Any rally fans out there may not know that Tony Pond passed away recently. Cancer was the cause. People may remember him from his days in the Metro 6R4.

 

Leigh.

I never heard about that.

Think i remember him driving a TR7 ??

 

Chris I think it was a TR8 .

 

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Sad. BBC story is here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/motorsport/world_rally/newsid_1816000/1816544.stm

 

Yes, he drove the TR8 and yes also the Metro 6R4 - a truly mind-blowing thing. I saw a road-legal one (de-tuned to 450bhp FFS) in a local garage yonks ago for £20k.

 

The year he did the 100mph TT lap in a Rover (jeez...) I was in the Quarterbridge Hotel watching him screw the nuts off this large Rover bourgemobile. (If you've been to the IoM, you'll know exactly how scary this was!)

 

RIP Tony - keep it shiny side up

 

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Yep,

 

Saw the video years ago, and explained how the conditions could change from Mild to wet during the coure of on elap, making tyre choice extremely difficult.

 

Unbelieveable consdiering the barge he was driving.

 

Leigh.

 

 

Yep. I saw the vid as well. Good driver he was.

 

Sad to hear he's gone.

 

RCD

The names Pond, Fish Pond!!! LOL

 

Sorry guys couldn't resist...shame though, I think anyone who has actually driven a competition 6R-4 has to have sliced their life expectancy down by about 10 years! Would piss a 300 Twin Tub and many other cars!

 

Warren get yours converted matey! LOL

 

 

 

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Use to have a SAAB 99 turbo blue print water injected/ intercooled(was new kit then) long time ago. metro6r4 drew alongside me and thought it was mock up. it ripped the crap ot of me big time. turned out to be local rac rally boys with a real one