Wrc 50 The Story Of The World Rally Championship 1973 2022

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.

Since 1973 World Rally Championship has been a really competitive series measuring the striking power of man and machine. During the years many books about the drivers and the teams has been published. Not that many about co-drivers though - the navigators who faithfully sit alongside their drivers through the blizzards and blistering winds. This book will guide you through the same conditions and face the situations as they come. All the stories told by the stars themselves! These men have won ten world championship titles altogether and have been part in winning several manufacturers titles as well. Lean back, take a cosy position and enjoy. Starring: Seppo Harjanne, Ilkka Kivimäki, Luis Moya, Juha Piironen and Timo Rautiainen.

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. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of flying through forests, the third edition of The World Rally Guide comes with a hard cover, rich in information and statistics. 550 pages, 615 rallies and 49 years with of 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 615 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.

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.

This is the first and only account of the Chequered Flag race team and its charismatic founder, Graham Warner. It charts the highs and lows, the victories and losses, and features interviews with the man himself and and several star drivers of the 1960s and ’70s. Accompanied by 150 photographs, many previously unpublished, plus a look at Graham’s subsequent career as a fighter aircraft expert and restorer, this is a unique story of a fascinating life in motorsport.