McRae for Marathon

The five-time British rally champion Jimmy McRae will compete in the London-Sydney Marathon in 2004.

The 59-year-old will take time out from guiding the careers of Colin and Alister to do the 30-day, 15,000km event in a Toyota.

“I’ve always wanted to do a marathon,” said McRae, “but in all my years in the sport I’ve never been able to fit one into my schedule. So this is me coming out of retirement to do one of the a great classic events.”