Tony Pond one of the greatest all round drivers ever, and he comes across as such a nice man... As for the 6R4 it won many events world wide for many years and continues to do so. There is a video of one in time attack destroying modern Evo's with all the fancy electronic trickery... Its iconic and they are fetching some silly money now which is a shame be cause I want one :)
Yes without a doubt in my opinion Tony Pond is the best driver coming out of the UK period!!! Driving a TR7 & a Rover Vitesse & have the top guys chipping... he deserves knighthood...lol
The Metro is one of my favorite rally cars of all time. It's such a shame it never got the chance to be developed to a point where it could shine on an international stage. Gods knows where it would have been in 87 or 88, if Group B had continued.
Not an easy car to drive and didn't have the torque of the supercharged and turbo cars! Tony Pond made it look easy because of his huge talent as a driver
Later down the line, Tony Pond’s own 6R4 in 1986 was allegedly cranked up to 520bhp for the San Remo and Manx rally, according to people who owned the very car afterwards. That was just a one off though, the majority of international spec 6R4s I believe where at around 430hp from what I remember.
@@Botomatic that didn't happen. A poor exhaust manifold design limited the engine's drivability and so it was nearer 380hp. Later generation's and Colin Mcrae's version had around 440hp, but that took another 25 years of development
Lets not overdo it. The 6r4 wasnt great internationally. It did okay but was ultimately a failure however it sounded absolutely glorious and nobody can take that away from it. And besides.. it wasnt as much of a failure as the rs200 either.
Huh? How about the 200 road going versions that had to be built in order for the car to be homologated under the then FIA rules? Previous to that 400 had to be manufactured. Hence the Opel Ascona and Manta 400s. Chevette HS Talbot Lotus and Escort RS1800s.
There were no 'roadgoing' 6R4s as such. After the works cars, the rest were built to what was called 'Clubmans' spec - the engine was down-tuned for more reliability, but there was no trim or luxury fittings as in the roadgoing T16s, Quattros, and Lancias...
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The wisest of words from Tony Pond between 10.25 and 10.50 if only Mr McRae could have heeded them
Tony Pond one of the greatest all round drivers ever, and he comes across as such a nice man... As for the 6R4 it won many events world wide for many years and continues to do so. There is a video of one in time attack destroying modern Evo's with all the fancy electronic trickery... Its iconic and they are fetching some silly money now which is a shame be cause I want one :)
We must also say about incredible Rob Arthur, one of the greatest english co-driver with others, a very good speach, really clear and a good tone
Today I got to ride in this very 6r4!! Amazing!!
Pond is a legend, great driver. The little metro is a fantastic machine, great combination.
Yes without a doubt in my opinion Tony Pond is the best driver coming out of the UK period!!! Driving a TR7 & a Rover Vitesse & have the top guys chipping... he deserves knighthood...lol
The Metro is one of my favorite rally cars of all time. It's such a shame it never got the chance to be developed to a point where it could shine on an international stage. Gods knows where it would have been in 87 or 88, if Group B had continued.
Thank you for the memories❤💪🧠🙋♂️
Pond was some man great fella
Tony Pond used to drive for Norman Reeves motors in Uxbridge in the 70s before he went pro... i used to know him well. really nice bloke.
I worked for Reeves Uxbridge and also knew Tony, Reeves Racing and Rallying, The Escort as the rally car and a Capri on the Racing side.
A Ray of sunshine 🌞 in Thatchers Britain 🇬🇧 🤣🤟💯
Priceless footage 👌
4:00 onwards is just stunning!!! Sounds like a Charger or badass Roadrunner!!
Tony was so awesome 👌 🔥 🇬🇧
@11:35 was a stage of the 1985 Donegal International Rally. I was there. The engine blew up due to a stuck open throttle!
7:06 I remember when this happened, Tony Pond, the great white hope in a Rover Vitesse hoping to take on the Audis..... Nice bloke.
Truly Talented
Very good piece
He sounds a bit like Nigel Tuffnell. Love them both!
A true gent, but Christ he was quick hehe
How do you handle that power and performance ?
Gently ! Rooooooooaaarrr grrrr grrr grrrr
This car is brian blessed, hell of a throat on it.
Top bloke, cool and funny too.
Legend
Is it just me or the metro sound exactly like stratos here ?
Late answer but both car used the V6 engine, that's why the engine noise share some similarity
Metro was a death trap before they put a v6 in the back .
Not an easy car to drive and didn't have the torque of the supercharged and turbo cars!
Tony Pond made it look easy because of his huge talent as a driver
If only Colin McRae had taken his advice on Helicopters !
Ah in the end the 6r4 just didn`t quite have it. Were they really a genuine 450BHP?
At a guess probably because they would have been down on the A1 etc even with 450bhp.
@@F0rdy57 The The Audi Quattro and the Peugeot 205 turbo16 and Lancia Delta S4 says Hi!
Later down the line, Tony Pond’s own 6R4 in 1986 was allegedly cranked up to 520bhp for the San Remo and Manx rally, according to people who owned the very car afterwards. That was just a one off though, the majority of international spec 6R4s I believe where at around 430hp from what I remember.
@@Botomatic that didn't happen. A poor exhaust manifold design limited the engine's drivability and so it was nearer 380hp. Later generation's and Colin Mcrae's version had around 440hp, but that took another 25 years of development
@@carcontrolcommitment ARM will always be ARM I suppose... such a shame...
Lets not overdo it. The 6r4 wasnt great internationally. It did okay but was ultimately a failure however it sounded absolutely glorious and nobody can take that away from it. And besides.. it wasnt as much of a failure as the rs200 either.
Strangely, on home territory the 6R4 wasn't that popular, but the car was hugely popular with the spectators on the continent...
It needed turbo and more power to be as good as Peugeot or lancia shame😮
Sadly group b got banned and never saw the road version...died into history.
Huh? How about the 200 road going versions that had to be built in order for the car to be homologated under the then FIA rules? Previous to that 400 had to be manufactured. Hence the Opel Ascona and Manta 400s. Chevette HS Talbot Lotus and Escort RS1800s.
There were no 'roadgoing' 6R4s as such. After the works cars, the rest were built to what was called 'Clubmans' spec - the engine was down-tuned for more reliability, but there was no trim or luxury fittings as in the roadgoing T16s, Quattros, and Lancias...
Yup I went to school with Tony’s children 🧠💪🙋♂️💯