A road to international fame, or nothing more than a self-indulgent cuI de sac? It's not an easy question, but one which the RAC Open Championship has to face up to. In its sixth year,…

If you believe that rally drivers are created rather than made then the thought of Rally Schools is probably a complete anathema. There isn’t a rally driver in today’s World…

Unlike their racing counterparts, rallying's engine builders rarely receive recognition for their labours. It's hard to pin down the exact reason, but probably the situation isn't helped by the factory-based rally…

Sanyo Rally of New Zealand A crucial win The importance that New Zealand had in this year's World Rally Championship was underlined by a decision taken a week after this…

The Audi 200 5T could not be described as a trend-setter, but the overall package presented by this new top of the range model could be a firm indication of…

French national pride has been well served by Grand Prix racing in the past ten years, Elf Petroleum, Matra, Renault, Ligier and Michelin having risen to the top of their…

Paying the piper For a time it seemed as if Grand Prixitis, otherwise known as "politics", had finally entered the blood-stream of Britain's top rally championship, the all-international six event Rothmans…

Chairman of the RAC British Motor Sports Council Stability is a word which features strongly in conversations with Peter Cooper about the government of motorsport in the UK. As Chairman…

Malcolm Wilson took MRG as co-driver on the RAC Rally... There is little doubt that no other current rally car creates as much interest, or in some areas controversy, as…

Lucky for some There is no such thing as a racing certainty; a fact of which Audi is becoming acutely aware. Pre-season favourites to take the World Rally Championships for Makes…

Although our friends in Europe have been able to buy Ford's XR4i Sierra since the end of April, right-hand-drive versions did not appear in the UK until last month. The…

Malcolm Wilson took Mike Greasley as co-driver on the RAC Rally There is little doubt that no other current rally car creates as much interest, or in some areas controversy,…