MITSUBISHI CARISMA GT EVO IV RALLIART WINFIELD 1997 RALLY AUSTRALIA BURNS / REID

 In 1997, Richard Burns started to stamp his mark in WRC.

He almost got it all in RAC before puncture.

He was second in Safari Rally.

And in Australia, for the first time in his illustrious career, he led a rally.

At the end, he was fourth, about 36 second away from 2nd. place Makinnen.

This Carisma GT still confuses me until today, as it looks exactly the same as Evo IV’s Makkinen.

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SUBARU IMPREZA WRC WINFIELD 1998 WESTHOEK YPRES RALLY R. VERREYDT / J.F. ELST

Winfield is winning on and off the field!

Arguably one of the best liveries of all time.

 

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MITSUBISHI EVO III WINFIELD RALLIART 1996 SAN REMO DIDIER AURIOL

In the aftermath of 1995 debacles, Didier Auriol participated in only two WRC events in 1996. He drove for Subaru in Sweden and in this magnificient Mitsubishi Evo III in San Remo.

It really was a one-off drive to help Mitsubishi achieve their target to capture Manufacturer’s title as Makinnen already had Driver’s title in the bag at that time.

For the record, the Top Ten result was:



1 MCRAE C. /RINGER D. Subaru Impreza 4:26'57

2 SAINZ C. /MOYA L. Ford Escort Cosworth

3 THIRY B. /PREVOT S. Ford Escort Cosworth

4 LOIX F. /SMEETS S. Toyota Celica ST205

5 ERIKSSON K. /PARMANDER S. Subaru Impreza

6 CUNICO G. /SCALVINI P. Ford Escort Cosworth

7 PIANEZZOLA G. /ROGGIA L. Toyota Celica ST205

8 AURIOL D. /GIRAUDET D. Mitsubishi L.  4'53 behind the winner

9 MEDEGHINI A. /"MEDEGHINI" Subaru Impreza

10 BERNARDINI P. /SAVIGNONI D. Ford Escort Cosworth

SUBARU IMPREZA WRC WINFIELD THIRY PREVOT 1997 CONDROZ-HUY RALLY

Now that Stephane Prevot navigates for Chris Atkinson in Asia Pacific Rally under Proton fleets, it reminds me of this beauty, at least to me.
This is the car driven to glory by Prevot longtime partner, Bruno Thiry in 1997 Condroz-Huy Rally in Belgium. I was fortunate to be able to convert the common 555 Subaru into such a rare model using Liatti's Monte Carlo and Racing43 decals. How I like to follow Belgium racers who always been backed by cigarette companies.