1973 1984 All About The Wrc Rally By Rally

For 30 years some of the most talented and bravest drivers have battled across the continents of the world to claim what is arguably motorsport's toughest prize: the World Rally Championship. Now a multi-million dollar, global technology battle and terrestrial television phenomenon played out over the frozen wastes of Finland, the dusty plains of Australia and the sun-kissed mountain roads of Corsica, the WRC has reached its 30th birthday. This book celebrates that important milestone and paints an exhaustively detailed picture of the people and personalities who have shaped this great sport. The Complete Book of the World Rally Champions provides a biographical account of the 65 men who have won at least one World Championship Rally since 1973. The biographies are compiled by the sport's leading writers and historians and complemented by stunning photography. The book includes a detailed and accurate statistical career record of each driver, plus highlights of all the significant cars.

The World Rally Guide is the perfect companion not only for the professionals who cover the World Rally Championship, but also for those passionate enthusiast in love with rallying. This is the first edition of the guide, a compilation of results, references and statistics for all the 596 rounds between 1973 and 2019. For the first time in the pages of the same book, you will find the special stage winners and the rally plates for each of the 596 WRC rounds. For each of the 38 drivers with at least three wins, you will find their complete WRC records. With more than 500 photos, The World Rally Guide is the perfect gift for any enthusiast.

Enlarged new edition of the definitive international history of Mazda's extraordinary successful Wankel-engined coupes & roadsters right up to the end of production and the introduction of the RX-8.

The Audi Quattro is a Rally Giant because it was the first - not the most sophisticated, but the first and very successful too - to combine four-wheel-drive, and a turbocharged engine. It was the first to run with more than 300bhp. Because it was re-homologated/transformed from Group 4 into Group B in 1983, it was also the first successful Group B car. The Quattro dominated rallying from the start of 1981 unit late 1984 (when the Peugeot 205 T16 took over). Quattro's won no fewer than 23 World rallies from 1981 to 1985 won the Makes Championship in 1982 and 1984, and drivers Hannu Mikkola (1983) and Stig Blomqvist (1984) also won the World Drivers' series in Quattro's. The Quattro dominated the World and European rally scene in the first half of the 1980s.

From the very first round in 1973 the rallying world has striven to push boundaries, forge passion and pursue excellence in the sport we love. Traveling through a time when uncertainty is an inevitable constraint that opposes consistency and even the strong ideas that constitute the guideline we strive to keep, The World Rally Guide pursues its mission. Powered by passion, the guide is once again intended to be the perfect companion, not only for the professionals who cover the series, but also for those passionate enthusiasts in love with rallying. The fifth edition of The World Rally Guide comes with a hard cover, rich in information, 440 pages, 641 rallies and 51 years with results, references and statistics. For the first time in the pages of the same book, you will find the special stage winners, the rally plates and the winners photo for each of the 641 WRC rounds. For each of the 80 drivers with at least one win, you will find their complete WRC records. With more than 600 photos, The World Rally Guide is the perfect gift for any enthusiast.

The original rally Quattro debuted in 1980, and was based on the road car, but with a highly tuned 300bhp engine. In 1981, Audi Quattro works driver Michele Mouton became the first woman to win a World Championship rally. The Quattro took the Manufacturers’ Championship in 1982 and 1984, and the Drivers’ Championship in 1983 and 1984 with Hannu Mikkola and Stig Blomqvist respectively. Audi implemented a continuous development programme for the Quattro, and the A1 and A2 were produced to meet the Group B regulations introduced in 1983, while the fearsome Sport Quattro S1 was introduced in 1984. The ultimate development – the S1 E2 – was introduced at the end of 1985, producing over 500bhp, and winning the 1985 San Remo rally in the hands of Walter Röhrl and the famous Pikes Peak hillclimb with Michele Mouton. The Audi Quattro Rally Car Manual looks at the design, evolution, anatomy and operation of the Quattro.