1986 Shell Oils RAC Open Rally Championship: Videos and pics from the last year of the Group B supercars
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1986 was a very difficult year for rallying worldwide and the British Open Rally Championship was no exception. It would prove to be the final year for the 4WD Group B beasts in rallying and they left their mark in the Open Championship.
Mark Lovell picked up the championship that year through consistent points scoring in his Ford RS 200, and he didn't even win a round that year! He should have won the Ulster though, but FISA imposed average speed restrictions prevented him as most of the stages were "cleaned", even though he was fastest on most tests.
The RS200 was always plagued by gearbox problems, the bugbear of the car, but Lovell always got the car home. This was the second year in a row Lovell had won a championship without winning a round as the year previous he won the British National championship recording the same feat.
1986 National Breakdown Rally: Winner Hannu Mikkola Audi Sport quattro
1986 Circuit of Ireland: David Llewellin claims the Metro 6R4's first International win
1986 Welsh Rally: Winner Hannu Mikkola Audi Sport quattro
1986 Scottish Rally: Winner Mikael Sundstrom Peugeot 205 T16 E1
Lovell lucky to finish 2nd after this crash
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1986 Ulster Rally: Winner Jimmy McRae Metro 6R4
1986 Manx Rally: Winner Tony Pond Metro 6R4:
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