NuNu Porsche 911 Rally Oman 1984.

[PatW]

Cheers David.

[Typ44]

On 8/21/2022 at 12:11 AM, PatW said:

But it's also interesting to note that although we started the WRC here in UK, this year like last we do not hold a round of the WRC this year! We are not part of the calendar!

Well WRC didnt start in the UK, the first WRC event was Monte Carlo in Monaco January '73. but it is a bummer theres no stages in the UK this year.

We havent had one in the U.S. in almost 30 years, last one was Olympus in 1988 here in Washington state close to where I lived at the time so I at least got to see

the last one here.

There has been talk over the years of bringing a stage over here but hasnt materialized. I suppose the logistics dont make sense financially anyway but I hope they do eventually.

 

 

 

[PatW]

Thanks for your comments Howard. Yes your right the Monte Carlo Rally was the first.

[Typ44]

Somewhat interestingly there has only ever been 2 brits, 1 scot (McRae) and 1 english(Burns) to win drivers championships and they were both for Subaru, and both are unfortunately deceased.

 

[PatW]

Yes Howard and as a rally marshal in the day had met both of them at various events. Colin still lived with his family in Scotland with his parents living nearby. His brother Alastair has lived in Australia/New Zealand for a number of years now and although perhaps not having the breaks in rallying that his brother did, was successful in the USA with Subaru winning back to back championships, has also been successful in Oz etc with Subaru as well. Richard Burns lived near Oxford about 20 miles from here and I saw whilst marshalling at Silverstone a number of times, travelling with his girlfriend who later became his wife always on a big motorbike.