3 litre v6, 410bhp, 9000rpm, and 0-60 in 3.2 secs in a car that weighs the same as a baked bean can................ now i know why these cars got banned! INSANE!
@Craig Yates that power to weight description sums it up nicely!! I'm glad i was lucky enough to be around when Group B first came on the scene and remember watching Tony Pond on what was then the Lombard RAC Rally. Since the end of Group B i've only seen the occasional 6R4 at hill climb meets. They really were a lethal machine.....quite funny when you think the bog standard Metro pumped out 45bhp achieving the mind blowing speed of 80 odd mph and the choice of many pensioner pottering along to the supermarket!!
Awesome! :) It's not difficult to find onboards of classicperformance cars driven on some showcase events: reveved a bit, accelerated a bit, but everything only to give the public some idea of what the car was like. Onboards like these, on the other hand, where such a car is "driven in anger", where its potential is truly exploite, are rare. Kudos to Craig and whoever made this possible. And thanks for the video!
This is one of my favorite GR. B cars, the Metro took a different approach, going NA with larger displacement and more cylinders. This results in superior power curve, where there is no turbo lag and torque is available in low end rpm, and this thing sounds awesome! Legend has it this car had reliability issues though.
I never truly realised that he had this much talent. I watched him more recently compete on televised stages of the WRC rallies across the world scoring many stage wins but I believe it was only a matter of time until he achieved his first WRC win. Now having seen his speed and commitment on this wet tarmac stage, wow. I don't know if the rallying world may ever truly come to terms and with what they lost when he sadly passed away in a tragic accident in preparation tests for rally croatia. In all the rally viewing interviews with him between stages it was no surprise he always came across as such an intelligent, humble, grounded and good natured human being, let alone the talent he showed behind the wheel. So proud to have Irish roots, thinking of your family and friends. Rest in peace Craig Breen.
Loads of power, not much brakes, old skool springs and dampers, crunchy gearbox. Massive credit to Craig Breen for getting a 6R4 to go this fast and recording it too :) It must feel so weird after a modern WRC car.
The best in-car footage video recorded in the last 10yrs, his talent was endless, he could adapt to any vehicle and ring its neck under full control...... his talent and wit will be sorely missed. RIP Craig
@@TheExplosiveGuy The sim version is steps above the arcade versions. Dirt 1.0/2.0. All of the others are trash. Dirt 3.0 will be out soon enough. I hope they add Isle of man stages personally.
As a typical bloke I often watch such videos, even the pros, and think things like "Could have gone round there faster, could have broke a bit later, could have accelerator a bit sooner". I did not, at all, in this video. What a run. Awesome!
Holy shit, this has to be the absolute CLOSEST we will ever get to seeing how these cars were actually driven in period back in the group b days. I think this is the only modern onboard of a group b car ive seen where the driver is actually on the absolute limit. Fucking beautiful
This is INSANE! Definitely the best in car 6R4 footage I've seen, plus the driver has bollocks of steel! The 6R4 is definitely my favourite of the incredible and crazy lineup of Group B racers.
Saw Tony Pond in one for the first outing in Wales but the fastest I ever saw one traveling was David Llewellyn coming across Epynt in torrential rain in one. What a noise! Made Mikkola in the Quattro Sport look slow. David binned it big time soon after but unforgettable drive.
That was some fantastic driving in what looked to be very slippy tricky conditions..i tip my hat to you Sir you are a very talented man and not forgetting what an awesome bit of kit the 6r4 metro is the great car combined with the great driver made for a brilliant onboard view of what its really like to be in a rally car.
Awesome driving, all cars should sound like that! Dreading the electric era! I remember the days standing in the forests heating these beasts coming, S1 was just something else but the 6R4’s always screaming
The closest these days is 997 GT3 at full chat, I remember seeing Will Gollop's Rallycross Bi-turbo version and then being blown away by how much better Rob Gibson's NA version sounded.
What a truly great bit of video. What fantastic driving. The group B rally cars were just brilliant to watch. I always had a general dislike of the 6R4, but only because it was based on the Leyland Metro, and I wasn't a fan of Leyland products. I was a big fan of the RS200, but that aside, it was always a joy (and still is) to hear that V6 working hard and doing its job.
WOW where do u ever see a grp B car driven as hard as that on a stages ! only in Ireland and with Craig Breen behind the wheel on maximum attack a rally clip witch will go down in history thanks all
Looks like he's just banging them home each time. If there were synchros when he started there were none at the end. There's a lot of clutchless downshifting, rev matching seems to be a luxury.
I’ve been lucky enough to drive a 6R4 a few years back, full international spec. These cars were made for men! I can drive a bit, but I tell you what, the things you can do in them is enough to make most people cry. It’s not just black lines you leave on the road!
Awesome camera footage, what a drive 👍 Shame they banned the 6R4 it would be Awesome if they bought the 6R4 back, How cool would that be. A long time ago back when I was 15 I was out cycling when I drove past a dusty lane which looked like it led up to a farm gate, I could hear what I thought was a racing car going around behind a hidden hedge. Anyway as I was just on my bike I pushed the gate open and made my way through the hedge and racing around a very short farm type circuit was WILL GOLOP in his Metro 6R4. I sat and watched Will for an hour, I loved the 6R4 ever since 😀
Driven hard and driven very well! Love that normally-aspirated V6 sound! No idea if this is a Clubman or International spec, but great to see it being used in anger! Bring back Group B! Current WRC cars are boring by comparison. Great footage. Thanks for posting!
Pedal cam too next time 🤔😀? Amazingly tractable engine but then I forgot it was naturally asp wasn’t it. I remember these ripping through Sutton Park as a kid , immersed in that incredible sound.
I was lucky enough to follow group B cars in their heyday. My friends and I spent many nights sleeping in ours cars following the RAC in the 80'S. Believe me the 6R4 was spectacular, yes the Audi's with flames shooting out of their exhausts and tremendous engine roar were fantastic! But nothing compared to the screaming V6 6R4 sound in the Welsh forests. Unfortunately the group B was banned and if memory serves me right the 6R4 only had about 18 months of group B life. I am sure if the group had of gone on longer it would have been very successful:-)
This kinda hits different now.
Rest easy Craig.
❤
Recorded in my home town. I always came back to this video. Such a strange feeling today. Legend.
A truly incredibly talented driver who’s flamboyant driving will be missed by so many… RIP Craig
"Always look ahead", "I was looking ahead and f***ing ahead is already behind us!"
Words to live by
I've seen this video over a million times and still impressing me.
Too sad and hard to accept the news... R.I.P Breen, one of a kind 💔
3 litre v6, 410bhp, 9000rpm, and 0-60 in 3.2 secs in a car that weighs the same as a baked bean can................ now i know why these cars got banned! INSANE!
@Craig Yates that power to weight description sums it up nicely!! I'm glad i was lucky enough to be around when Group B first came on the scene and remember watching Tony Pond on what was then the Lombard RAC Rally. Since the end of Group B i've only seen the occasional 6R4 at hill climb meets. They really were a lethal machine.....quite funny when you think the bog standard Metro pumped out 45bhp achieving the mind blowing speed of 80 odd mph and the choice of many pensioner pottering along to the supermarket!!
my mum had a metro city when i was 18 and i can confirm it was as fast as a 6r4........ (in my mind)
Must be the same sort of performance as a Lotus 49 F1 car from 1967?
V6 from jaguar engine ?
@@Ratsinthereticles Not taking anything away from british engineers but Lancia delta is much more impressive and clearly faster than metro.
Devastated isn't the word.
Rest in peace Craig, taken far, far, too soon.
One of my favorite videos of him, he drives it like it’s supposed to be driven.
Rest in peace Craig
Damn This video is a firm favourite I wouldn’t know who Craig was without it. RIP Craig Breen
What an awesome camera view point, don’t see that often and it changes the whole feel of the video.
My favourite video and didn’t even realise this was Breen until today. Makes it that much more of a special video now. Rest in piece.
That was some proper driving. That honestly had me holding my breath at times. Well done chaps!
Awesome! :) It's not difficult to find onboards of classicperformance cars driven on some showcase events: reveved a bit, accelerated a bit, but everything only to give the public some idea of what the car was like. Onboards like these, on the other hand, where such a car is "driven in anger", where its potential is truly exploite, are rare. Kudos to Craig and whoever made this possible. And thanks for the video!
This is one of my favorite GR. B cars, the Metro took a different approach, going NA with larger displacement and more cylinders. This results in superior power curve, where there is no turbo lag and torque is available in low end rpm, and this thing sounds awesome! Legend has it this car had reliability issues though.
I never truly realised that he had this much talent. I watched him more recently compete on televised stages of the WRC rallies across the world scoring many stage wins but I believe it was only a matter of time until he achieved his first WRC win. Now having seen his speed and commitment on this wet tarmac stage, wow. I don't know if the rallying world may ever truly come to terms and with what they lost when he sadly passed away in a tragic accident in preparation tests for rally croatia. In all the rally viewing interviews with him between stages it was no surprise he always came across as such an intelligent, humble, grounded and good natured human being, let alone the talent he showed behind the wheel. So proud to have Irish roots, thinking of your family and friends. Rest in peace Craig Breen.
RIP to the driver, and that induction noise is beyond epic!
Another breed. RIP Mr Breen
Loads of power, not much brakes, old skool springs and dampers, crunchy gearbox. Massive credit to Craig Breen for getting a 6R4 to go this fast and recording it too :) It must feel so weird after a modern WRC car.
Saw him jump from a WRC to a Mark 2 to an R5 in Mondello few years back no problem
This is one of my favourite videos ever. Truly sad to see the legend go... RIP
One of the best onboards ever with one of the best rally driver in the buisiness. RIP
The best in-car footage video recorded in the last 10yrs, his talent was endless, he could adapt to any vehicle and ring its neck under full control...... his talent and wit will be sorely missed. RIP Craig
Drove this monster like a pro, Tony Pond would be proud, RIP Craig, too young.
Dirt Rally really got the sound right. Almost identical
The new game?
I love the DIRT series, best racing games around. I'm especially partial to D3, that is a fun game. Great sound indeed.
@@TheExplosiveGuy The sim version is steps above the arcade versions. Dirt 1.0/2.0. All of the others are trash. Dirt 3.0 will be out soon enough. I hope they add Isle of man stages personally.
@@crouchingtiger9108 Dirt 3 has been out for years...
@@TheExplosiveGuy Dirt 3 has been out, Dirt 3.0 hasn't been released yet.
Rest in Peace ❤
As a typical bloke I often watch such videos, even the pros, and think things like "Could have gone round there faster, could have broke a bit later, could have accelerator a bit sooner".
I did not, at all, in this video. What a run. Awesome!
This video is a true legacy to you Craig. A great guy taken too soon! Rest peacefully. We all feel the pain of your loss…
Damn the Metro 6R4 was fast, put many larger cars firmly in their place
Rip Craig...
Rip legend🕊️🇮🇪
RIP Craig 🇮🇪
Just lacking the words to describe how much I love the noise of these wonderful wonderful cars..
Bloody hell.
FFFING HECK! hehehee
My thoughts exactly mate. Knowing what go pros are like it's probably even faster than it looks.
Rest in peace Craig. Inspired me an unreal amount. 🙏
Fantastic driving and balls made of steel .
What beautiful sounding engine.
Takes serious balls to drive like this. RIP Craig Breen 😢
Rip lad
Rally in Paradise Craig Breen. 💔
R.I.P 😢
Best rally in car video I have seen!! In the best rally car ever built!!
Better than the Audi Quattro?
Delta S4?
Peugeot 205?
Ah ah,.......Lancia Stratos?
How about the Ford RS200?
Holy shit, this has to be the absolute CLOSEST we will ever get to seeing how these cars were actually driven in period back in the group b days. I think this is the only modern onboard of a group b car ive seen where the driver is actually on the absolute limit. Fucking beautiful
This is INSANE! Definitely the best in car 6R4 footage I've seen, plus the driver has bollocks of steel! The 6R4 is definitely my favourite of the incredible and crazy lineup of Group B racers.
Saw Tony Pond in one for the first outing in Wales but the fastest I ever saw one traveling was David Llewellyn coming across Epynt in torrential rain in one. What a noise! Made Mikkola in the Quattro Sport look slow. David binned it big time soon after but unforgettable drive.
Fantastic to see it being driven properly. And hear it.
Great to see Craig do so well in the WRC at the moment, you can tell from his interviews how much it means to him.
Rest in peace, hero
Awesome video. The best helmet cam I’ve seen, worked really well. This is surely one of the best sounding V6’s ever. 👌🏻
Insane car control! Spectacular footage made all the more interesting because of the car's heritage and the era it was born into.
It was crazy. Delta S4 did 0-60 in 2 secs on gravel without any electronic aids!!
Bring back group B
bring back group B!!
Don't see why they can't, because the crowds of spectators aren't a problem any more
@@tomohawk5567 Yet if they bring back group B, things might change and safety and all that
@@tomohawk5567 and the cars will be a bit more sophisticated than they were in the 80s so would be a lot safer!!
Dan Pecce.... Fooking lit up my day.... Awesome..! I took a bullet in the chezt on that ride...
So fast it creates its own weather! Love it. !
Best comment on this video. 10/10 🙃👍
RIP Craig.. You will be missed.
RiP Craig, I always remember you. ❤ You are legend
Go Breeny go! Excellent drive, not very often you see someone drive a 6r4 and do it justice,he’s proper on it as well, super quick, 👌🏻👏🏻
That was some fantastic driving in what looked to be very slippy tricky conditions..i tip my hat to you Sir you are a very talented man and not forgetting what an awesome bit of kit the 6r4 metro is the great car combined with the great driver made for a brilliant onboard view of what its really like to be in a rally car.
that car has everything you need. even a cupholder. unlike modern hypercars.
Possibly one of the best videos on RUclips.
Fantastic big balls driving and sounds👍
Awesome driving, the car was fighting him all the way!! Love the sound, so loud and rampant!!
Awesome driving, all cars should sound like that! Dreading the electric era! I remember the days standing in the forests heating these beasts coming, S1 was just something else but the 6R4’s always screaming
Gareth Burrows : you can make a recording:)
The closest these days is 997 GT3 at full chat, I remember seeing Will Gollop's Rallycross Bi-turbo version and then being blown away by how much better Rob Gibson's NA version sounded.
What a truly great bit of video. What fantastic driving. The group B rally cars were just brilliant to watch. I always had a general dislike of the 6R4, but only because it was based on the Leyland Metro, and I wasn't a fan of Leyland products. I was a big fan of the RS200, but that aside, it was always a joy (and still is) to hear that V6 working hard and doing its job.
that initial acceleration, the way he handles that shifter, everything is just so cool
WOW where do u ever see a grp B car driven as hard as that on a stages ! only in Ireland and with Craig Breen behind the wheel on maximum attack a rally clip witch will go down in history thanks all
This is in Ireland? Looked like Irish landscape lol.
Molls Gap, Kerry. The most pure tarmac rally stsge you can drive. I was just spellbound by Breens performance there
@@marks_sparks1 Ah yeah, Kerry is beautiful.
I was thinking it was Killarney. GRMA lads
I seen the ballygowan water bottle and was like wait is this is ireland
Awesome driving 👍
Likely the loveliest sound to come from group b
MELHOR VIDEO QUE VI HOJE SEM DUVIDA DIVINO COMO PILOTA
Legend behind the wheel of a legend!!!!
Nearly bought 1 of those in the 80s when Leyland were flogging them off. Im glad ive lived to regret that 🤣🤣
I remember seeing a write up about group b being banned in cars and car conversions.
I believe £10k would have bought you one from BL then....
@@olgakorbutssmile4531 they were 19k back then, the year after they were banned. The insurance quote for me, 21y, was £9000......hence not buying it 🙄
That's some brutal downshift...
is he flat shifting or something?
@@ahoyhoy8981 looks like clutchless downshift or atleast without rev match sometimes...
Looks like he's just banging them home each time. If there were synchros when he started there were none at the end. There's a lot of clutchless downshifting, rev matching seems to be a luxury.
I guess the car has got a dogbox? that should make his shifting style possible without damage, like in some NASCAR cars
@@theeeMitchi definately dogbox.... Not saying its prone to damage... Just its simply brutal... 😅
I’ve been lucky enough to drive a 6R4 a few years back, full international spec. These cars were made for men! I can drive a bit, but I tell you what, the things you can do in them is enough to make most people cry. It’s not just black lines you leave on the road!
Reminds me of watching aryton senna clips from monaco in the mclaren. The movements of the steering wheel etc. Insane
I've watched this three times and when it's over I take two or three big breaths!
What a testimony of PURE DRIVER SKILL. Magical
A PURE Legend - The 6R4 - remember seeing her at the Lombard RAC Rally with McRae Jimmy - Grindrod Ian at the helm - just pure Magic !
There is no way I'd be able to drive that quickly without ending up in a hedge! Great driving and awesome car!
Awesome camera footage, what a drive 👍 Shame they banned the 6R4 it would be Awesome if they bought the 6R4 back, How cool would that be. A long time ago back when I was 15 I was out cycling when I drove past a dusty lane which looked like it led up to a farm gate, I could hear what I thought was a racing car going around behind a hidden hedge. Anyway as I was just on my bike I pushed the gate open and made my way through the hedge and racing around a very short farm type circuit was WILL GOLOP in his Metro 6R4.
I sat and watched Will for an hour, I loved the 6R4 ever since 😀
Fantastic love it and love the 6r4
i just love this car , they sounded awesome back in the day
I actually laughed out loud on numerous occasions watching that : EPIC car and drive.
Today's drivers wouldn't be able to drive cars without controls...... Yeah sure lol
Cordiale Salu never listen to old people whine about shit like that whether it’s cars or anything else
Godlike comment. Whenever I see people say stuff like that I cringe up Inside.
@@MarkPentler
You'd rather still figure out how to make fire yourself, wouldn't you?
Underbird I think I see what you’re asking here, but knowledge is built upon.
@@MarkPentler
Exactly. Arguably the main reason for mankind's success is the ability to learn from the elder.
Driven hard and driven very well!
Love that normally-aspirated V6 sound!
No idea if this is a Clubman or International spec, but great to see it being used in anger!
Bring back Group B! Current WRC cars are boring by comparison.
Great footage. Thanks for posting!
Just thinking that some info would be nice...
Pedal cam too next time 🤔😀? Amazingly tractable engine but then I forgot it was naturally asp wasn’t it. I remember these ripping through Sutton Park as a kid , immersed in that incredible sound.
And now I'm suddenly a Craig Breen fan!😆🤘
What a skill!!,the engine is..speechless !!!👍👍👍👍👍🏍🏍🏍
Christ, this bloke is totally on the edge, mind blowing how quick these cars went, OMG 😱
That is truly amazing.
Epic footage mate!
Danm, the skills and these huge balls these knight have is really insane, rally is something else, especially with these cars
KIllarney to Kenmare via Molls Gap - know it well!
Awesome. What a Sound.
So fast, so symphonic, so great...👍 💯🏁🏎️
Stupendo video scoperto per caso.. Ottima guida.. Wow!
I love the water bottle...... like you have time to drink! Great clip
Absolutely bloody awesome! Now to replace the speakers I just blew up!
Thank you for a ride.
RIP Craig 💔
British Leylands finest!
Helmet cam gives such a better sense of speed. So good. Last time i watched a run of this stage it was McRae in his rocket of a MK2
My worst nightmare - trying to go fast on wet sealed road. That was an exceptional bit of driving skill indeed.
Just think this is one of the slowest of all the group B how the other cars go
You won't notice the speed difference.
@@ajw1045 The timers sure will
I was lucky enough to follow group B cars in their heyday. My friends and I spent many nights sleeping in ours cars following the RAC in the 80'S. Believe me the 6R4 was spectacular, yes the Audi's with flames shooting out of their exhausts and tremendous engine roar were fantastic! But nothing compared to the screaming V6 6R4 sound in the Welsh forests. Unfortunately the group B was banned and if memory serves me right the 6R4 only had about 18 months of group B life. I am sure if the group had of gone on longer it would have been very successful:-)
RIP Craig. Absolute legend!
I have to play Dirt Rally asap. I love car's
Goes a bit.....My Granny's Metro doesnt go like that......
You win 🤣🤣🤣
I saw alot of McRae type car control in Craig. Miss you mate 🏴👍
Bloody spot on !
The souund... My god!