Unlike the famous soft drink with grandiose claims of authenticity, this particular Mk2 Ford Escort is not the real thing. It is, however, an extremely good replica of sorts. And it should be, as the car was created by the same company that built the original Rothmans-livered Escort RS1800 rally machines back in the day. Rather than go into the illustrious history of […]
WRC Spectators Fight In The Middle Of The Road, Seconds Before Rallycar Flies By
This could have become one of the worst WRC accidents in modern history but thankfully no one was injured by Thanos Pappas April 23, 2023 at 21:01 by Thanos Pappas A very dangerous incident took place in Rally Croatia on Sunday, when a bunch of spectators found themselves on the tarmac during a rally stage. […]
RS1700T: The Missing Link In Ford’s Rally History
When Ford took a hiatus at the end of the 1979 World Rally Championship season to focus on the incoming Group B era, the car on the drawing board wasn’t the RS200. The Group B rulebook for 1982 had very few specificities and mostly focused on safety-critical components and minimum weight. This resulted in a variety […]
Not Your Grandma’s Suzuki Hatchback…
There were a lot of familiar rally cars in action at Race Retro 2023 a couple of weekends back, but scattered amongst the usual suspects was one I’d never seen before in person. The vehicle in question was the diminutively-proportioned ex-JWRC Suzuki Ignis S1600, resplendent in its luminous yellow paint scheme. Initially known as the Super 1600 (S1600) Drivers Championship, […]
The Rally Side Of Race Retro
Stoneleigh Park in the UK Midlands is usually known for its contributions to the agriculture and farming industry. Dozens of businesses invested in both current and future of farming are scattered throughout the estate. But for one weekend a year, bovine and seeds are replaced by anti-lag, oversteer and vendors displaying their finest motorsport wares. […]