Lombard RAC Rally 1990 – Video Clips: Carlos Sainz wins in Toyota Celica GT4

Posted by Scott Coursey 4 May, 2009 (0) Comment

Video clips, uploaded by dgr64, of the 1990 Lombard RAC Rally which saw pacenotes introduced on the whole event for the first time.

Carlos Sainz would win his first RAC Rally in the year that he claimed his maiden WRC title. 1989 winner Pentti Airikkala suffered a monumental roll in his Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth RS on the Cropton stage. 

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BBC Top Gear Rally Report: 1989 Lombard RAC Rally video

Posted by Scott Coursey 16 April, 2009 (0) Comment

Video coverage from the BBC Top Gear Rally Report of the 1989 Lombard RAC Rally.

The event would prove to be Pentti Airikkala’s (driving a Mitsubishi Galant VR4) first and only WRC win after coming so close on the rally before. Carlos Sainz in the TTE Celica GT4 lead for much of the rally until his propshaft broke near the finish, leaving him in tears.

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TOYOTA AT THE 2009 GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED

Posted by Chris Harrold 19 March, 2009 (0) Comment

Toyota will provide crowd-thrilling speed, sound and spectacle at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, led by its 2008 Formula 1 contender, the Toyota TF108.

Toyota has brought one of its grand prix racers to Goodwood every year since 2002 and this year will maintain its tradition of demonstrating high-speed action on the hill course and giving spectators the chance of seeing the car close-up in the paddock.

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