Madness on Wheels: Rallying's Craziest Years
In the 1980s, rallying was more popular than Formula 1, but its unregulated mayhem using extremely powerful cars would end abruptly in 1986 after a series of horrific tragedies.
In the 1980s rallying was more popular than Formula 1. 'Group B' machines had taken the world by storm. Deregulation opened the way for the most exciting cars ever to hit the motorsport scene. Nothing like it has ever happened since. 'This is the fastest rallying there has ever been' - Peter Foubister.
For four wild and crazy years manufacturers scrambled to build ever more powerful cars to be driven by fearless mavericks who could handle the extreme power. The sport was heading out of control and the unregulated mayhem ended abruptly in 1986 after a series of horrific tragedies. This is the story of when fans, ambition, politics and cars collided.
'The fans were crazy. As the cars sped by the spectators ran into the road!' - Ari Vatanen. 'They were playing with their lives'.
'To go rallying is madness. This was refined madness' - John Davenport
Featuring world champaions Ari Vatanen, Walter Rohrl, Stig Blomqvist, plus Michel Mouton, Cesar Fiorio, Jean Todt and many many more.
From the producer of Grand Prix: The Killer Years and the Grierson-nominated Deadliest Crash: The 1955 Le Mans Disaster.
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The story of Group B rallying during the 1980s
Duration: 01:51
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | John L Matthews |
| Director | John L Matthews |
| Director | Richard Heap |
Broadcasts
- Sun 1 Apr 2012 21:00
- Mon 2 Apr 2012 01:10
- Tue 3 Apr 2012 20:00
- Wed 4 Apr 2012 01:50
- Sun 1 Jul 2012 22:00
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- Tue 4 Sep 2012 23:00
- Mon 10 Dec 2012 22:00
- Tue 11 Dec 2012 01:00
- Fri 14 Dec 2012 00:00
- Tue 16 Jul 2013 23:00
- Tue 15 Apr 2014 00:00
- Thu 31 Jul 2014 00:00
- Thu 4 Jun 2015 22:25
- Mon 16 May 2016 20:00
- Thu 19 May 2016 00:45
- Sun 11 Sep 2016 20:00