Retrospective: Hugh Bell – hitting the G spot

Hugh Bell was a star of Australian rallying in the ‘70s and ‘80s, a driver who had an uncompromising style that made him a crowd favourite, and a real contender for the Australian Rally Championship.

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ugh Bell – or ‘Huge Balls’ as he was often affectionately known as – never did win that coveted national title, but in Datsun 1600s and Mazda RX7s he quickly became a driver that the factory stars sat up and took notice of.

35 years later, we look back at what made him such a star.

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