Timo Salonen: The Unlikely Champion

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Жыл бұрын

Looking at any champion of the era, Especially Group B, Timo would not be high on the list of likely champs. Despite naysayers, and odds against him, Timo Salonen proved he could make the grade on the rally schedule. He beat out the best of the best, proving jean todt's decision was not in vain. This is the story of rising above it all, This is the story of Timo Salonen.
Music by tatreal, Art of rally soundtrack.

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@d-d-i 10 ай бұрын

There's so many fun stories that he's told over the years. One of which was when he was driving with Nissan/Datsun in the early 80's before going to Peugeot. He was in Argentina Rally and during one stage, there was multiple kilometers of straight road, so he asked Seppo Harjanne, his co-driver, to light up a cigarette for him (Seppo was also smoker). He smoked that all thru the straight and when they came into the long curve at the end of it, there were japanese photographers taking promo pictures for Nissan/Datsun and they were furious when they saw that he had Marlboro in his mouth. Fantastic guy, and a great sense of humour. Thanks for this video too!

@ClumsyCardboard 10 ай бұрын

No problem! Had real fun making it. Wish I Had I known that sorry, I’d make sure to have included it haha! On brand for timo.

@vvvojta 5 ай бұрын

are these picteres to see anywhere?

@SpencerWatches Жыл бұрын

He was rocking a physique, diet, and lifestyle similar to the Olympic Curling teams of the 80's

@ClumsyCardboard Жыл бұрын

The man was a genius in his field and didn’t even know it!

@Heitzsche 9 ай бұрын

Hi from Finland! Timo certainly is rather underrated in my opinion so it's cool to see that people are finally starting to recognize his brilliance!

@ClumsyCardboard 9 ай бұрын

Hello hello! Yes, he was, despite even being a championship in such a difficult era of the sport. I really enjoyed covering him. Really awesome dude

@tinke76 Жыл бұрын

Salonen´s only complaint about the 205 was that it did not have an ashtray😁

@ClumsyCardboard Жыл бұрын

Haha. No spot to hold a Marlboro, either!

@sometimesidreamaboutcheese Жыл бұрын

He is also well known for one-hand driving most of times. Another reason for his "Loysa" nickname. And Timo is the most modest champion ever, probably.

@ClumsyCardboard Жыл бұрын

I’d definitely agree with that. He certainly was never boastful about it, and only occasionally joked with drivers like Juha or Walter about how he managed to pull off a win, but, otherwise kept himself to himself it seems

@NathanMcCabe88 Жыл бұрын

That's what the Finns are like. Interviewer: Are you happy that you've won the WRC? Timo: Yes

@ClumsyCardboard Жыл бұрын

@@NathanMcCabe88 Spot on! A nation of few words, but many talents.

@GorGob 11 ай бұрын

@@ClumsyCardboard Too few of us to go balls out megalomaniac but yes we will fight.

@maciekwysocki2009 7 ай бұрын

The most oldest was Hannu Mikkola

@xyq384 5 ай бұрын

I think Timo is one of the most natural talented drivers ever there. He was very fast even with his extra-weight and the smoking. Walter always said that the Finns(and Stig) back in those times where drinking much, going to bed lately and when they get into the car the other morning, the had to sober, when he was always going the bed early and never touched even a single beer. So like all the scandinavians Timo was naturally gifted with sheer driving talent, esp. on gravel. And he was not only able to drive with the midengined Peugeot very fast, he was also very fast with the frontengined and understeering Quattro as you can see on the results at the races of champions where he competed.

@ClumsyCardboard 5 ай бұрын

It wouldn’t surprise me that they’re all drinkers. It would be a surprise if most were not!

@hankimitsu8188 4 ай бұрын

Ehem, ehem... Finns are not scandinavians, we are just "northern people"

@xyq384 4 ай бұрын

@@hankimitsu8188 I'm sorry, for my definition scandinavia is Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. I know, sometimes this changes. Some people only say Norway and Sweden but anyway...was not in spirit of mischief.

@hankimitsu8188 4 ай бұрын

@@xyq384 No problem, foreign people mistake finns as scandinavians quite usually. My reply was kind of a joke, because it's very common to see people saying that finns are scandinavian, which we aren't. We are proud of not being scandinavian, because we have a love-hate relationship with Sweden (jealousy is the reason, obviously).

@sigvejensen9280 Жыл бұрын

At last. About time somebody made a video about Timo. Looking forward to more videos. Keep it up !

@ClumsyCardboard Жыл бұрын

Someone had to tell his awesome story! Glad you enjoyed. More to come!

@omfgitlagz 11 ай бұрын

Great video, really well done! This channel is criminally under-viewed but I wouldn't be surprised the views will flood in with quality of content.

@ClumsyCardboard 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed! Slowly but surely working that way. Hope to reach that goal soon

@Sentient6ix 7 ай бұрын

My favourite racing driver of all time. I hold him above Senna, even

@ClumsyCardboard 7 ай бұрын

Both a talent, and a really fun personality!

@redsun4187 Жыл бұрын

I knew this one will be all out, such a great video, thank you!

@ClumsyCardboard Жыл бұрын

And thank you for checking it out! Real fun story. Glad he’s still around

@simgimgimgimg Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Looking forward to seeing more!

@ClumsyCardboard Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Romulo! Of course, Even more to come indeed. Glad you liked it! Got two more projects in the works as of writing this.

@renzo0227 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful video man, Salonen indeed is one of the true icons of this sport. Also, what's the song at the end of the vid?

@ClumsyCardboard 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! He’s my absolute favourite. As for the song, unfortunately I’ve been trying to find that still.. it was part of a Nissan promo from the early 80s. Hope that helps narrow it down!

@laudennn Жыл бұрын

thanks for the video

@ClumsyCardboard Жыл бұрын

And thanks for enjoying it! Love this guy.

@decinogegerah Жыл бұрын

What a machine, what a driver, what a video.

@ClumsyCardboard Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Sometimes the best champs don’t actually avoid marlboros

@GFY127 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video.. very well researched and executed.. perfect 🎯🎯💯... reminds me of a VHS 📼 I used to own, called "RALLYMASTER" , narrated by one of your fellow Americans 🇺🇲... I'm from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 myself, aged 37... but my favourite period of WRC is 1979 to 2002. Btw the 80s background music 🎶 is spot on. Many thanks for brightening up my Sunday morning 🌄 🙏 😀

@ClumsyCardboard Жыл бұрын

No problem! I’m glad you enjoyed. It was real fun to learn about

@Halfwaythere_ 11 ай бұрын

Totally agree! I'm 22 years old and that era was way before I was born. and this is such a great video to to deeper my knowledge about "Group B" and of course to know more about the one and only "Timo Salonen"

@ClumsyCardboard 11 ай бұрын

@@Halfwaythere_ Glad to help expand that knowledge! Given the recent feedback, you can probably expect more rally content soon enough. Stay tuned

@CobraAce04 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful wonderful commentary in this one. It’d have made me a fan if I wasn’t fond of this rallying gym teacher to begin with

@ClumsyCardboard Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, the type of gym teacher who slams Coca colas yet still drills you for missing push ups! Classic. Gotta love him

@arkpan4x4 9 ай бұрын

Most successful driver in Group B Era !!!!

@ClumsyCardboard 9 ай бұрын

Big success, big bodied, but big hearted! Love him.

@Vamppas Жыл бұрын

By modern standards, he was not fat at all, just a small hint of overweight.

@ClumsyCardboard Жыл бұрын

Just a touch of ballast!

@tatreal Жыл бұрын

Yes, that's me in a background!!!

@ClumsyCardboard Жыл бұрын

Thanks for creating the best rally game soundtrack! Hope you enjoyed the video as well.

@saturnalis8813 15 күн бұрын

Teimo was cool before My Summer Car

@ClumsyCardboard 15 күн бұрын

Perhaps that was the real backstory to him all along! Haha. From group B champ, to store owner!

@mhh7544 11 ай бұрын

Very good video of unlikely champion .

@ClumsyCardboard 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Im glad you enjoyed. Rally usually isnt my forte, but i had to do his story justice as best i could.

@mhh7544 11 ай бұрын

@@ClumsyCardboard I love rally, I saw group B cars live when I was a kid, it was quita era for a finnish boy. Henri Toivonen was my hero, but all others too .

@ClumsyCardboard 11 ай бұрын

@@mhh7544 i love NASCAR, and I think their drivers are incredible in their own ways.. but rally drivers, especially in group B, had unbelievable instincts and abilities you won’t even see in Formula one. Even Loysa had those instincts! It’s incredible.

@mhh7544 11 ай бұрын

@@ClumsyCardboard 😅

@ronaldlingham5631 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video!! Timo is a masterful driver. Btw, what is the name of the song that plays at the end?

@ClumsyCardboard Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Unfortunately, the only lead I ever had on it goes right back to the 240rs promo it's from. Singer almost sounds like the frontman from Aztec camera, if that helps any.

@ronaldlingham5631 Жыл бұрын

@@ClumsyCardboard Okay, I check this lead. Thank you for your response

@ClumsyCardboard Жыл бұрын

@@ronaldlingham5631 anytime! It's a lovely promo vid, too.

@ronaldlingham5631 Жыл бұрын

@@ClumsyCardboard I agree!!

@vesumbra Жыл бұрын

FIRST!! VIDEO GOES HARD

@ClumsyCardboard Жыл бұрын

Big ups! Many more to come.

@S1E2SportQuattro 6 ай бұрын

The drivers from the greatest era of rally did not use a handbrake thus i shall never resort to one in my sim racing

@ClumsyCardboard 6 ай бұрын

Without a doubt. And granted that was also partially because, at least in the case of the 6R4, it could potentially cause the diffs to explode under stress over the leg of a rally. But, nonetheless, I too prefer to pendulum turn in sims.

@TripleAlfafa 3 ай бұрын

The handbrakes at the time aren't exactly specialized either compared to today's kit.

@JohnDaubSuperfan369 8 ай бұрын

What the fuck? There was nothing "unlikely" about Salonen, he was the fastest man in group B, end of story.

@ClumsyCardboard 8 ай бұрын

Don't take the title so close to heart, just a little tongue in cheek. He just doesn't meet the stereotype of a rally driver is all. He destroyed that sentiment, and became the best of the best.