Video of Marlboro Safari Rally 1985 – Juha Kankkunen and Fred Gallagher take rookie win

Rare French video footage of the 1985 Safari Rally where Juha Kankkunen and Fred Gallagher shocked the establishment to win in the Toyota Celica TC Turbo. 

The rally attracted the might of Audi, Lancia and Peugeot, but their supercars proved too fragile for the African marathon with Salonen the only one to finish out of the lot.

Meanwhile, Opel should really have won with the Manta 400s of  either Rauno Aaltonen and Erwin… Continue reading

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RallyBuzz Poll: Who is the world’s Greatest ever Rally Driver of all time?

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Who is the greatest rally driver ever? A common enough question pondered and argued about by rally fans in pubs and clubs across the globe.

You’re never going to get everyone agreeing on this one due to the subjective nature of the question, but it is always a good one to get a heated debate started.

Is ‘yer man’ Loeb an automated rally machine designed and created by Citroen just to win… Continue reading

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Monte Carlo Rally 1972 video: Sandro Munari driving a Lancia Fulvia HF takes his first Monte win

Sandro Munari, in the works Lancia Fulvia HF, was gifted the 1972 Monte Carlo Rally after the Alpine-Renaults all had mechanical troubles after dominating the event.

Bernard Darniche was the last Alpine A110 to retire (with a new 1800 cc Berlinette engine which proved too much of a strain for the car’s gearbox) on the final Col de Turini stage to hand the win to Munari (his first Monte victory).

Gerrard Larrousse claimed second… Continue reading

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