Yet more absorbing archival footage of the Lancia Delta S4 competing during the Group B era, and this time the clip is from the car’s swansong world championship event – the Olympus Rally in America.
There was a sole works Martini Racing Delta entered for Markku Alen, with Italian Paolo Alessandrini driving a private example in the [...]
Belgian film from the 1985 Ypres Rally which saw a dominant performance by Jean Ragnotti in the Renault Maxi 5 Turbo.
Jimmy McRae grabbed an excellent second place in the AC Delco sponsored Opel Manta 400, with Belgian hero Robert Droogmans taking 3rd spot in a Belga-backed Porsche 911 SCRS.
Notable entrants on the European Rally Championship coefficient 20 qualifier, included; [...]
Austin McHale (Opel Manta 400) won the 1985 Uniroyal Cork 20 Rally to beat Billy Coleman (Porsche 911 SCRS) on homeground and win the Irish tarmac championship for the second time.
There was some controversy with the result as the Rothmans team claimed they were unaware that McHale had been faster than Coleman, by almost 30 seconds, on the Lough Alloa stage during [...]