Riding Balls of Fire Group B
“The Wildest Years of Rallying”
2016•1h 40m•8.0•Released
Documentary
Thirty years after the end of Group B rallying, film-maker Helmut Deimel has launched his latest film on rallying’s wildest era. For “Riding Balls of Fire”, the Austrian legend behind the hugely popular “Evolution of Rallying” has gathered together the finest archive footage of the 500 bhp Group B supercars in their prime. Watching this film really shows the extreme pace of evolution of the cars and the sport in the three short years from 1983 to 1986.
Director
Helmut Deimel
Languages
English, German
Studio
Highspeed Films
Cast
Walter Röhrl
Self
Michèle Mouton
Self
Hannu Mikkola
Self
Henri Toivonen
Self
Harri Toivonen
Self
Markku Alén
Self
Dieter Basche
Self
Miki Biasion
Self
Stig Blomqvist
Self
Cesare Fiorio
Self
Christian Geistdörfer
Self
Roland Gumpert
Self
Juha Kankkunen
Self
Timo Salonen
Self
Rudi Stohl
Self
Production
Company
Highspeed Films
Producer
Helmut Deimel
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