60 years on, the Cooper S is still great fun to drive!
The much-loved Mini is over 60 years old and, to be quite honest, riding in one reminds you of that.
- Apr 8th, 2025
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Peter Whitten
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- Oct 31st, 2024
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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
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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 16th, 2024
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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
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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- Sep 26th, 2024
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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 11th, 2024
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by Luke Whitten
A tour of the McRae collection
As the roller door opened, it was like a scene out of a movie. The ‘grand reveal’ of six of the most famous cars in rallying history felt like it was cut right out of Hollywood.
Read More- Sep 10th, 2024
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by Matthew Whitten
Project Rally Car – Ford Fiesta, Part 6
Despite having a car that was running and moving under its own power, we knew that we were still a world away from having a car that could do a rally.
Read More- Sep 9th, 2024
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by Peter Whitten
A Subaru one-make series drive, 20 years on
The Gippsland Rally saw the introduction of 2024’s newest one-make rally series, the Subaru WRX Challenge, but 20 years ago, we were at the wheel at the Rally of South Australia.
Read More- Sep 4th, 2024
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by Matthew Whitten
Project Rally Car – Ford Fiesta, Part 5
After we were back from the Rally of Canberra, we had to enlist some help, and in doing so, we made remarkable progress to get the Ford Fiesta up and running.
Read More- Aug 20th, 2024
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by Matthew Whitten
Project Rally Car – Ford Fiesta, Part 4
It was now time to start the re-installation of the major mechanical components of the vehicle – one of the more exciting parts of the build.
Read More- Jul 16th, 2024
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by Matthew Whitten
Project Rally Car – Ford Fiesta, Part 3
Upon completion of the interior paint, it was now time to begin the process of putting it all back together, and sourcing, buying, and fitting the parts we did not have.
Read More- Jun 19th, 2024
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by Matthew Whitten
Project Rally Car – Ford Fiesta, Part 2
The roll cage is one of the most integral parts of the rally car, and Kaitler Motorsport Engineering was our first port of call for our Ford Fiesta project.
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