1973 - the first year of the new WRC, starting with Monte-Carlo. However, it was only for Manufacturers.
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1973 - the first year of the new WRC, starting with Monte-Carlo. However, it was only for Manufacturers.
Alain Ambrosino's win in Ivory Coast 1988 with Nissan 200SX was the last. Though surely Auriol's one is much more significant.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
Ah, yes. Thanks for that. So, still the 25th anniversary this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Josti
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Brabham Racing Organization's first F1 success. Sir Jack took the checker at the Solitude GP, against a strong field including Clark, Team Lotus and most of the British runners.
20th Anniversary of Senna's last win (Australian GP 1993)
50th anniversary of the first Manx Trophy Rally - now known as Rally Isle of Man.
1913 // Centennials of:
San Diego County Road Race (1 Jan)
Imperial Valley Road Race (22 Feb)
Point Loma Road Race (1 Mar)
Owensmouth Road Race (28 Mar)
First victory by foreign car &/or driver, International 500 Mile Sweepstakes (30 May)
Panama-Pacific/ Los Angeles-Sacramento Road Race (4 Jul)
El Paso-Phoenix Road Race (4-5 Nov)
Settlement of A.A.A./W.A.A. Feud (Mar/Apr)
Having grown up in Kenya, to me Easter means just one thing - The Safari
And this year it's the 50th anniversary of the "Magnificent Seven" who managed to wallow through the mud to the finish in 1963:
1. Zbigniew (Nick) Nowicki & Paddy Cliff - Peugeot 404
2. Peter Hughes & Billy Young - Ford Anglia 1200
3. Jim Cardwell & David Lead - Mercedes-Benz 220SEb
4. Joginder Singh & Jaswant Singh - Fiat 2300
5. Hugh Lionnet & Ivan Philip - Peugeot 404
6. Ian Jaffray & Simon Bathurst - Peugeot 403/7
7. Bill Bengry (GB) & Gordon Goby - Rover 3-litre
This was the year that Eric Carlsson posted one of the most unusual reasons for retirement from a rally. He hit an aardvark! The impact pushed the anti-roll bar into a front universal joint which cost them 32 minutes making a running repair. The SAAB service car didn't have the necessary spares to do a 'proper job' and eventually the car lost a front wheel and that was that.
I've just been reminded by a post on another forum that today is the 60th anniversary of the death of Tazio Nuvolari, in my opinion the greatest racer ever.