Manx International Rally 1991 – Colin McRae claims win in Rothmans Subaru Legacy RS

Photo: Jonny Hawthorne
Video of the 1991 Manx International Rally in which Colin McRae (his 1992 BRC winning car is pictured above) would score one of his most significant early career victories.
The Manx would be his most accomplished drive of that season, where he comprehensively beat four-time winner Russell Brookes, who was in a Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth 4×4, and Prodrive team-mate and asphalt expert Francois Chatriot.
McRae set numerous stage… Continue reading
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Roger Clark MCD Ford Escort RS1800 Mk2 Manx Rally 1981

Video footage of Roger Clark during the 1981 Manx rally driving the MCD Ford Escort RS 1800 which would famously be campaigned by Ari Vatanen in the British championship the next year.
Clark enjoyed being back in an Escort again with Jim Porter alongside him and they finished a creditable 5th overall against some very stiff opposition.
Roger Clark Manx Rally 1981 uploaded to MotorsportMAD
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1983 Rothmans RAC British Open Rally Championship videos

The 1983 Rothmans RAC Open Rally Championship proved a pivotal moment for Stig Blomqvist in his career and the series win would set him up for the 1984 WRC title.
Events featured in the 1983 BRC were the Mintex, Circuit of Ireland, Welsh, Scottish, Ulster and Manx rallies. Drivers include, Jimmy McRae, Russell Brookes, Stig Blomqvist, Bertie Fisher, Terry Kaby, Pentti Airikkala, Harold Demuth, Malcolm Wilson, Louise Aitken… Continue reading
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