Tudor Webasto Manx Rally 1987 video: Jimmy McRae wins in the R.E.D. Ford Sierra RS Cosworth

The 1987 Manx International Rally was won by Jimmy McRae for the third time and he also claimed his fourth British Open title that year as well.

It wasn’t plain sailing for McRae in the R-E-D Sierra though, as he had to fend off a determined Mark Lovell and early leader Phil Collins. Collins dominated the first day until he crashed, his Brooklyn Motorsport Sierra Cosworth… Continue reading

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Mark Lovell onboard Sierra Cosworth during the Rothmans Circuit of Ireland Rally 1988

Mark Lovell and Ronan Morgan started the 1988 Circuit of Ireland as one of the favourites and they were dominating the first day until Lovell crashed the Sierra Cosworth on SS8 into a tree and out of the event. Lovell was criticised for going flat out from the start on an event that still had to be treated with respect, even if it wasn’t a true Circuit with the restrictions that had been imposed on it in… Continue reading

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