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Ari Vatanen – “A rally car without dents is a life unlived”

Posted on May 2, 2011July 12, 2012 By Jon Summers No Comments on Ari Vatanen – “A rally car without dents is a life unlived”

“So Walter, you think this new Peugeot is too fast for the Audi ?”
“No, I only know that Ari is too fast for me…..”

This exchange took place at the height of the Group B rally era; at the time, Walter Rohrl was a works Audi driver; nowadays he is at Porsche – it is usually him who sets record lap times in new production Porsches at the Nurburgring Nordschleiffe…..

Onboard in an Escort Mk2, on the Manx Rally on the Isle of Man:

Fabulous french film detailing Peugeot and Ari’s success at the Pikes Peak Hillclimb:

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Motorsport History Tags:Ari Vatanen, Audi, Escort, Ford, Group B, hillclimb, Isle of Man, Nurburgring, onboard, Peugeot, Pikes Peak, Porsche, Rally, Rohrl, Vatanen, Walter Rohrl

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