As I was a fetus when the legendary Group B category was introduced to the World Rally Championship back in 1982, my only experience of what’s generally regarded as the golden age of rallying is grainy archival video. For me, the most exciting period of the WRC was actually the late ’90s, when madmen waged war against the clock in weaponised gravel missiles like the Subaru Impreza and Mitsubishi Lancer. This was the era when the iconic Ford Escort and Toyota Celica gave way to worthy successors in the Focus and the Corolla respectively, and Peugeot re-joined the series with the highly-successful 206. These are my all-time favourite rally cars.
But a car is only ever as good as the driver behind the wheel and, in the late ’90s, one particular driver dominated rallying above all others. He even got his own video game.
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But a car is only ever as good as the driver behind the wheel and, in the late ’90s, one particular driver dominated rallying above all others. He even got his own video game.
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