Rally GB Fever: Classic video moments from Sweet Lamb which returns for 2008

Sweet Lamb returns for the first time to Wales Rally GB since 2000. Below are video highlights from the Welsh version of the Col de Turini.

40,000 fans used to cram into this natural amphitheatre at the Sweet Lamb bowl, in what is normally a remote part of mid-Wales. Fireworks, air-horns and cheering made the atmosphere akin to a football or rugby match.

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Network Q Rally of Great Britain 2001: Richard Burns claims the title in ‘Battle of Britain’ clash

There were four drivers in with a chance of the world championship when it reached its climax for a title showdown on the Network Q Rally of Great Britain 2001, which was based in Cardiff.

Colin McRae, Tommi Makinen, Richard Burns and Carlos Sainz all could lift the title that year, although Sainz only really had a mathmetical chance as he needed to win the event with the… Continue reading

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Network Q RAC Rally 1995: Colin McRae wins to be crowned the youngest World Rally Champion

The 1995 RAC Rally would prove to be an absolute classic with the championship going right to the wire. There was much tension in the air before the start of the rally following the team-orders situation imposed by Subaru on Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz which left them both tied on points at the top of the table coming into the RAC.

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