The RAC Rally that made McRae
It's 20 years since Colin McRae won his home WRC round for the first time, but his then co-driver DEREK RINGER reckons it was the bruising 1990 event that really launched the legend
Twenty years ago this month, Colin McRae won Britain's round of the World Rally Championship for the first time. But DEREK RINGER, the man calling the notes beside him, reckons the bruising 1990 event was the one that really made the difference. He recounts an incredible story of survival
Without the 1990 RAC, it's quite possible, none of those others would have happened.
The 1990 season had been a tough one and there was nothing sorted for the following year. We were in an RED-run Ford Sierra Cosworth 4x4 on that year's RAC and we'd done the Audi Sport Rally in the car as a test, finishing second to team-mate Russell Brookes.
Share Or Save This Story
MotoGP Japanese GP: Acosta scores maiden pole, Martin 11th after crash
Singapore GP steward Herbert explains Verstappen’s FIA swearing penalty
Singapore Grand Prix rights owner charged in former transport minister gifts case
Why Vila Real and Salzburg are missing from the 2025 DTM calendar
How Toyota reignited its WRC title challenge in Chile's Rally GB tribute act
How Neuville triumphed over Ogier in the Acropolis Rally mind games battle
How Lancia's WRC trailblazer became a cult classic
How Rally Finland produced a rollercoaster of emotions to match its roads
Subscribe and access Autosport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
