1988 Motaquip British Rallycross Grand Prix

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Published 2020-03-30
Action from the traditional season-closing rallycross event at Brands Hatch. Originally broadcast on BBC Grandstand, with commentary by Murray Walker. Converted from VHS TV recording.

Handy race-by-race links below
00:04:55 - heat
00:08:33 - heat (two-wheel drive)
00:14:47 - heat
00:18:05 - heat
00:22:22 - C Final
00:27:51 - B Final
00:39:26 - A Final For VHS Rallies' exclusive range of classic rallying t-shirts, hoodies and mugs, visit vhsrallies.teemill.com

All Comments (21)
  • That Tiffany Dell is a mean driver! She’s got a deep voice though......
  • @zxr-cade2026
    You can't go wrong with a bit of old school rallycross Rip Sir Murray Walker
  • @martiniv8924
    ‘Look at That!, My Goodness !!’ God bless our Murray 😂😎👌🏻
  • @GTarditi
    Pleasantly surprised at the combination of Murray Walker and Tiff Needell, never knew Tiff did rallycross and i never knew that Murray Walker seemingly had a clone army of himself to voice every single motorsport event ever held.
  • @danross8565
    “Who’s driving style is nothing short of absolutely sensational” bless him old Murray.
  • @uguhhibh
    Instant chills as soon as Murray began talking. There will never be another like him.
  • @desroin
    Rallycross was a different thing back in the days xD
  • @SvenGrube95
    keep it coming, nothing better than 80's rallycross
  • Absolute dream grids in these races, incredible stuff. Sierra Cosworths, Audi Quattro, Metro 6R4, Peugeot 205, amazing wee Renault 5 Turbo, BMW E30, Ford RS200, Lancia Delta! This will never be surpassed
  • @JakePetrolhead
    You're an absolute Saint for uploading these - the perfect distraction at the moment. Thank you <3
  • I met Murray once. Had a short chat over a drink. Wonderful man. Totally genuine, humble and hard working. Utterly enthusiastic about Motorsport!!  My work has led me to meet a few dozen famous folk. I think Murray was the 'nicest' of them all, IMHO. Not that I'm Judge, just my personal impression.
  • @steve-ip6qs
    proper back in day this,rallycross group B rally cars and Murray walker,im 16 again watching this on a wet rainy saturday afternoon,brilliant
  • @3doorpete
    Great post! I was actually there as a 12 year old at the bottom of paddock hill, spectating with my dad and mate! Rallycross and the truck racing were the best events at Brands in the 80s! Thanks
  • @David-ki6jq
    When rallycross was so popular it attracted ex F1 drivers, and TV celebs. Add some brutal ex group b rally cars and you can't go wrong. Always great to see Tiffany Dell racing too 😂
  • @dimitris.4484
    Old school rally cross was the best. Just pure and aggresive racing without gimmics and joke lap.
  • @chrisswain488
    Just adding my 2 pence worth here. Please look at all the other content on this excellent channel. The Renault 5 of Roger Newbould had a 2 litre Ford BDA normally aspirated engine in it. British regulations were such that if your car was 4WD or turbo charged you would have to go into the supercar category (Formula A as it was known, Newbould was in Formula B) John Welch's car was Opel's mothballed Group B rally project. XTRAC had already built the transmission for it so it was almost rallycross ready. The yellow and blue escort of John Smith was Martin Schanche's car that won the event in 1984. The yellow escort of Kjetil Bolneset was John Welch's and won the 1985 event. Jonathan Palmer had driven it the year before. Jonathan Palmer's RS200 was owned by Martin Schanche and that was a rent a drive car The 6R4 Tiff Nedell drove was Will Gollop's original 6R4. I was watching the grand prix in the back of the pits at Hoppy's Drop and Schanche's RS200 sounded very sick and was misfiring when he put his foot down. Made Gollop's afternoon easier. He told me afterwards it was a broken exhaust manifold.
  • @Daisy-ns2xn
    Love this epoc thanks for sharing, the gold years of motorsport
  • @tonnynijholt7090
    So grateful that at the age of 32 I may still discover things like this, rallycross in the 80s!! And that voice of Tiffany Dell, took a min for that landed 😂 so happy right now 😊
  • @theblackone89
    That E30 is one hell of a machine. I just read details about it, absolutely insane. Love these old vids! 👍
  • @ImDavidJames
    Tiff is such a legend. Was a pleasant surprise seeing him in this race in that weapon of a car