BBC Austin Rover Rally Sprint

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BBC Austin Rover Rally Sprint

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Remember when motorsport used to be on normal telly? Some MINI prototypes, sorry I mean MG Metros being hammered on this clip from 1983 by the star drivers of the day, not as entertaining as Blomquist in an MG Maestro near the end though! :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkt50iKuHN4
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great vid and great entertainment, cheers for posting Pete!
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haha great stuff! Mansell was really quick on the autotest compared to some of the rally drivers - I thought they would have done better at it.
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And that Maestro race was brilliant :lol: :P

Motor racing today could learn a lot from that, simple cars, soft suspension, massive roll angles! :lol:
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Brilliant find - only watched the one you posted, but must sit down and watch the full series of them :)
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