Carlos Sainz Renault 5 Copa Turbo FM – Rare 1983 Spanish TV Rallysprint video
Very rare footage of Carlos Sainz in 1983 driving a Renault 5 Copa Turbo during a live Spanish TV Rallysprint.
Sainz of course would of course go onto become a rallying icon but he started out, like most aspiring world champions, by contesting numerous one-make series championships.
Sainz would win the 1983 Spanish Renault 5 Turbo Cup, which was a circuit racing series, while also contesting Spanish regional rallies in… Continue reading
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Lombard RAC Rally 1990 – Video Clips: Carlos Sainz wins in Toyota Celica GT4
Video clips, uploaded by dgr64, of the 1990 Lombard RAC Rally which saw pacenotes introduced on the whole event for the first time.
Carlos Sainz would win his first RAC Rally in the year that he claimed his maiden WRC title. 1989 winner Pentti Airikkala suffered a monumental roll in his Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth RS on the Cropton stage.
F1 star Derek Warwick contested the event… Continue reading
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BBC Top Gear Rally Report: 1989 Lombard RAC Rally video
Video coverage from the BBC Top Gear Rally Report of the 1989 Lombard RAC Rally.
The event would prove to be Pentti Airikkala’s (driving a Mitsubishi Galant VR4) first and only WRC win after coming so close on the rally before. Carlos Sainz in the TTE Celica GT4 lead for much of the rally until his propshaft broke near the finish, leaving him in tears.
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