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Tony Pond; 1945-2002

Tony Pond; 1945-2002

Tony Pond was an exceptional driver, take a look at the opposition that he beat the pants off for his four wins names like Mikkola, Allen, Blomqvist, Toivonen, Vatanen,& Rohrl, all World rally Champions.

New Scalextric Model – Per Eklunds Clarion MG Metro 6R4

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New Scalextric Model – Per Eklunds Clarion MG Metro 6R4

Rally ace, Per Eklund, finished 7th in the 1986 Scottish Rally, a stage of the Lombard RAC Rally, in the MG Metro 6R4 for the Austin Rover World Championship Team.

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Will Gollop Tribute

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Will Gollop Tribute

Will Gollop remains one of the post popular and successful British rallycross drivers, winning the annual Grand Prix event at Brands Hatch (1988,1989 & 1992) and the European Championship in 1992.

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Will Gollop’s 1991 MG Metro 6R4

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Will Gollop’s 1991 MG Metro 6R4

Will’s crank stroke is reduced to give 2.3 litres, this gives him a four litre capacity with the 1.7 conversion factor for turbo engines. The capacity governs the 6R4’s weight and thus acceleration, running in the 1100kg 4-litre class.

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History of the MG Metro 6R4

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History of the MG Metro 6R4

Of all the cars to carry the MG octagon, one of the most dramatic has to be the 6R4 rally car. It was to be the car that would bring back World Championship rally honours back to British Leyland, whose future had been revitalised by the Metro and certainly it had the potential to be supremely competitive. Yet, like the R-type racing car in the 1930s – which would have elevated MG to the technological heights – it remains a tantalising ‘if only’ car, its career ended before it ever really proved its potential.

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Classic British and European Rallycross Gallery 1982-1991

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Classic British and European Rallycross Gallery 1982-1991

Some GREAT and rare British and European rallycross images from Brands Hatch and Lydden Hill in here, those were the days…

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