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- Nov 12th, 2024
- by Luke Whitten
Rally Australia’s cancellation, five years on
It’s remarkable to think that it’s five years since the ominous dark skies and worsening bushfires put a stop to Rally Australia.
Read More- Nov 9th, 2024
- by RallySport Magazine
DustTrails, Episode 33: Evans moving on from Toyota with more titles
To finish off a stellar chat with Simon Evans, we rejoin at a critical point in his career.
Read More- Nov 1st, 2024
- by Peter Whitten
Ford’s 1979 Repco assault: what might have been
There’s been dozens of stories written about Holden’s game-changing 1-2-3 in the 1979 Repco Reliability Trial, but very little is known about Ford’s somewhat half-hearted efforts.
Read More- Oct 31st, 2024
- by Peter Whitten
Westy returns in a Lancer with pedigree
One of the leading Group N drivers from the 1990s has shown that age is no barrier to success, even 25 years on.
Read More- Oct 30th, 2024
- by Matthew Whitten
Project Rally Car – Ford Fiesta, Part 9
It was time. The long-awaited first appearance of the Fiesta, and my rally driving debut, were here.
Read More- Oct 23rd, 2024
- by Peter Whitten
Wastegate Chatter … 15: Family Ties: it’s in the blood
Rallying has always been a family sport, and third generation competitors are now a common sight in events right across the country.
Read More- Oct 22nd, 2024
- by Peter Whitten
Dave Morrow: from zero to hero (Part 1)
There aren’t too many rally drivers who can claim to have driven for the Holden and Ford factory rally teams, but Dave Morrow is one such man.
Read More- Oct 16th, 2024
- by Matthew Whitten
Project Rally Car – Ford Fiesta, Part 8
There would be yet another turn in the Fiesta build, as we worked towards the rallysprint in July.
Read More- Oct 11th, 2024
- by Peter Whitten
When World Rally Cars ruled Aussies forests
What exactly were the ‘glory days’ of Australian rallying? Many can’t go past the Datsun versus Ford battles of the mid to late 1970s. Others might choose the hard-fought Group N contests of the early 2000s.
Read More- Oct 1st, 2024
- by Peter Whitten
The sudden end to Simon Evans’ VW rally dream
Simon Evans had the rally world at his feet in 1999 and 2000, driving an ex-works Volkswagen Golf Kit Car in the Australian and Asia Pacific Rally Championships.
Read More- Sep 26th, 2024
- by Matthew Whitten
Project Rally Car – Ford Fiesta, Part 7
It was now the beginning of June, and with the car’s debut earmarked for a rallysprint in mid-July, there was still a lot that had to go right.
Read More- Sep 25th, 2024
- by RallySport Magazine
Clark … of course!
Only two drivers from Great Britain – Colin McRae and Richard Burns – have won the World Rally Championship, but before them there was a bloke named Roger Clark who was just as good.
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