Public face, private man April 2002 The pocket rocket MG Metro 6R4 was a cult off-roader, but it only achieved one WRC podium – 40 years ago at Rally GB.…

Shunts, breakdowns and competition wear and tear means rallying isn't a cheap game – could the Alpine A290 Rally Trophy be about to change this?

Led by the news of Kalle Rovanperä's unexpected decision to leave the WRC, we explore some of the most shocking retirements in motor sport history

This Audi Quattro might be the definitive WRC Group B car – and you can now buy it

Hannu Mikkola and Arne Hertz kick up the dust on their way to second in the Rally of Portugal. Mikkola would help Ford finish runner-up in the points that year,…

There wasn’t one single moment that convinced Eliott Delecour he would follow in his father’s footsteps. It was always there; more like the acceptance of a destiny. “Rallying was something…

It says a lot about the no-holds-barred François Delecour that even Colin McRae once described him as “probably the craziest guy I know” (Delecour’s long-time Peugeot team-mate Gilles Panizzi was…

Each issue, we nominate a driver from a recent race who deserves recognition for a job well done. This month we’re with Elfyn Evans as he kicks up a (snow)…

  Sponsored by Colin McRae made legends of the cars that he took sideways through the dense forests and gravel roads that made up some of the world's fiercest rally…

A long-awaited WRC round in the US looked like it might finally become a reality, with officials confirming last summer an aspirational timeline that could see racing in Tennessee as…

PortimÃo, December (pre-Christmas) A week before Christmas, I spent two days coaching John Emberson – owner of the ‘Chocolate Drop’ Chevron [see Golden brown, November 2024] – in Portimão, in…

Car of the month – Ford Escort Mk1 Continuation Is this a dream? We know… looks like a fantastic work of fiction, but this is real. The legendary Ford Escort…

No, this isn’t Andy Green’s Thrust SSC Land Speed Record car streaking across the desert but the Toyota Hilux of Yazeed Al-Rajhi and co-driver Timo Gottschalk en route to victory…

Roaring through the breathtaking New Zealand wilderness, the 2024 Silver Fern Rally again provided exciting sideways action from classic off-road machines

Tiphanie Isnard is the trailblazing female team boss of the Dacia Dakar effort – she knows how to win motor sport's toughest event like few others

Dacia's out to show its cars are tough enough, and it's using the Dakar rally to prove it –James Elson spoke to the key players

The WRC has hit crisis point with dwindling entries and a lack of attention compared to other elite motor sport championships – some of its biggest players explain how they'd like to 'fix' it