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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MotorsportMAD.com videos of the Circuit of Ireland from the ’80s
In the build up to the forthcoming Larsen Circuit of Ireland Rally here is a selection of videos from the 1980s, hosted by MotorsportMAD.
The eighties would be defined by change for The Circuit with the coming and passing of the Group B supercars, Rothmans sponsorship and a reduction in stage mileage, imposed by FISA, in the wake of Group B being banned from International competition.
The decade also brought… Continue reading
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National Breakdown Rally 1986 preview clip featuring David Llewellin and Russell Brookes
Preview video footage of the National Breakdown Rally from 1986 that was shown on Yorkshire Television.
Clip features David Llewellin (MG Metro 6R4) and Russell Brookes (Opel Manta 400) shaking down their cars at a pre-rally PR event. Llewellin had a great rally as he headed Hannu Mikkola, who was in the Audi UK quattro Sport, going into the last two stages only to slide off the road in the… Continue reading
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