“You’re the best in the world!” said Richard Burns to his co-driver Robert Reid, as they crossed the finish line of the 2001 Rally Great Britain after 18 nerve-jangling miles…
Few cars ever achieve the cult status enjoyed by this week’s classified spotlight. So distinctive is the Italian stage hero that anyone with an interest in hot hatches must have…
By Tony Jardine Anticipation is a wonderful thing, as it can cloud the reality when you arrive at the startline. Everything was going to plan. After three-and-a-half days of intense-but-joyous…
By Tony Jardine Since 2008, the magical Joule Donegal International Rally has perpetually drawn me to the North West of Ireland with its natural beauty of the Great Atlantic Way,…
We were saddened to hear of the death of Erik Carlsson – one of rallying's all-time greats – today. Here we re-post Richard Heseltine's 2010 feature with 'Mr Saab' You…
Had history been a benign guide rather than a harsh teacher, Kris Meeke might have followed the wheel tracks of fellow Northern Irishman Paddy Hopkirk and won a Monte Carlo…
Despite being the chairman of Prodrive, David Richards has never been too busy to chat. Within 24 hours of sending an email asking if he had any time to spare,…
Photographer Chris Taylor drew our attention to this great video of the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally, filmed by his late father Colin for Duckhams Oil. London to…
1973 Timo Mӓkinen/Henry Liddon, Ford Escort 1974 Timo Mӓkinen/Henry Liddon, Ford Escort 1975 Timo Mӓkinen/Henry Liddon, Ford Escort 1976 Roger Clark/Stuart Pegg, Ford Escort 1977 Bjӧrn Waldegård/Hans Thorszelius, Ford Escort…
How would you define a ‘great’ racing car? Race wins and championship titles are an obvious place to start – and admittedly, when we began the process of rounding up…
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A typical summer's day in England: rain. And talk was of the Northants floods just forded. Then two things happened, almost simultaneously: a transporter carrying three Audis, two Lancias, a…
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Henri Toivonen: Charming, fun and soaring star of the rally world. Youngest-ever winner of the RAC, unafraid of the brutal Delta S4, he was a future world champion until Lancia's…
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In many ways, it feels like more than just 10 years have passed since Richard Burns won the 2001 World Rally Championship — the helmet he wore looks impossibly fragile,…
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The approach is low-key: we appear to be heading for an industrial estate. But, past the gate, there are neat hedges and a cobbled area between two buildings, with gently…
When the steering wheel came off, it still steered from the rear...John Davenport hears about a saloon with an attitude problem. Ove Andersson is now best known as the President…
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Since Hans Tak kicked off Mercedes-Benz's rally career by winning the 1954 Tulip Rally with the light, powerful, spaceframe 300SL gull-wing, the Three-Pointed Star has been in and out of…
