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spectrav10 · 1 year

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Peugeot 206 WRC vs Timber Slash (Kingdom Twelve)

Honestly, it's cool to suit a boss in a rally car.

#tokyo xtreme racer #tokyo xtreme racer drift 2 #kaido battle #kaido racer #peugeot 206 wrc #citroen xsara kit car

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ewrthings-race-repair-repeat · 2 years

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Citroen Xsara WRC rally car

#wrc #rallye #air #jump #france #galli

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scotianostra · 2 years

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September 15th 2007 saw the tragic death of Scottish world rally champion, his son Johnny, the boy’s friend Ben Porcelli and Graeme Duncan, when his helicopter came down near McRae’s home in Lanark.

Born on 5th August 1968 in Lanark, McRae was part of a racing family from the start alongside future rally driving brother Alastair McRae. As the son of rally legend Jimmy McRae, Colin got involved in autotesting from the age of 16 and quickly excelled on rough surfaces.

1986 saw the young star behind the wheel of a Talbot Sunbeam in the Scottish Rally Championship, and two years later he claimed the championship title after beating off competition in his rally-prepared Vauxhall Nova. After upgrading to a Ford Sierra XR 4x4i and latterly a Sierra Cosworth, McRae stunned crowds at the 1987 Rally New Zealand by finishing 5th in the heavy, rear-wheel drive coupe in a field dominated by grippier four-wheel-drive machines.

Only four years later, McRae turned professional and started a world-famous association with the Prodrive rally team and their blue-and-gold Subaru Impreza WRC cars. As a curious aside in 1992, McRae also competed for Prodrive in a BMW 3-series coupe at the Knockhill round of the British Touring Car Championship, where he was disqualified for causing an avoidable collision with fellow racer Matt Neal.”

The Scot’s first professional World Rally Championship win came in 1993 at Rally New Zealand where he had shocked crowds in the Ford before. McRae by this point was reaching the peak of his career, with an out-an-out duel with world champion teammate Carlos Sainz seeing McRae crowned as World Rally Champion for 1995.

Subsequent seasons saw him fail to better his second place, and he completed a move to rivals Ford in 1999.

At Ford, McRae’s rapid pace and flamboyant driving style remained while the American company paid him approximately six million pounds over two years; making him the highest-paid rally driver in history at the time. Reliability issues with the Ford Focus WRC - and McRae’s penchant for rally-ending flips and crashes - meant that he would again finish fourth in 2000 and second in 2001, behind Finn Tommi Makkinen and fellow Brit Richard Burns.

Eventually, McRae’s contract with Ford expired at the end of 2002 and the Scot made the move to up-and-coming hopefuls Citroen. Alongside former teammate Carlos Sainz and then-rookie Sebastian Loeb, McRae secured a second-place finish on that year’s Monte Carlo rally, which was to be his highest rally finish for the remainder of that season where he finished seventh in the championship rankings.

After being let go by the French outfit due to 2004 rule changes that reduced the number of championship drivers in a team from 3 to 2, McRae was left without a drive for the new season. It was in this year that he decided to try out different forms of motorsport, with an entry into the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race with a Prodrive-entered Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello rewarding him with a third place podium spot in his class and ninth place finish overall. McRae would also enter the Dakar Rally event in latter years and even make a surprise return to the WRC in a semi-works team Citroen Xsara in 2006 after Loeb had broken his hand.

McRae’s unexpected death in September 2007 came not behind the wheel of a car but in a helicopter accident which also took the lives of his son and family friends. Reacting to the news of his death, close friend and then F1 racer David Coulthard said: “He was fearless, flamboyant, [and] blindingly quick in the car. He had all the good Scottish traits.”

Coulthard then opted to race the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix with a commemorative helmet design to honour the Lanark icon, as seen in the pics.

Since the death of Colin McRae, the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally has been run in Perth since 2008 and attracted big-name rally stars such as Ari Vatanen, Stig Blomqvist, Travis Pastrana and Colin’s father, Jimmy McRae. McRae is frequently cited as one of the most exciting and talented drivers by spectators, thanks to his fluid driving style which often saw the car pitched sideways through corners.

#Scotland #scottish #rally driver #motor racing #motor sports #rip #world champion.

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voitureminiature15cantal · 2 years

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CITROEN XSARA WRC #4 C.SAINZ/M.MARTI RALLY ARGENTINA 2004 1/43 VITESSE CREATE FOR MINIATURE LIMITED EDITION CERTIFICATE

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rennsportwagen · 4 years

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For this Saturday’s motorsport post we’ll continue with another famous french 2WD rally car of the 90′s : the Citroën Xsara Kit-Car.

Like the Peugeot 306 Maxi has been for the 206 WRC, the Xsara Kit-Car has been the test bench during the late 90′s for the upcoming Xsara WRC. Driven notably by Philippe Bugalski and a certain new talent named Sebastien Loeb, the 2WD Xsara managed to bring several victories to the Citroën Team in the french rally championship.

But the car was also successful a few times in front bigger WRC 4WD opponents on tarmac rallies like the Tour De Corse or Rally Catalunya, proving the quality of the racing machines built by Citroën that would soon dominate the WRC for more than a decade in the 2000′s !

WRC 1999 Tour de Corse - Philippe Bugalski and Citroen Xsara Kit Car : https://youtu.be/2GZQ3fMATIE

WRC 1999 Rally Catalunya-Costa Brava - Philippe Bugalski & Citroen Xsara Kit Car : https://youtu.be/p780XFqI9Ls

Citroën Xsara Kit Car Pure Sounds : https://youtu.be/6xbUpha6G_w

Portrait of Philippe BUGALSKI : https://youtu.be/tKzhUGZN9iI

I hope you enjoy the videos, have a good evening and take care of yourselves !

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murumokirby360 · 6 years

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GT6 - Dirtmasters Ep.5 - Citroen Xsara F2-WRC

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daidegas · 6 years

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Rally cars, http://www.daidegasforum.com/forum/forum-vari/-2-ruote-in-pi%C3%B9/foto-e-video-a-4-ruote/396297-rally-foto-spettacolari-raccolta

#rally #wrc #ford focus wrc #citroen xsara #mitsubishi lancer evo #mitsubishi #ford #citroen

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rallyfun · 7 years

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Solberg vs. Loeb (2006)

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radracer · 2 years

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French hot hatches/ WRC Fwd Cars Clio maxi, Peugeot 306/205/309 citroen xsara

Lemme see what I gots 👍

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lurally · 5 years

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Petter Solberg, il norvegese iridato che riuscì a battere Sebastien Loeb

Petter Solberg è il più recente, oltre che uno dei più spettacolari, piloti ufficiali Subaru. Natio di Askim, dove vede la luce il 18 novembre del 1974, il norvegese è campione del mondo rally nella stagione 2003. Ma è da sempre uno dei più generosi piloti del circus iridato: tre volte vice-campione del mondo nelle stagioni 2002, 2004 e 2005. Dopo il Mondiale Rally si impegna nel Campionato del…

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spectrav10 · 11 months

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The Italian rally begins yesterday, this time it's the Rally Italia Sardegna for the 2023 WRC season! I've finished drawing the Citroen Xsara WRC in the Italian rally stage.

#wrc2023 #italy rally #rally italia sardegna #wrc #rally italia sardegna 2023

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ewrthings-race-repair-repeat · 2 years

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Citroen Xsara WRC rally car

#wrc #rally #citreon #rallye #snow #loeb

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dylerclassics · 5 years

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5 Greatest Non-WRC French Rally Cars: Renault Clio Maxi Renault Megane Maxi Peugeot 306 Maxi Citroen ZX Citroen Xsara #Dyler #Dylernews #Classic #RallyCars #WRC #Renault #Peugeot #Citroen https://www.instagram.com/p/Bweour4F9mU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3iyjrnwu9dqr

#dyler #dylernews #classic #rallycars #wrc #renault #peugeot #citroen

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voitureminiature15cantal · 2 years

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CITROEN XSARA WRC #4 C.SAINZ/M.MARTI RALLY ITALIA SARDINIA 2004 1/43 VITESSE CREATE FOR MINIATURE LIMITED EDITION CERTIFICATE

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rennsportwagen · 4 years

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Friday evening means weekend and it also means more motorsport content for you guys !

Tonight, as an additional post to last weekend 3 posts about famous 2WD french rally cars, here’s another video that combines the best of the 3 cars I previously talked about in action into the late 90′s french rally championship.

Kit Cars - The Best Sounds of the 90s with pure engine sounds : https://youtu.be/rZxtUHgHZ4M

I hope you had a good week, take care of yourselves !

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revesdautomobiles · 3 years

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#citroën #xsara #xsara wrc #sébastien loeb #Cité de l'automobile Collection Schlumpf Mulhouse #rêves d'automobiles #car #vehicle #voiture #automobile #photo

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