Tony Pond Ten Years Past.

SteveT63 · 12-02-12, 02:41 PM

Its ten years this month since Tony Pond lost his fight for life, found a film of him in the early Metro days courtesy of 6R4.net. I remember watching this on TV as well!!

Metro 6R4 85 RAC Rally Preview - YouTube

B2AUDI80 · 12-02-12, 02:45 PM

didnt think it was that long , time flies!!

Nigel Conniford · 12-02-12, 03:56 PM

Holy crap, it really dosnt seem that long ago

rtz62 · 12-02-12, 04:09 PM

I watched a video last week of him in a Rover 3500 SD1 on The Manx, with lanes a fraction wider than the car; boy could he peddle a car.
Pity he never went to Lancia, Peugeot or Audi at the height of GrpB, might have had another Rnglish world champ.

SteveT63 · 12-02-12, 04:49 PM

I remember him being interviewed at the Autosport show or Classic Car show one year and he was talking about how the governing body were trying to sell Group A after the demise of B. He was complaining that it was all very well them enthusing that these new cars would still be around 300+bhp, the problem was, that in Group A, they would come out of the engine one at a time!

Cannons · 13-02-12, 04:38 PM

Best footage of Tony Pond Ever! makes me laughj every time!

Tony Pond.mp4 - YouTube

"foreign chappy"

SteveT63 · 13-02-12, 05:43 PM

Quite a good way to earn a living?.....Quite a good way to spend your living as well!!

Booty · 13-02-12, 09:56 PM

Probably the best British Rally driver of all time that didn't quite make the big time.

David Small · 13-02-12, 10:43 PM

Wonderful memories.

We were gifted round this neck of the woods back then with the Mintex susequently National Breakdown and RAC always having stages nearby and my Dad always took me to see them.

I remember the Esholt water works stage near Bradford ( where they originally filmed Emmerdale Farm) there were always two people we wanted to see Tony Pond and Roger Clark, both very sadly gone too soon.

12-02-12, 02:45 PM	#2
B2AUDI80 B2 Brigade Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: here and there Posts: 2,778	didnt think it was that long , time flies!! __________________ www.northernretros.co.uk 1984 80 Sport 1970 hb viva 1983 Honda Odyssey 250 1981 Suzuki 450 GS 1980 t25 danbury

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Nigel Conniford Chief Sausage Meister!! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,614	Holy crap, it really dosnt seem that long ago __________________ Horsepower is the force that determines at what speed you hit the wall, Torque is the force that determines how far you take the wall with you after you hit it.

12-02-12, 04:49 PM	#5
SteveT63 Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,045	I remember him being interviewed at the Autosport show or Classic Car show one year and he was talking about how the governing body were trying to sell Group A after the demise of B. He was complaining that it was all very well them enthusing that these new cars would still be around 300+bhp, the problem was, that in Group A, they would come out of the engine one at a time! __________________ Peace...........through superior acceleration! T85 1985 90quattro I5 20vT T81 1983 80 Sport Red T81 1983 80 Sport Silver

13-02-12, 05:43 PM	#7
SteveT63 Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,045	Quite a good way to earn a living?.....Quite a good way to spend your living as well!! __________________ Peace...........through superior acceleration! T85 1985 90quattro I5 20vT T81 1983 80 Sport Red T81 1983 80 Sport Silver

13-02-12, 09:56 PM	#8
Booty Moderator Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Deepest darkest Shropshire Posts: 5,077	Probably the best British Rally driver of all time that didn't quite make the big time. __________________ 1987 Audi Coupe quattro - Clarion Tribute Car 2012 Audi A6 Allroad 2004 Mercedes SLK 350 2017 Mercedes GLA 220

12-02-12, 04:09 PM	#4
rtz62 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,527	I watched a video last week of him in a Rover 3500 SD1 on The Manx, with lanes a fraction wider than the car; boy could he peddle a car. Pity he never went to Lancia, Peugeot or Audi at the height of GrpB, might have had another Rnglish world champ.

13-02-12, 10:43 PM	#9
David Small David Small - Mr 80k Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 7,206	Wonderful memories. We were gifted round this neck of the woods back then with the Mintex susequently National Breakdown and RAC always having stages nearby and my Dad always took me to see them. I remember the Esholt water works stage near Bradford ( where they originally filmed Emmerdale Farm) there were always two people we wanted to see Tony Pond and Roger Clark, both very sadly gone too soon. __________________ David Small - Member 283 - C4 A6 2.0 - AKA "The 100 Facelift" - LY3D Tornado Red NSU 1200C Automatik - L31F Iberian Red