Gould aims for podium on BRC’s toughest challenge of the season

Britain’s Pirelli Star Driver Adam Gould is preparing himself for what he sees as one of his toughest rally challenges to date next week’s Rally Isle of Man, the fourth round of the British Rally Championship.

Rally Isle of Man holds no fear for Gould, though. The 21-year-old is… Continue reading

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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.

McRae set numerous stage… Continue reading

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The Rothmans Escorts – Pure Sound – Video Tribute

Video clip of the Rothmans Escorts in action mainly from the British Open Rally Championship in the early ’80s.

The footage is of Escort artist Ari Vatanen going from sideways to sideways all across the UK and Ireland. All the sequences in the clip are from The Vatanen Touch film, featuring the Mintex, Circuit of Ireland, Welsh, Scottish and Manx rallies.

Tribute to “The Rothmans Escorts” – Pure Sound!… Continue reading

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