25 Years Ago Today

[Sal the 2nd]

36 seconds margin over his Spanish team mate was enough to give the late, great Colin McRae and his co-driver Derek Ringer the 1995 WRC title.

Today I was stood on my allotment rather than in a forest however it only seems like yesterday that was getting blatted with gravel cheering them on.

[doubled1978]

Was good to remember. I remember the stages we went to throughout that rally.
Looking back tho, how awful were the engines with the smaller restriction plates in 1995...dreadful compared to the year before.

[AndyRAC]

A seminal moment for UK rallying; everything came together and produced a memorable occasion - probably never to be repeated.

A huge buzz in the forests, massive nationwide media interest from TV, Radio, newspapers - it's hard to imagine it now. In fact, if you weren't there, or around at the time, you'll never really get it.

The contrast with today couldn't be starker.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Great times.

Although his first win on the RAC (first Brit since R.Clark) and the following home wins were pretty special too.

I had no doubt he would win it again in '95 and seal the title.