Fred Gallagher first met Juha Kankkunen down a firebreak in Northumbria’s Slaley Forest, SS21 of the 1983 RAC Rally. "Henri [Toivonen] and I were surveying this Opel and wondering how…
So far in this series, we’ve spoken about British Rally GB legends Richard Burns and Colin McRae. Now we talk to the man hoping to inherit their mantle: Citroen’s Kris…
International rallying was a different beast in 1973. That year’s Daily Mirror-sponsored RAC was contested by 198 crews over five days and 70 stages; it would have been 80 stages…
The best way to describe Colin McRae is to remember how he described himself. In his own words: “I go over the limit and then come back from that. It’s…
After flying down specially from Edinburgh and a quick lunch at our new local Italian restaurant Robert Reid sat down to talk through his career and that of his long-time…
“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…
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…
