Rally Models

Sebastien Loeb’s Citroen C2 S1600 livery for Rallye du Var has already been unveiled on a 1/43 scale model car

The Citroen C2 S1600’s livery that Sebastien Loeb and his wife Severine will use on this weekend’s Rallye du Var has already appeared on a model car (pictured above).

The Loeb’s will be running as car number 1 on the event which Sebastien has supported throughout his career. The limited edition model 1:43 model is being produced by Citroen Sport with cooperation from Virages PMR.

The livery features Red Bull and the car… Continue reading

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Benson & Hedges Circuit of Ireland Rally 1980: Ari Vatanen vs Jimmy McRae, the event’s greatest ever epic duel

The battle between Jimmy McRae and Ari Vatanen on the Benson & Hedges Circuit of Ireland Rally 1980  must go down as the greatest duel in the rally’s illustrious history. 

Vatanen was in the Rothmans Escort Mk2 which had caused controversy even before the start of the rally as Benson and Hedges (event sponsor) weren’t to keen to have a rival tabacco company competing. Also, the car couldn’t carry Rothmans… Continue reading

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Benson and Hedges Circuit of Ireland Rally 1978: Russell Brookes wins after amazing comeback in the Andrews Heat for Hire Escort

With Rally Ireland about to hit these shores in a couple of months again, it’s time to take a look back when Ireland previously had the best drivers in the world come over and compete on a regular basis, way before the WRC came here.

Of course the Circuit of Ireland was the event that attracted them and in 1978 it was part of the new British Open Championship. The entry… Continue reading

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New Ford Focus 1/43 diecast model in 2008 livery

A new Focus model has been unveiled although manufacturer of model unknown at present but likely IXO. The model is Jari-Matti Latvala’s winning Swedish Rally car.

*Update*
It is indeed manufactured by IXO, limited to 5,000 models worldwide and comes on an individually numbered carbon fibre-look base.

Pre-Order Now and be one of the first in the country to receive the model.

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HPI Lancia Delta S4 1/43 model collection, one of the finest

Some pics of HPI S4’s

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Colin McRae and Richard Burns rally model tribute

Here’s my tribute

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