Henri Toivonen

Thanks for that Fred,will get Autpsport out once the weather improves in the UK and I come back.I knew Antero Lindquist,who was a friend of Henri,s also another friend he and Harri used as a navigator was Juha Parjannen,who I also knew.Juha did the 1980 Thousand Lakes wth Harri in a Mitsubishi,that was orange and white,and did some events in the UK with Henri

Hi Fred and Driveace! This is the best thread for a long time in our beloved forum. Please keep on going with the stories and facts :)

I think you are right Fred that it was the 1980 San Remo Rally.
Henri was fastest on stage 17 with an average speed of just over 100kmh,then again on stage 22 with an average speed of over 135 kph,it started to rain just before stage 45.On this and the next stage46 Henri was fastest again,then told to slow,or else.Henri felt that 3rd was on the cards.results were 1 Rohrl 2 Vatenen 3 Mikkola 4 Frequelin 5 Toivonen.
Talbot withdrew the entry to Corsica as Henri would not do it.

I still don't believe at that point in his career Henri would have turned down a rally. Much more likely Todt and O'Dell decided to cool him down a bit.

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Originally Posted by Fred Gallagher

Just checked a few sources. It was Sanremo 1980. Henri had driven a rather scrappy event seemingly and Guy was ahead until mechanical problems near the end. Henri passed him and was then asked to slow by Des. Quite what went on afterwards is open to conjecture. The result seems to have been Talbot withdrew his Corsica entry and fired Lindqvist. Co-driver's fault as usual!

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Didn't Talbot try quite a few different co-drivers for Henri until they hired you to sit alongside him?

Agree with the comments about this being a great thread, by the way.

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Originally Posted by cali

Hi Fred and Driveace! This is the best thread for a long time in our beloved forum. Please keep on going with the stories and facts :)

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I ll second that. Thank you guys.

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

Didn't Talbot try quite a few different co-drivers for Henri until they hired you to sit alongside him?

Agree with the comments about this being a great thread, by the way.

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Yes. I was proud to sit beside Henri for three full seasons. No one else managed a full one before getting fired......

Fred

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Originally Posted by Fred Gallagher

Yes. I was proud to sit beside Henri for three full seasons. No one else managed a full one before getting fired......

Fred

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Hi Fred!
Can You tell what were the reasons that Henri had so many co-drivers fired?

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Originally Posted by Fred Gallagher

Yes. I was proud to sit beside Henri for three full seasons. No one else managed a full one before getting fired......

Fred

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Why was that?

I think some left by themselves or were at least glad to get fired :D