Monte-Carlo Rally They say that the most ferocious animal in all Africa is neither cat nor ape but the friendly-looking little honey badger who will often take on enemies many…

The year ends in the Ivory Coast Whilst the Mercedes team was tackling the final round of the World Rally Championship in the Ivory Coast in December, they had no…

Time was when the ordinary motorist specified only the make and model of his car when ordering tyres. He cared little for their type and his only requirement was that…

Group A shows its fragility The Monte Carlo and Swedish rallies, first two rounds of the 1987 World Rally Championship, gave a clear demonstration of at least one effect of…

Relegation Last year there was talk that the Swedish Rally was a candidate for FISA's chopping-block; that it was in danger of being dropped from the World Championship. Happily, that…

Criterium du Quebec Continents of such vast size as North and South America would appear to offer enormous potential to rally organisers, but the truth is that the sport is…

Regulations, whatever their purpose, must have a pretty substantial degree of stability to be effective. It's no good making a rule one day if it stands a chance of being…

There was a time when no one thought it possible that a driver from outside the Nordic region could ever win the Rally of the 1000 Lakes, as it was…

Makinen wins on home soil, but the death of a spedator casts a cloud over the downgraded Finnish classic Without full World Championship status this year, and attracting no more…

Lombard RAC Rally of Great Britain One year ago we began the review of the 1977 RAC Rally by writing of its immense popularity among competitors and spectators, its enormous…

Kankkunen's Kingdom Last month we took a gamble by suggesting that a Lancia domination of November's Lombard RAC Rally, very probable on recent form, might give rise to one of…

Mediocrity Although we have used the example before, January's Monte Carlo Rally now makes it even more appropriate to compare a poorly supported world-class rally to a rugby match between…