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#throwbackthursday to the WRC 1997 Swedish rally, as an enthralling fight for supremacy ensued between Colin McRae and Kenneth Eriksson in the Subaru Impreza S5, Carlos Sainz in the stunning Repsol sponsored Ford Escort WRC and Tommi Makinen in the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV. Looking back at this classic footage again clearly shows that the hero of the day was, in fact, Colin McRae’s sump guard, as it managed to hit Sweden with maximum force and not even flinch!😂 #wrc #rallying #rallyreels #colin

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The 1991 World Rally Championship was set to be one of the most competitive in recent years, and as the cars lined up for the opening round in Monte-Carlo the scene was set for a battle royal between the best drivers, and the top manufacturers. Reigning World Champion Carlos Sainz in his Toyota Celica GT-4 would face competition not only from the five-strong Lancia Delta Integrale line-up, featuring Miki Biasion, Juha Kankkunen and Didier Auriol, but also Timo Salonen, making his Mitsubishi debu