He won the world rally championship in 1981 and scored ten wrc victories in 101 starts between 1974 and 2003 he is also one of the most successful drivers ever at dakar rally,winning the worlds toughest race four times between 1987 and 1991, driving different. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Pikes peak international hill climb ppihc je kazdorocni automobilovy a motocyklovy zavod na horu pikes peak v coloradu ve spojenych statech americkych. Finnish driver ari vatanen set a new record in the pikes peak international hillclimb an award winning film of the drive titled climb dance was made by jean louis mourey. The finn once admitted that driving peugeot 405 t16. Climb dance 1988 pikes peak hill climb, ari vatanen.
Finnish world rally champ ari vatanen reflects on a career that took him from racing to politics, and discusses how the two careers compare. Peugeot 405 turbo 16 pikes peak driven by ari vatanan. Hitching a lift with ari vatanen motor sport magazine. Ari vatanen was also legendary at pikes peak, with a rec0rdbreaking run in 1988 with his peugeot 405 t16. His exploits have featured in places like espn magazine, grassroots motorsports, npr radio, and. Climb dance pikes peak hill climb 1988, ari vatanen youtube. Like unique jewelry is only worn on rare occasions, the pikes peak car was only used to climb the hill once a year. This featured a driver adjustable central differential that controlled the amount. While its called a 405 theres not much related to peugeots family car except the headlights you couldnt get a midmount 447kw turbo motor, lightweight coupe shell, huge. The frenchman will tackle the worlds highest hill climb which culminates at an altitude of 4,301 metres at the wheel of the 208 t16 pikes peak which was specially. 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. Sadly, lancia lead driver, henri toivonen and his co driver, sergio cresto, were killed in a highspeed accident while racing.
Peugeot to return to pikes peak with its stunning 208 t16and. After audi quattro s1 et peugeot 405 t16, the last livery of pikes peaks race, the peugeot 205 t16. Climb dance 1988 ari vatanens record breaking time at pikes peak in a 405 t16. At default settings, its unbearable, as the back kicks out in every corner and that massive oversteer is near impossible to catch. Driven by legendary finnish rally driver, ari vatanen in the same year, the 405 t16 won the pikes peak international hill climb with a recordbreaking time of. Race to the clouds with the 405 t16 which claimed backtoback victories in 1988 and 1989, in the hands of ari vatanen and robby. Our mission is to ride and have a great time on our harley davidson motorcycles and our backyard allows us to be one of the most exciting chapters in harley history. Ari vatanen 2 years, winner in 1988, juha kankkunen 2nd in 1988 and robby unser winner in 1989 team. For the 20 pikes peak event, peugeot resurrected the 405205 t16 s spirit with the even more technically advanced 208 t16 pp, driven to a massive record breaking run by rallying legend sebastien loeb. Following group bs cancellation, peugeot built the 405 t16, used in the pikes peak hillclimb to set a new overall record. Ftwr3j from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. This brought peugeot a second straight victory at pikes peak. I thought id share my pikes peak setup for the peugeot 405 i was getting frustrated with the understeer whilst under deceleration so i tried some basic setup adjustments and managed to save 10 seconds of my best time to get a 8.
Peugeot switched their attention to rally raid, and more specifically the parisdakar rally. Driving the peugeot 405 t16, vatanen reached the summit in 10 47 220, which was a new record on an entirely dirt track. Ari vatanen au pikes peak ari pieti uolevi vatanen pronunciation born 27 april 1952 is a finnish rally driver turned politician and a member of the european parliament mep from 1999 to 2009. Ari vatanens peugeot 405 t16 pikes peak build race party. The sport quattro s1 pikes peak was a catalyst for some of the craziest rally inspired machinery to head to ppihc over the next 30 years. Things got serious in 1988 when they designed the 405 t16 gr. This time ari vatanen was seconded by rising star robby unser. Mar 03, 2016 a famous rally driver ari vatanen has achieved many nice victories in his career, but one of the things that he will be remembered for is definitely his pikes peak climb in 1988. Few who enter the famed pikes peak hill climb wear their history quite like peugeot. In 1987, peugeot talbot sport registers 3 cars for the pikes peaks hillclimb, groups b them being forbidden by world rally championship recently.
Peugeot 405 t16 pikes peak colin mcrae rally and dirt. While vatanen was making his mark on the dakar rally, he and peugeot found the time to tackle one of the biggest events in world motorsport in 1988 the pikes peak hill climb. Super video of peugeot 405 t16 rally car driving up pikes peak. Climb dance 1988 pikes peak hill climb, ari vatanen youtube. I was always a firm believer that a racing driver can give 100%, and not one bit. See more ideas about pikes peak, hill climb racing and automobile. Peugeot 205 t16, ari vatanen, 1987 monte carlo rally.
Based on the original cars body by codemasters, here is the realistic livery for the peugeot 405 t16. Trat meri 19,99 km 12,42 mil, ma 156 zatacek a ma prevyseni 1440 m 4720 ft od zacatku na sedme mili silnice pikes peak do cile ve vysce 4300 m 14 110 stop, tedy s prumernym stoupanim 7 %. Climb dance 1988 ari vatanen s record breaking time at pikes peak in a 405 t16. Le migliori 180 immagini su pikes peak auto da corsa. Climb dance is possibly one of the most famous and gorgeously shot short film that features finnish rally driver ari vatanen setting a record time of 10 minutes and 47. Apr 23, 20 few who enter the famed pikes peak hill climb wear their history quite like peugeot. Pikes peak hill climb, also known as the race to the clouds, is an annual automobile summit in colorado. Apr 23, 20 as for pikes peak, famed finnish rally driver ari vatanen first raced there in 1987 with peugeots 205 t16, losing out to rohrl and his audi quattro. Peugeot 405 pikes peak race car the motor show motorsport legend ari vatanen talks about his time with peugeot sport, rallyings heritage and its future peugeot have been building racing cars for over 100 years. Driven by legendary rally driver ari vatanen, the peugeot 405 t16 pikes peak is one of the most iconic hillclimb cars of all time. The peugeot 405 t16, which won pikes peak in 1988 driven by legendary rally driver ari vatanen and build by geoff page racing. But the rarer peugeot 405 t16 produces shortly after group b was banned for desert rallying and the pikes peak hilclimb has recently cought my attention a bit more. 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.
Vatanen was given the lead role and would not disappoint. Legends of dakar ari vatanen, 1989 theft of the 405 my. Peugeot announced they would be returning to pikes peak for 20, with the new peugeot 208 t16. Ari vatanen drives his peugeot 405 t16 gr up the peak in a record time of 10. It won the pikes peak international hill climb in 1988 driven by vatanen in. Rally peugeot 405 turbo16 pikes peak usa, colorado climb dance ari vatanen. Ari vatanen au pikes peak ari pieti uolevi vatanen pronunciation born 27 april 1952 is a finnish rally. Ari vatanen, shekhar mehtayvonne mehta et andrea zanussi team.
In 1988, he triumphed at pikes peak international hill climb, driving a peugeot 405 t16. 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. 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. Ari vatanen, former f1 driver henri pescarolo, and 1986 wrc driver. Victory in the parisdakar rally by the vatanen ickx team in a 405 t16 gr. Legends of dakar ari vatanen, 1989 theft of the 405.
Sebastien loeb and peugeot smash pikes peak record telegraph. Jan 19, 2016 for the 1989 running of the famous hill climb peugeot brought back a duo of the same 405 t16s. Mar 29, 20 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. Jul 01, 20 loebs latest achievement took place 25 years after another world rally champion, ari vatanen, broke the pikes peak record in a peugeot 405 t16 with a time of 10m 47. Ari vatanen, peugeots finnish rally ace, was also at the 87 event, and when rohrl spoke to him before bearing in mind the french firm had. Pikes peak hq ari vatanen peugeot 405 t16 4wd bgroup scooter music kerwin ann. Driven by ari vatanen the four wheel drive car won the paris dakar rally in 1989 and 1990. He is also one of the most successful drivers ever at dakar rally,winning the worlds toughest race four times between 1987 and 1991, driving different peugeot cars. The peugeot 405 turbo 16 is a coupe built by peugeot talbot sport, derived from the peugeot 405 and the peugeot 205 turbo 16 in 1988 for african rally raids. A famous rally driver ari vatanen has achieved many nice victories in his career, but one of the things that he will be remembered for is definitely his pikes peak climb in 1988. Unusual for this sub, but this is technically a documentary, and easily worth 5 minutes if you havent watched it before. Pikes peak hill climb 1988 ari vatanen record juha kankkunen 1988 peugeot 405 t16 pikes peak duration.
Dec 18, 2006 super video of peugeot 405 t16 rally car driving up pikes peak. Ari pieti uolevi vatanen zum anhoren bitte klicken. Peugeot used the lessons learnt from its 205 t16 to create the 405 t16. Nov 27, 2015 based on the original cars body by codemasters, here is the realistic livery for the peugeot 405 t16. Kankkunen and piironen win the parisdakar rally in the 405 t16 gr. Jan 24, 2016 after audi quattro s1 et peugeot 405 t16, the last livery of pikes peaks race, the peugeot 205 t16.
The 405 is so periodspecific with its larger than life rear wing. Peugeot unsuccessfully tried its hand at pikes peak in the mid 1980s with their 205 t16 rally car. With peugeot, vatanen also won the pikes peak international hillclimb, after peugeot stopped participating in the world rally championship in 1986, due to the demise of group b rallying. The previous peugeot 205 t16 pikes peak version was deemed as. Ari pieti uolevi vatanen pronunciation helpinfo born 27 april 1952 is a finnish rally driver turned politician and a member of the european parliament mep from 1999 to 2009. Award winning film created by jean louis mourey shows ari vatanens record breaking run in a four wheel drive, four wheel steer peugeot 405 t16 at the 1988 annual pikes peak hill climb event in. Video of aris record breaking time up pikes peak in 1988 driving a peugeot 405 t16 ari vatanen official fan page. Climb dance pikes peak 1989 ari vatanen peugeot 405 t16.
In that famous short film featuring rally legend ari vatanen in his peugeot 405 t16 rally car, the driver is forced to put his hand up to shield. Ari vatanen is one of the greatest rally drivers ever from finland, which means that hes one of the greatest in the world. For the 1988 pikes peak contest, arch rival audi would not return, but peugeot decided to once again field three cars and reunite the same driving team from that years earlier parisdakar event. Group b was instally cancelled for the 1987 season. All wheels peugeot 405 t16 climb dance at pikes peak. Loebs latest achievement took place 25 years after another world rally champion, ari vatanen, broke the pikes peak record in a peugeot 405 t16 with a time of 10m 47. Vatanen won the world rally championship drivers title in 1981 and the paris dakar rally. 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. Peugeot 405 t16 pikes peak colin mcrae rally and dirt wiki. Peugeot to return to pikes peak with its stunning 208 t16. With peugeot, vatanen also won the pikes peak international hillclimb, after peugeot.
Peugeot 405 t16 pikes peak back its hard to find the words to describe this car. Block includes many of his traditional gymkhana drifts and donuts in the video but also gives a nod to the original pikes peak video climb dance. This 405 was unique at the the time because of its four wheel steering a feature never before done in a rally. Unusual for this sub, but this is technically a documentary, and easily worth 5 minutes if. Peugeot 405 t16 pikes peak 198889 rally group b shrine. 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. The awardwinning climb dance film, created by jean louis mourey, captures ari vatanens 1988 recordbreaking run at the 1988 pikes peak hill climb event video of aris record breaking time up pikes peak in 1988 driving a peugeot 405 t16 ari vatanen official fan page. This 405 was unique at the the time because of its four wheel steering a feature never before done in a rally or hillclimb car. Since 20, ari vatanen has been the president of the estonian autosport union. Winner in 1988 and 1989, its 405 was immortalised in the classic climb dance short film with ari vatanen this. Car viewer description, dirt 3 the peugeot 405 t16 pikes peak is a classic trailblazer car in dirt 3. Jul 11, 2011 finnish world rally champ ari vatanen reflects on a career that took him from racing to politics, and discusses how the two careers compare. Vatanen won the world rally championship drivers title in 1981 and the paris dakar rally four times.
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