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Inthe1980srallyingwasmorepopularthanFormula1.<br/> GroupBmachineshadtakentheworldbystorm.Theywerethemostexcitingcarsevertohitthemotorsportscene.Nothinglikeithaseverhappenedsince.<br/> Forfourwildandcrazyyearsmanufacturersscrambledtobuildevermorepowerfulcarstobedrivenbyfearlessmaverickswhocouldhandletheextremepower.Thesportwasheadingoutofcontrolandtheunregulatedmayhemendedabruptlyin1986afteraseriesofhorrifictragedies.<br/> Thisisthestoryofwhenfans,ambition,politicsandcarscollided.<br/> FeaturingWorldChampionsAriVatanen,WalterRohrl,StigBlomqvist,plusMichelMouton,CesarFiorio,JeanTodtandmanymanymore.<br/> TheBiggerPictureteamspent6monthsmakingthisnewmotorsportfilm,focusedontheGroupBrallyyears,whenrallyingbecamemorepopularthanGrandPrix,carswereheadingfor1000horsepowerandthingsweregettingoutofcontrol,tosaytheleast.<br/> JohnMatthewsandRichHeap,whohavebeenmakingfilmstogethersince2006,travelled5,800milestomakethenewfilm.<br/> ‘WehavebeenworkinginPortuguese,Italian,German,FrenchandofcourseEnglish.AndnoneofusspeakPortuguese,ItalianorGermansotosaythishasbeenachallengeisanunderstatement’saidJohn.<br/> ‘Makingfilmslikethisishardanyway–thelanguageissuemakesitevenmoredifficult.Ithinkit’sourbestfilmbyamile–wearegettingbetteratthistypeoffilmnowandincrediblywehavehadveryfewseriousproblemsduringthemassiveproduction.’Richadded,‘apartfrombeing2hourslatetointerviewMichelMoutonwhenwedidnotre-setourclocksontheferrytoFrance!’<br/> ‘Ohyes,Iforgotaboutthat,’jokedJohn.<br/> WhatsetsthenewfilmapartfromRichandJohn'spreviousfilmsisthatGroupBwasmeanttobeacelebration,butaseverwhenyoude-regulatethingsinvolvingmen,iteventuallygoesoutofcontrol.ThatiswhatMadnessonWheelsisabout.<br/> ‘ThemostmovingpartofourtripwasvisitingCesarFiorioinSardiniaandgoingtowheretheCorsicanrallywhereHenriToivonenandSergioCrestoweretragicallykilled.Thisiswaswhatthestorywasaboutforme–howthiscanhappeninasport.UnfortunatelythemainpartofthisscenehadtobecutsowehaveputitontheDVDasanexclusiveextra.’<br/> Richadded:‘Weputsomuchintothesefilms.JohnandIhavetravelledtogetherover15,000milesinthelastfewyearsjustfortheinterviews.Itisamajordedicationonourpartandittakesitsstrainathome.Attheendoftheproductionwearealltotallyknackered.Idon’tthinkanyonerealiseshowmuchittakestomakethisstuff–allthatworkforonehour–buthopefullyyouappreciatethatit’sagoodfilm–Iguesstherestdoesnotmatter.’<br/> Aswithpreviousfilmsthemakershavetriedtogetundertheskinofthesportandfindoutthetruthofwhatactuallyhappened.AriVatanenwasextremelycandid,aswasWalterRohrlandhisco-driverChristianGeistdorfer.<br/> "Thefanswerecrazy.Asthecarsspedby,theyranintotheroad!"AriVatanen<br/> "Togorallyingismadness.Thiswasrefinedmadness''JohnDavenport<br/> "Thetimewhenrallyingwascompletely,utterly,awesomelymental"TopGear<br/> "Brilliant.Essentialviewing"ChrisKnapman,DailyTelegraph<br/> PickoftheDayinTheTimesandDailyMail<br/> RecommendedbyDailyTelegraph,Motorsport
