Vatanen that produced perhaps one of most famous video clips that has since gone viral on social media<\/a>. During the 1983 Manx Rally the pair were in full flight travelling down narrow asphalt road in their factory Opel Manta with Harryman belting out the pacenotes.<\/p>\nWhile traversing across a cattle grid Vatanen got slightly out of shape and just about \u00a0hung onto the car, which then squeezed through an ever decreasing gap between gate posts.<\/p>\n
The sketchy moment prompted Harryman to briefly stop calling the note and exclaim \u201cdear god\u201d before continuing to navigate through the remainder of the stage.<\/p>\n
While the catchphrase has rightly earned a place among rally folklore, Harryman and Vatanen developed into a formidable partnership when they joined the factory Peugeot squad where they tamed the mind blowing 205 T16 Group B monster. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
After a difficult start, the pair ended the 1984 season claiming three consecutive wins on Vatanen’s home soil in Finland, Rallye Sanremo, Italy and the RAC Rally. It was enough to climb to fourth in the championship behind champion Stig Blomqvist of Audi.<\/p>\n
The streak of victories continued in 1985 as the duo achieved an unbelievable recovery drive from an eight-minute penalty to win in Monte Carlo. Victory in Sweden followed and with it a title bid was in full swing before four consecutive DNFs in Portugal, Kenya, Corsica and Greece.<\/p>\n
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Ari Vatanen and Terry Harryman, Peugeot 205 T16<\/p>\n
Photo by: Peugeot Sport<\/p>\n
A second place finish in New Zealand breathed life back into the campaign only for a huge accident when their 205 T16 was launched into a series of rolls in Argentina that put\u00a0Vatanen and Harryman in hospital, the latter breaking his back, shoulder, ribs, and knee. Both were fortunate to eventually make a full recovery. Harryman returned for the RAC Rally season finale alongside Kalle Grundel.<\/p>\n
While a WRC title eluded Harryman, championship success arrived in the form of the 1986 German Rally Championship. Back in the passenger seat of the familiar 205 T16, he guided Mouton to the title, with the pair taking six wins.<\/p>\n
As the Group B era came to an abrupt end, Harryman found himself in a factory Ford Sierra RS Cosworth for the start of the WRC\u2019s new Group A regulations. It didn\u2019t yield the same success as before, but it did serve up one memorable, and ultimately final visit to a WRC podium. Reunited with Vatanen, the pair finished an impressive second behind Markku Alen at the Rally of 1000 Lakes in Finland. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
By the time the 1990s dawned, Harryman had effectively called time on his WRC career and regular rally outings.<\/p>\n
That was until an opportunity to join rising star Robbie Head arrived in a factory Renault Clio Williams in the British Rally Championship. Pacenotes were then swapped for team management with a spell at the helm of the Renault Dealer Team in the series.<\/p>\n
Before announcing his retirement, Terry capped off a career that spanned almost 60 years by co-driving a Race Truck in the Dakar and appearing at the 2003 Syrian International Rally with\u00a0Mohammed Hamsho.<\/p>\n
The Harryman name remains in the rally scene today with Terry\u2019s son Allan proudly following in his father\u2019s co-driver footsteps, having racked up 293 starts and counting.<\/p>\n
Motorsport.com sends its condolences to the Harryman family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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