Video of Marlboro Safari Rally 1985 – Juha Kankkunen and Fred Gallagher take rookie win
Rare French video footage of the 1985 Safari Rally where Juha Kankkunen and Fred Gallagher shocked the establishment to win in the Toyota Celica TC Turbo.
The rally attracted the might of Audi, Lancia and Peugeot, but their supercars proved too fragile for the African marathon with Salonen the only one to finish out of the lot.
Meanwhile, Opel should really have won with the Manta 400s of either Rauno Aaltonen and Erwin… Continue reading
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Mikko Hirvonen confirmed for The Rally Show at Chatsworth
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FINN TO FLY AT THE RALLY SHOW – IN A FIESTA ATMOSPHERE
It was confirmed at the weekend that Mikko Hirvonen will be at the Rally Show at Chatsworth to drive his M-Sport Ford Focus WRC. Hirvonen currently lies third in the FIA World Rally Championship after his cruel, last-minute retirement in Argentina. He is just a single point behind Dani Sordo and will, this… Continue reading
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A Tale of Two Rallies: Sanremo and RAC Rally 1979 film
Classic rally footage from the halcyon Group 4 days of the 1979 Sanremo and RAC rallies uploaded to motorsportmad.com.
Witness some fantastic battles between the best drivers and cars in the world at the time. All the stars feature such as Alen, Wadegard, Mikkola, Tabaton, Tony, Lampinen, Airikkala, Brookes, Blomqvist, Pond, Salonen, Vatanen etc etc. The cars were very much the stars as well with the Group 2 and… Continue reading
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