Sanremo Rally 2001: Gilles Panizzi wins in Peugeot 206 WRC
The story of the 2001 San Remo Rally in which Gilles Panizzi won for the second year in a row behind the wheel of a Peugeot 206 WRC.
The rally also heralded the arrival of Sebastien Loeb as a serious WRC contender with him finishing 2nd overall in a Citroen Xsara and he was only 11s behind Panizzi. Colin McRae and Richard Burns though, had a forgetable event with Burns crashing his… Continue reading
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Rallye San Remo 1984: Vatanen wins after battle with Rohrl
Great video, uploaded by amjayes, of the 1984 Sanremo Rally which saw an epic battle between the Peugeot 205 T16 of Ari Vatanen and the Audi quattro Sport of Walter Rohrl.
The result would be decided on the final night when, in atroscious conditions, Rohrl had one of the biggest accidents of his career which handed victory to Vatanen.
1984 Rallye San Remo video
[youtube]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rLpkhCMItOk[/youtube]
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Didier Auriol video pre-Sanremo Rally asphalt test in the Grifone Fiat Grande Punto S2000
Rally legend and 1994 World Rally Champion Didier Auriol has been testing the Grifone Punto recently ahead of this weekend’s Sanremo Rally.
Auriol will be hoping for better fortune on this IRC event as he has had some terrible luck during the season. He does admit however that he is competing more for fun these days as dosen’t posses the bravery of the… Continue reading
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