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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 [...]
Some videos of yesteryear starting off with the 1979 RAC Rally
Some Group B stuff
Audi Quattro S1 E2
Documentary All About Rallying
Time to look back at an old Argentina Rally, the 1985 event. The WRC championship had reached a pivotal point at that stage in the season, Salonen had just won New Zealand with Vatanen second. Salonen didn’t expect to be going to Argentina, but with his lead in the championship and Audi going with the [...]