Rallycourse 1986-87

Rallycourse 1986-87 edited by Mike Greasley. 176 pp. (Hazleton Publishing, 3 Richmond Hill, Richmond, Surrey. £17.95)

This fifth edition of the large-format rally annual is probably the best yet. 110 stunning colour photographs by Reinhard Klein, a short and pithy account of each rally by editor Greasley, considered technical articles including a detailed specification of all WRC cars, plus complete tables and maps for every WRC round, are complemented by features on Alen and Champion Kankkunen, the Hong Kong-Beijing event (non-series but thoroughly spectacular), the two British national series, and an appreciation of Toivonen and Cresta who lost their lives in Corsica. Picture reproduction is very good, though one or two pages suffer from over-excited design; overall, though, it remains the ideal reference work, as well as being a treat to gaze at, and good value. GC