FIA Ypres Historic Rally 2009 – shakedown video
Video from the shakedown for the 2009 Ypres Historic Rally, uploaded to YouTube by mediarally.
Paul Lietaer heads the field in his Ford Escort RS1800 having decided to compete in the historics, as opposed to the main event, this year.
Marc Duez should be a main contender in the Gordon Racing Team Porche 911:
Last year, I drove a Mercedes, but this time, it is a Porsche 911 belonging to Jacques Castelein… Continue reading
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Legend Boucles de Spa 2009 videos
Videos of the 2009 Legend Boucles de Spa which featured such rallying luminaries as Markku Alen, Patrick Snijers, Robert Droogmans, Freddy Loix, Bruno Thiry, Guy Colsoul, Francois Duval, Guy Frequelin, Marc Duez, Bernard Munster, Gregoire de Mevius, Pascal Gaban etc. etc.
The Group 4 and Group B machines they were competing in consisted of Porsche 911s, Ford Escorts, Opel Kadetts, Opel Manta 400s, Talbot Sunbeams, a Lancia Beta Montecarlo… Continue reading
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Lombard RAC Rally 1980: Henri Toivonen becomes the youngest WRC event winner in the Talbot Sunbeam-Lotus
Henri Toivonen became, at 24, the youngest winner of a world rally championship event (that is if we regard 1973 as being year zero, otherwise Simo Lampinen would still hold the record even today by winning the 1963 1000 Lakes aged just 20) on the 1980 Lombard RAC Rally driving the Talbot Sunbeam-Lotus.
Some say he was fortunate, being gifted the rally after the punctures that befell Anders Kullang’s… Continue reading
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