The appearance for the first time of a completely new car is always something of an occasion, for everyone welcomes the arrival of new blood or new machinery and wonders…

Fourteenth time lucky! When Peugeot's Jean Todt first recognised the increasing flexibility and freedom offered by FISA's vehicle regulations, and convinced his company that they should build, market and seek…

The Lombard RAC Rally of Great Britain One year ago, we began our review of the 1975 RAC Rally with a discourse about the tremendous following which the sport of…

November's Morocco Rally, the third since its revival in 1985 after a gap of nine years, looked set to be a vast improvement on the first two, which suffered from…

When Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya scored their first win World Championship victory by winning the Acropolis Rally in June, the unanimous comment was that it was an achievement which…

Sainz and Sinners When Italy's Sanremo Rally ended in victory for Frenchmen Didier Auriol and Bernard Occelli in their Martini-backed works Lancia, it could not have been a surprise to…

Gone are the days when cars went out on rally routes and officials were content to tally their scores only when they returned. Nowadays organisers must have a base which…

The return of Miki Biasion to Lancia was expected to be marked by a victory. But… There is little doubt that this year's relegation by the FIA of certain rallies…

Contests between teams and drivers for points in the World Rally Championship invariably have a direct effect on the entry lists of qualifying events, and rallies which would not otherwise have…

Factories defeated Outside France, the Tour of Corsica has never achieved the popularity enjoyed by other rallies in the World Championship. Its all-tarmac route, and the way it used to…

Rallyworld edited by Peter Foubister. 160pp. 121/2 x 91/4. (Tudor Publications, 97-99 Botanic Avenue, Belfast BT7 1JN. £11.95). Annuals quite often leave us cold. It's an effort to trundle through…

There is no doubt that fewer and fewer people are retaining their interest in the European Rally Championship. The events of Eastern Europe are attracting competitors from the rallying centres…