Another splendid video tribute from amjayes concerning the Group B era in rallying’s rich history.
Walter Röhrl described the visceral experience of driving one of the most iconic Group B supercars, the Audi Sport quattro S1, in Reinhard Klein’s Rally Cars book: “It must be the most extreme car I have driven in my career. First there was the [...]

 
With the 2009 Roger Albert Clark about to commence shortly from Pickering, here are some video highlights from the 1981 RAC Rally as a pre-event taster.
The ‘81 rally was based in Chester and consisted of 65 special stages at a competitive distance of 464 miles, under the guidance of CoC that year Jim Porter.
Hannu Mikkola, in the [...]

Brief highlights from the Scottish Rally 1979, with commentary provided by the ever-enthusiastic Murray Walker. The grueling event was won by the late great ‘Flying Finn’ Pennti Airikkala in the year that he claimed the British Open Rally Championship title.
Drivers featured include; Hannu Mikkola (Ford Escort RS1800), Per Eklund (Triumph TR7 V8), Stig Blomqvist (Saab 99 Turbo), Pentti Airikkala (Vauxhall Chevette [...]