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.

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Video clip of the 1986 Rallye du Mont Blanc which Didier Auriol won in the “33″ export MG Metro 6R4

Below is rare video footage of the 1986 Rallye du Mont Blanc in which Didier Auriol (co-driven by Bernard Occelli) won driving the RED prepared, 33 Export sponsored, MG Metro 6R4.

Auriol completely dominated the French championship that year with the 6R4 and won no fewer than 5 rounds of the series in 1986. His main rivals in the championship that year were Francois Chatriot, who was piloting the Diac… Continue reading

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