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The RAC Rally is the best-known motor rally in the UK. It is a round in the international rallying championship.
The forerunner of the RAC Rally was the 1932 Torquay rally which was the first major rally of the modern era in Great Britain. The 341 competing cars were unmodified. Location within the British Isles Torquay Pavilion, with St Johns Church in the background. ...
Ten starting points spread around the country were chosen and the selected finishing point for the 1,000 mile long routes was Torquay. As well as completing the route to a time schedule the competitors were required to perform special tests and a Concours d'Elegance was held at the finish. A Concours dElegance (con-coor del-eh-gance) (from French meaning a competition of elegance) is a competition between automobile owners to be judged on the appearance of their automobiles. ...
History The first officially-designated RAC Rally was held the following year and followed a similar format but with Hastings as the chosen finishing point for the 300 plus competitors. The finishing points for the following years were 1934 - Bournemouth, 1935 - Eastbourne, 1936 - Torquay, 1937 - Hastings, 1938 - Blackpool, 1939 - Brighton. For other uses, see Hastings (disambiguation). ...
Bournemouth is a seaside resort on the south coast of England. ...
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Brighton is a town on the south coast of England, which together with its immediate neighbour Hove forms the city of Brighton & Hove. ...
The series was suspended for the war years (1940-1945) and not resumed until 1951, when it finished in Bournemouth. Subsequent finishing points (often also starting points and 'Rally HQ') were: 1952 - Scarborough, 1953 - Hastings, 1954 - Blackpool, 1955 - Hastings, 1956 - Blackpool, 1958 - Hastings, 1959 - London, 1960 - Brands Hatch, 1961 - Brighton, 1962 - Bournemouth, 1963 - Bournemouth, 1964 - London, 1965 - London, 1966 - London, 1968 - London, 1969 - London, 1970 - London, 1971 - Harrogate, 1972 - York, 1973 - York, 1974 - York, 1975 - York, 1976 - Bath, 1977 - York, 1978 - Birmingham, 1979 - Chester, 1980 - Bath, 1981 - Chester, 1982 - York, 1983 - Bath, 1984 - Chester, 1985 - Nottingham, 1986 - Bath, 1987 - Chester, 1988 - Harrogate, 1989 - Nottingham, 1990 - Harrogate, 1991 - Harrogate, 1992 - Chester, 1993 - Birmingham, 1994 - Chester, 1995 - Chester, 1996 - Chester, 1997 - Cheltenham, 1998 - Cheltenham, 1999 - Cheltenham, 2000 - Cardiff, 2001 - Cardiff, 2002 - Cardiff, 2003 - Cardiff, 2004 Cardiff, 2005 - Cardiff. This article is on the English seaside resort. ...
London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ...
Brands Hatch is a British motor racing circuit. ...
Harrogate is a large town in North Yorkshire, England. ...
York is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ...
For other uses, see Bath (disambiguation). ...
The city from above Centenary Square. ...
Chester is the county town of Cheshire in North West England. ...
Nottingham is a city (and county town of Nottinghamshire) in the East Midlands of England. ...
Cheltenham (or Cheltenham Spa) is a spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, England, near Gloucester and Cirencester. ...
Only two events caused cancellation of the rally, apart from World War II. They were the Suez Crisis in 1957 and the Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak in 1967. The latter caused cancellation on the eve of the rally, so competitors staged a mock rally at the Bagshot proving ground, as consolation for the press and television (ATV had been persuaded to provide major coverage with in-car cameras for the first time). This one-off event was the direct ancestor of Rallycross. Combatants United Kingdom, Israel, France Egypt Commanders Moshe Dayan (CoS of the IDF) General Sir Charles Keightley (C-in-C), Vice-Admiral Pierre Barjot (Deputy) Gamal Abdel Nasser Strength 45,000 British, 34,000 French, 175,000 Israeli 300,000 Egyptians Casualties 189 Israelis KIA, unknown number WIA, 16 British...
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), sometimes called hoof-and-mouth disease, is a highly contagious but non-fatal viral disease of cattle and pigs. ...
Bagshot may refer to: Bagshot, a place in Surrey, England, United Kingdom. ...
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In 1960, the first Special Stage was laid on - a 2-mile section of forest road on Monument Hill, near Dalmally in Argyll, Scotland. This development started the RAC Rally's reputation as one of the most gruelling fixtures in the international rallying calendar and there was a tendency for Scandinavian drivers to dominate the event. The preponderance of forestry stages and the unpredictability of November weather in the North of the UK contributed to this. The first of these was three-times-in-succession winner, Erik Carlsson of Sweden, who drove his Saab 96 in his legendarily spectacular way to victory in 1960, 1961 and 1962. Other drivers who have succeeded him in this feat are: Timo Mäkinen (Finland) 1973-1975), Richard Burns (UK) (1998-200) and Petter Solberg (Norway) (2002-2005), who is the only driver to have won the event four years running. Argyll, archaically Argyle (Airthir-Ghaidheal in Gaelic, translated as [the] East Gael, or [the] East Irish), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a traditional county of Scotland. ...
Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...
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Erik Carlsson and Saab 96 pictured in 1999, Keystone Resort, USA Erik Carlsson, aka Carlsson på taket (Carlsson on the roof), born March 5, 1929 in Trollhättan. ...
Saab 96 The Saab 96 is an automobile made by Saab. ...
Timo Mäkinen, born 18 March 1938, in Helsinki, Finland, was one of the original Flying Finns of motor rallying. ...
Richard Burns (January 17, 1971 – November 25, 2005) was a world champion rally driver, who topped the World Rally Championship scoresheets in 2001 having wound up runner-up in both 1999 and 2000. ...
Petter Solberg (born November 18, 1974 in Askim), from Spydeberg i Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. ...
The year of worst attrition was 1981, when of the 151 starters, only 54 finished. This was in stark contrast to the early years. In 1938, there were only 6 retirements from 237 starters.
In 1971, 'Spectator Stages' were introduced and, by 1975, became an important part of the event, usually at stately homes and other 'public' venues, like Sutton Park. The first day was, by then, devoted to these stages. Drivers did not enjoy them and called them 'Mickey Mouse' stages. Nonetheless, they contributed significantly to the results of the rally. Map sources for Sutton Park at grid reference SP1096 Sutton Park, in Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom, is reputedly the largest urban park in Europe; certainly it is larger than the Phoenix Park in Dublin which makes a similar claim. ...
The Lombard RAC Rally in 1986 was the last European Event for the full blown Group B legends. These were specialised 'racers', requiring only 200 examples for homologation. After 1986, they were banned, as they were considered to be too dangerous. Following a scrutineering scandal on the San Remo Rally, the Peugeot team were apprehensive before the event but they passed. After which they decide to appeal about Sanremo result. The Peugeot of Timo Salonen won, with Markku Alen in the Lancia 2nd, Juha Kankkunen 3rd and Mikael Sundström in 4th. There were three Peugeots in the top four. The sole remaining Ford RS 200 was in 5th place with Kalle Grundel at the wheel. The event was also a major success for Austin Rover who won the team prize with the MG Metro 6R4, with their drivers in 6th Tony Pond, 7th Jimmy McRae, 8th Per Eklund and 9th David Llewellyn. Ingvar Carlsson rounded out the top 10 in the Group A Mazda Famillia 4WD. There were 83 finishers out of 150 starters. Group B Ford RS200 In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group A and Group B referred to two sets of regulations for competition vehicles in touring car and rally racing. ...
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Timo Salonen (born 1951) is a rally driver from Finland. ...
Markku Alén is a race car driver born in Finland. ...
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MG Rover was the last independent mass-production producer of the British motor industry. ...
Per Eklund, born in 1947 in Arvika, Sweden is a Rally and Rallycross driver. ...
David Llewellyn (born 18 November 1951), is a Welsh golfer. ...
Ingvar Carlsson (born 9 November 1934 in Borås, Västra Götalands län, Sweden), is a Swedish politician, former Prime Minister of Sweden (Mar 1986–Oct 1991; Oct 1994–Mar 1996) and leader of the Social Democrat Party (Mar 1986–Mar 1996). ...
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Sponsorship and Name Until 1970, there was no overt sponsorship but, in that year, advertising decals appeared on cars and the Daily Mirror newspaper sponsored the event. This deal lasted four years and Lombard North Central took over in 1974, for 19 years. The event became known as the Lombard RAC Rally and Lombard's name became synonymous with the event. Alternate newspaper: The Daily Mirror (Australia) The Daily Mirror is a popular British tabloid daily newspaper. ...
Following Lombard's withdrawal of sponsorship, after nineteen years of supporting Great Britain's official round of the World Rally Championship, the rally became known as the Network Q RAC Rally and then, with support from the Welsh Development Agency, in 1999, the Rally of Great Britain and then Wales Rally Great Britain or Wales Rally GB (www.walesrallygb.com). The rally is currently based in Cardiff and competitive stage mileage is concentrated in Wales. The Wales Rally Great Britain is the twelfth rally on the World Rally Championship schedule for 2005. ...
With such an illustrious history, however, many yearn for the glory days of the RAC Rally. In this spirit, the RAC Revival Rally has recently started, reflecting the origins of the earlier RAC Rallies, using less powerful cars and travelling over a far greater distance, around more of the UK over several days and nights.
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