Rally History
Bertie Fisher Tribute Site Coming Soon!
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Fisher holds the record number of Irish Tarmac Rally Championship event wins with 20 and he was one of the most… Continue reading
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Billy Coleman wins the 1975 Mintex Dales Rally in the Thomas Motors Ford Escort RS1600
Reigning British champion Billy Coleman got his 1975 season off to a great start with victory on the Mintex Dales Rally in the Thomas Motors Ford Escort RS1600.
Coleman, navigated by John Davenport, fought off some stiff opposition in the Yorkshire Dales from the likes of Roger Clark who ended up retiring his Mk1 Escort RS1600, Tony Drummond, after putting up a determined challenge in another Escort RS and Jack Tordoff in his Porsche… Continue reading
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The Mini at 50: Paddy Hopkirk’s 1964 Monte Carlo Rally victory in the Cooper S
Far from the high-tech WRC cars sliding around hairpins today, rallying cars of the 1960s were pure and honest. And none were more so than the MINI Cooper S: drivers and teams throughout Europe recognised the rally-winning potential of this little car, and was soon entered into rallies with great success, WRITES EVAN ROTHMAN.
Tuned by John Cooper the feisty red-coloured MINI Cooper S Works cars… Continue reading
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