Former co-driver Arthur dies
Former works co-driver Rob Arthur has died after suffering a heart attack last night. He was 58
Having worked in the World Rally Championship as both a co-driver and a co-ordinator, Arthur had recently moved to France where he was enjoying semi-retirement.
Arthur started his World Rally Championship career with the 1981 Tour de Corse, sharing a Datsun 160J with Terry Kaby and finishing a highly credible fifth overall on his world debut.
It was, however, alongside Tony Pond, first in a Rover Vitesse and then an MG Metro 6R4, that Arthur made his name. Third on the 1985 RAC, on the Metro's WRC debut was his best result.
When Austin Rover withdrew from the WRC at the end of 1986, Arthur moved to co-drive Jim McRae and won the British Rally Championship in 1988 in a Ford Sierra Cosworth.
After co-driving, Arthur co-ordinated Mitsubishi's WRC effort. He also worked as a television reporter and latterly helped some of Britain's youngest drivers come through the ranks in the Ford KA series.
Arthur's funeral is expected to be in France, but there will be a memorial gathering in Britain in the near future.
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