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.

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Colin McRae Tribute video Born to Race, a film to best remember him by

It has been a year since that fateful day so let’s remember Colin McRae for what he was best at, driving flat out.

Robbie Head narrates this poignant tribute to his friend.

A film of a true legend and hero: Born to Race

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Roger Clark onboard Ford Escort RS1800 Mk2 with Dickie Davies as a passenger

Classic video footage (below) from a 1979 Ford Motorsport documentary of Roger Clark taking TV presenter Dickie Davies for a spin in HHJ 700N and then letting Davies take the wheel for a couple of days! Davies shares some expletives with his audience as he tries to fathom what angle Clark has the car and which road they should be going on. Roger is his usual, unflappable, sideways… Continue reading

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