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Majorette Hyundai I20N – In memory of CRAIG BREEN FEATURETTE
Once again there is cause for mourning in the motorsport world. Following the death of Ken Block in an accident in January this year, rally driver Craig Breen, aged 33, died today (Thursday) in his Hyundai i20N N Rally1 during testing for the next round in Croatia. The exact circumstances of the tragic accident are still unclear. The only certainty so far is that Breen collided with a pole. As a result, he had succumbed to his severe injuries. Co-driver James Fulton, on the other hand, was not injured. In his motorsport career, Breen took part in a total of 82 rounds of the World Rally Championship and made it…
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OKM64 and Tarmacworks – Mitsubishi vs Subaru – Rally Legends FEATURETTE
They began as bores and ended as legends. Rarely have cars had such stellar careers as the four-wheel-drive rally cars Subaru Impreza WRC and the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI. Meanwhile, in a country far to the east, a company with the heavyweight name Fuji Heavy Industries was struggling to make its products famous and sought after beyond the rising sun. But Europe hardly took any notice of the Subaru brand’s models, even though they offered clear unique selling points with permanent four-wheel drive and boxer engines. Because the once similarly Audi brand with its Quattros had made its way onto the big boulevards via rally tracks, the Japanese also entered…
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MiniGT Lancia Stratos HF Group 4 – A dominator FEATURETTE
When passion meets ambition… The Lancia Stratos HF is probably one of the most fascinating cars in automotive history. Its glass cockpit which could literally have been taken out of an aeroplane as well as its driving characteristics made the Stratos THE dominant rally monster of its time. By the regulations of the FIA, manufacturers were forced to produce several hundred road versions of their rally adaptation. Such a road legal homologation often took second priority for a car brand since they were only interested for victories in prestigious races. The limitation of the vehicles was thus also a value factor that was to pay off later… More than legendary…