3 жыл бұрын

@11:35 was a stage of the 1985 Donegal International Rally. I was there. The engine blew up due to a stuck open throttle!

@ianmangham4570 Жыл бұрын

Tony was so awesome 👌 🔥 🇬🇧

@lr882027 4 жыл бұрын

7:06 I remember when this happened, Tony Pond, the great white hope in a Rover Vitesse hoping to take on the Audis..... Nice bloke.

@6R4ONLINENEWS 5 жыл бұрын

Very good piece

@trsfc1595 2 жыл бұрын

Truly Talented

@ianhill20101 3 жыл бұрын

How do you handle that power and performance ? Gently ! Rooooooooaaarrr grrrr grrr grrrr This car is brian blessed, hell of a throat on it.

@hemptinyhouse6663 Жыл бұрын

He sounds a bit like Nigel Tuffnell. Love them both!

@stebailey5162 3 жыл бұрын

A true gent, but Christ he was quick hehe

@wejustsawmanfly 3 жыл бұрын

Is it just me or the metro sound exactly like stratos here ?

@Pen3989 2 жыл бұрын

Late answer but both car used the V6 engine, that's why the engine noise share some similarity

@velobob4299 3 жыл бұрын

Top bloke, cool and funny too.

@nearlyretired7005 2 жыл бұрын

Not an easy car to drive and didn't have the torque of the supercharged and turbo cars! Tony Pond made it look easy because of his huge talent as a driver

@TheBlaert 2 жыл бұрын

Legend

@blowduke 5 жыл бұрын

Metro was a death trap before they put a v6 in the back .

@thecornwall125company6 9 ай бұрын

If only Colin McRae had taken his advice on Helicopters !

@gothicpagan.666 6 жыл бұрын

Ah in the end the 6r4 just didn`t quite have it. Were they really a genuine 450BHP?

@speedmyster1 5 жыл бұрын

At a guess probably because they would have been down on the A1 etc even with 450bhp.

@patbutete1722 5 жыл бұрын

@@F0rdy57 The The Audi Quattro and the Peugeot 205 turbo16 and Lancia Delta S4 says Hi!

@Botomatic 4 жыл бұрын

Later down the line, Tony Pond’s own 6R4 in 1986 was allegedly cranked up to 520bhp for the San Remo and Manx rally, according to people who owned the very car afterwards. That was just a one off though, the majority of international spec 6R4s I believe where at around 430hp from what I remember.

@carcontrolcommitment 3 жыл бұрын

@@Botomatic that didn't happen. A poor exhaust manifold design limited the engine's drivability and so it was nearer 380hp. Later generation's and Colin Mcrae's version had around 440hp, but that took another 25 years of development

@Botomatic 3 жыл бұрын

@@carcontrolcommitment ARM will always be ARM I suppose... such a shame...

@flammenjc 2 жыл бұрын

Lets not overdo it. The 6r4 wasnt great internationally. It did okay but was ultimately a failure however it sounded absolutely glorious and nobody can take that away from it. And besides.. it wasnt as much of a failure as the rs200 either.

@paulcaswell2813 2 жыл бұрын

Strangely, on home territory the 6R4 wasn't that popular, but the car was hugely popular with the spectators on the continent...

@timexironman100m 5 жыл бұрын

Sadly group b got banned and never saw the road version...died into history.

@patbutete1722 5 жыл бұрын

Huh? How about the 200 road going versions that had to be built in order for the car to be homologated under the then FIA rules? Previous to that 400 had to be manufactured. Hence the Opel Ascona and Manta 400s. Chevette HS Talbot Lotus and Escort RS1800s.

@paulcaswell2813 2 жыл бұрын

There were no 'roadgoing' 6R4s as such. After the works cars, the rest were built to what was called 'Clubmans' spec - the engine was down-tuned for more reliability, but there was no trim or luxury fittings as in the roadgoing T16s, Quattros, and Lancias...

@memorialgardens1664 Жыл бұрын

Yup I went to school with Tony’s children 🧠💪🙋‍♂️💯