Post by Big Blue on Oct 20, 2021 14:19:02 GMT
I went to a dinner celebrating 40 years since Vatanen and co-driver David Richards won the WRC. Both were were brilliant and compere Steve Ryder struggled to get a word in most of the time. Two things really made me laugh.
This accident was both Rothmans Escorts going off at the same place. When the crashing and banging subsided Ari turns to David and says “this is a massive one. Car is wrecked: I can see the front end in the rear view mirror.”
Then he told us of a diary entry from about 1980. He had been out shopping in London and purchased some jeans. Then he found himself wondering around the West End car dealers and was amazed the cars were about a third of the price they were in Finland. So his diary entry that day “Today I bought some jeans and a Mercedes.”
Great evening. The rebuilt car looked fabulous.
This accident was both Rothmans Escorts going off at the same place. When the crashing and banging subsided Ari turns to David and says “this is a massive one. Car is wrecked: I can see the front end in the rear view mirror.”
Then he told us of a diary entry from about 1980. He had been out shopping in London and purchased some jeans. Then he found himself wondering around the West End car dealers and was amazed the cars were about a third of the price they were in Finland. So his diary entry that day “Today I bought some jeans and a Mercedes.”
Great evening. The rebuilt car looked fabulous.
