Stratos versus 96 V4: no contest. An eight-year-old could tell you that. The 1975 RAC Rally, the Lombard, was behind schedule and my feverish anticipation had given way to a…
Phew. Ford has recommitted to the World Rally Championship. No Blue Oval is akin to there being no Ferrari red in Formula 1: survivable, but unthinkable. A top privateer outfit…
Over the years I have learned for the most part not to turn into a gibbering idiot in the presence of famous people. There are quite a few floating around…
It’s that time of year again – time to head west for Wales Rally GB, the final round in the 2011 World Rally Championship. And this one will be a…
After some technical difficulties and a puncture on day one of the RACMSA Rally of Scotland, Gordon Noble and I finished third in class and 21st overall in our Ford…
There has been news circulating about a possible merger between the World Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Manufacturer numbers are down in the WRC – and have been…
Motor Sport wishes Robert Kubica an extremely fast recovery from his terrible crash on the Ronde di Andora rally on Sunday. The Lotus Renault driver’s accident occurred a few kilometres…
It has become a custom for me to offer some predictions for the season ahead. Actually, it has become a source of much amusement and derision among my colleagues, who…
It was a good time to return to Wales. A couple of years after my last Rally GB, I was back as a guest of the BP Ford Abu Dhabi…
Here we are, the latest Motor Sport audio podcast. Considering we are doing a proper Formula 1 season review (to be recorded in the local...) in a few weeks, we…
The place wallows in history. And so does the rally that takes its name from a small town in Flanders where the land is flat and the language impenetrable. The…
It’s easy to forget the World Rally Championship when a Formula 1 season looks set to be as exciting as this year’s does. However, this year rallying doesn’t look like…
Part V... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkW_h0nSoXY[/youtube]
Part IV... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63pEeBjoOI8[/youtube]
Part III... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DuFmMXpwBg[/youtube]
Part II in the Dakar 2010 videos... As before – keep checking back for when the real action starts! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN-0GnLJ6Y0[/youtube]
