Remastered version of a short film by jean louis mourney featuring ari vatanen and robby unser driving up the pikes peak international hill. Legends of dakar ari vatanen, 1989 theft of the 405 my. Ari vatanen was born on april 27, 1952 in tuupovaara, finland as ari pieti uolevi vatanen. Climb dance 1988 pikes peak hill climb, ari vatanen by testdriven. Over the years, the hill climb has amassed a large following and after. Pikes peak international hill climb hundred years of. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The film is about finnish rally driver ari vatanens drive up the pikes peak international hill climb course in colorado, us. Ride onboard with rallys greatest flying finns red bull. Jul 07, 2008 climb dance is a recordwinning short film which features finnish rally driver ari vatanen setting a record time in a fourwheel drive, allwheel steering 600hp peugeot 405 turbo 16 gr at the 1988. The short film just over 5 minutes long shows ari vatanen, the finnish rally driver who mastered group b. Peugeot 405 pikes peak, star of the short movie climb dance, in.
We need salt in life and, for the rally driver, gravel is the salt of life. Peugeot 306 sport cars race cars france kit cars rally car car and driver enduro motosport. Since 20 vatanen has been the president of the estonian autosport union. More than thirty codrivers have been sharing ari vatanens world wide rally adventures among them his dear wife rita. It was early 1975 in finland when one day i received a letter from a john thomas from wales.
Climb dance unforgettable ari vatanens pikes peak victorious ascent. May 14, 20 remastered version of a short film by jean louis mourney featuring ari vatanen and robby unser driving up the pikes peak international hill climb in the peugeot 405 t16 gr. Introduction ari pieti uolevi vatanen born 27th of april 1952 in tuupovaara is a finnish rally driver turned politician and member of the european parliament for 19992009. We have been close friends ever since and talk on the phone on an almost weekly basis. You can bid on the peugeot 205 t16 group b rally car. She is also one of only two people to have achieved world championship points both as a driver and a co driver, having finished ninth overall in the 1978 san remo rally before concentrating on codriving. Fabrizia pons came close to winning the world rally championship with michele mouton in 1982, but eventually had to settle for second. In 1988 and 1989, mouton participated in rally raids as part of peugeots service team for ari vatanen and jacky ickx. He is known for his work on vrally 1997, camping 2006 and gruppe b. For the 1989 running of the famous hill climb peugeot brought back a duo of the same 405 t16s. Watch this documentary about the 2018 pikes peak hill climb. The following award winning film, climb dance, is still one of the best motorsports films out there and is always worth the time to sit back in awe, as vatanen takes on the peak.
Climb dance is a famous cinema verite short film, which features finnish rally driver ari vatanen setting a record time in a highly modified fourwheel drive. Ari vatanen, climb dance pikes peak, rally drivers, four wheel drive. Life without sideways is monotonous, shouts ari vatanen as he slaloms up a dirt track towards his local restaurant. The peugeot 405 t16, which won pikes peak in 1988 driven. Here youll see him blasting down the narrow roads on the isle of man in the manx rally, scaring the crap out of his co driver in the process. The first race to the summit of the pikes peak mountain in colorado, usa, was held in 1916. Climb dance is a famous cinema verite short film, which features finnish rally driver ari vatanen setting a record time in a highly modified fourwheel drive, allwheel steering peugeot 405 turbo 16 gr at the 1988 pikes peak international hillclimb in colorado, united states. The pikes peak international hill climb ppihc, also known as the race to the clouds, is an annual automobile and motorcycle hillclimb to the summit of pikes peak in colorado, usa. Please consider supporting us by disabling adblock. Ari pieti uolevi vatanen pronunciation help info born 27 april 1952 is a finnish rally driver turned politician and a member of the european parliament mep from 1999 to 2009. Id rather have tens of codrivers and only one wife than the other way around, he says.
Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. Ari vatanen in a peugeot 405 t16 at pikes peak hill climb 1988 climb dance. I forgot to look to see what the co driver s gauges were for though. Aug 07, 2018 watch this documentary about the 2018 pikes peak hill climb in 1988, pikes peak inspired filmmaker jeremy hart. Climb dance 1988 pikes peak hill climb, ari vatanen. The awardwinning climb dance film, created by jean louis mourey, captures ari vatanens 1988 recordbreaking run at the 1988 pikes peak. Peugeot 405 turbo 16 pikes peak driven by ari vatanan with. The peugeot 405 t16, which won pikes peak in 1988 driven by legendary rally driver ari vatanen and build by geoff page racing.
Rally legend ari vatanen takes a bmw m4 gts for a spin. Ari pieti uolevi vatanen born 27 april 1952 is a finnish rally driver turned politician and a. Since then, the race was a part of various racing competitions, but mostly it was the selfsanctioned nonchampionship event that attracted some of the most popular racers from all. Ari vatanen in a peugeot 405 t16 at pikes peak hill climb 1988 climb dance jump to. Ari vatanens neardeath experience motorsport retro. Vatanen was also widely acknowledged to be the fastest driver of the world rally. Among some two dozen distinct types of competition cars ari has had his own favourites. You can improvise more, you can play more, you can have more fun, you can do more sliding. Ari pieti uolevi vatanen born 27th of april 1952 in tuupovaara is a finnish rally driver turned politician and member of the european parliament for 19992009. Ari vatanens peugeot 405 t16 pikes peak build race party. Ftwr3j from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Ari vatanen in a peugeot 405 t16 at pikes peak hill climb.
So many people associate ari vatanen with peugeots revolutionary fourwheeldrive 205 turbo 16. Climb dance ari vatanen and peugeot 405 at pikes peak. Ari pieti uolevi vatanen pronunciation help info born 27 april 1952 is a finnish rally. Jean louis moreys film of ari vatanens recordbreaking 1988 run in the peugeot 406 t16 pikes peak won many awards at film festivals.
Ari vatanen, to me, is still the guy that made a car go sideways, and got me interested in rallying. John thomas back john thomas was only ever my co driver in one rally, but in a way it was a lifechanging experience for me. The awardwinning climb dance film, created by jean louis mourey, captures ari vatanen s 1988 recordbreaking run at the 1988 pikes peak hill climb event, colorado, in his peugeot 405 t16. Legends of dakar ari vatanen, 1989 theft of the 405. Opinions expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the editor, committee or other club members. Peugeot 405 t16 pikes peak 198889 rally group b shrine. Rally videos of the golden era climb dance facebook. Since 20, ari vatanen has been the president of the estonian autosport union. The event originally included the worlds top rally drivers, but now features stars also from other disciplines, such as formula one, nascar, le mans and motogp, competing against each other in identical cars. This time ari vatanen was seconded by rising star robby unser.
May 14, 2018 awardwinning climb dance film, captures ari vatanen s 1988 recordbreaking run at the 1988 pikes peak hill climb event, colorado, in his peugeot 405 t16. You might recognize some of his work in the classic short, climb dance. The short film just over 5 minutes long shows ari vatanen, the finnish rally driver who mastered group b, as he powers his peugeot 405 t16 up pikes peak en route to a new record time back in 1988. Please subscribe or login to view this exclusive content. Ruth west presidentvehicle examiner geoff thomas 4957 0999 vice presweb master john collins 0402 1 472. Peugeot 405 pikes peak, star of the short movie climb dance, in which ari vatanen drives it to a new record time. The awardwinning climb dance film, created by jean louis mourey, captures ari vatanens 1988 recordbreaking run at the 1988 pikes peak hill climb event, colorado, in his peugeot 405 t16. Oh dear god ari vatanen and terry harryman, manx rally ss4. Car driven by former finnish rally driver ari vatanen. Check out the climb dance film above, from ari vatanen s 1988 pikes peak run, to see a true master at work. While cruising through the internet recently i stumbled across this video of ari vatanen, finnish world championship rally driver. Nov 09, 20 ari vatanen shows tremendous skill in keeping his works manta between the hedges after getting out of shape on a cattle grid on stage 4 of the 1983 manx rally.
You might recognize some of his work in the classic short, climb dance here youll see him blasting down the narrow roads on the isle of man in the manx rally, scaring the crap out of his co driver in the process. Now, hes finally had the chance to sum up the unique race in a short documentary. It was early 1975 in finland when one day i received a. Climb dance is a recordwinning short film which features finnish rally driver ari vatanen setting a record time in a fourwheel drive, allwheel steering 600hp peugeot 405. Remastered version of a short film by jean louis mourney featuring ari vatanen and robby unser driving up the pikes peak international hill climb in the peug. Even if you have seen it before and many readers will have done it is still hard to take your eyes off climb dance. The short film just over 5 minutes long shows ari vatanen, the finnish rally driver who mastered group b, as he powers his peugeot 405 t16 up pikes peak en route to a. Climb dance climb dance features finnish rally driver ari vatanen setting a record time in a highly modified fourwheel drive, allwheel steering peugeot 405 turbo 16 gr at the 1988 pikes peak international hillclimb in colorado, united states. I think markku alen and ari vatanen were the best in this regard, even though neither of them won the title during the group b era. In 1988, the peugeot 405 turbo 16 was driven by another rally icon, ari vatanen from finland, who won the event with a time of 10. You can see the tech sticker still on the door and i asked the owner to be sure. Now, hes finally had the chance to sum up the unique race in a. The peugeot 405 t16, which won pikes peak in 1988 driven by. Climb dance is one of the most revered pieces of rally footage in existence, and for damn good reason.
Oh dear god ari vatanen and terry harryman, manx rally. Peugeot 405 t16 pikes peak back its hard to find the words to describe this car. And yes, this is the car from climb dance that ari won pikes peak with. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements. With neil hardwick, rita vatanen, ari vatanen, hannu mikkola. Hitching a lift with ari vatanen motor sport magazine.
The finns feat was also immortalised in the award winning short movie climb dance by jeanlouis mourey see bottom of page. For others the lasting memory of him is at the wheel of a rearwheeldrive ford escort rs 1800. Ari vatanen shows tremendous skill in keeping his works manta between the hedges after getting out of shape on a cattle grid on stage 4 of the 1983 manx rally. It seems almost surreal that 31 years after that video was filmed, im watching that very driver rally legend ari vatanen casually amble through a tent introducing himself to people, oblivious. Driving has been the pencil i have painted my life with. Watch this documentary about the 2018 pikes peak hill climb in 1988, pikes peak inspired filmmaker jeremy hart.
More than thirty co drivers have been sharing ari vatanen s world wide rally adventures among them his dear wife rita. Race the first days stages of the 1983 rothmans manx international with renowned rally expert ari vatanen and co driver. Jan 19, 2016 the finns feat was also immortalised in the award winning short movie climb dance by jeanlouis mourey see bottom of page. Climb dance climb dance features finnish rally driver ari vatanen setting a record time in a highly modified fourwheel drive, allwheel steering peugeot 405 turbo 16 gr at the 1988 pikes peak international hill climb in colorado, united states. Ari vatanen was also legendary at pikes peak, with a rec0rdbreaking run in 1988 with his peugeot 405 t16. Vatanen won the world rally championship drivers title in 1981 and the paris dakar rally four times. You can bid on the peugeot 205 t16 group b rally car driven. Climb dance 1988 pikes peak hill climb, ari vatanen youtube. Climb dance is a famous cinema verite short film, which features finnish rally driver ari vatanen setting a record time in a highly modified fourwheel drive, allwheel steering peugeot 405 turbo 16 gr at the 1988 pikes peak international hillclimb in colorado, usa. With peugeot, vatanen also won the pikes peak international hillclimb, after peugeot stopped participating in the world. Remastered version of a short film by jean louis mourney featuring ari vatanen and robby unser driving up the pikes peak international hill climb in the peugeot 405 t16 gr. May 14, 2018 awardwinning climb dance film, captures ari vatanens 1988 recordbreaking run at the 1988 pikes peak hill climb event, colorado, in his peugeot 405 t16.
Its easy to see why, as genius car and genius driver combined to produce something magical. The pikes peak international hill climb ppihc is one of the oldest and most popular races in the history of motorsport. The massive rear wing gives it away but you never know these days. Peugeot 405 turbo 16 pikes peak driven by ari vatanan.
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