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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Safari Rally 2009 result boosts Mitsubishi’s IRC title bid
Japanese automaker Mitsubishi closed to within ten points of French rival Peugeot in the battle for the Intercontinental Rally Challenge manufacturers’ crown earlier this month, when Carlo Tundo won his home event, the Safari Rally, in Kenya.
The Safari Rally was the third round of this year’s IRC. With Europe-based teams such as the Belgian Kronos Racing operation, Abarth, and the works Skoda team from the Czech Republic… Continue reading
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Safari Rally goes ahead as IRC round but without the manufacturer teams
The iconic KCB Safari Rally will form the third round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, even though several leading teams haven’t included the event on their schedules for the season.
Based in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the rally will take place from April 3-5, and will also host the second round of the FIA African Rally Championship. It last appeared on the IRC in
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