tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post113570065550301818..comments2023-08-08T10:25:47.529+01:00Comments on McCabism: Group BGordon McCabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-44862138106122890212008-03-21T09:12:00.000+00:002008-03-21T09:12:00.000+00:00Rohrl was a fascinating character. I get the impre...Rohrl was a fascinating character. I get the impression he was something of a recluse, but he won the 1982 Monte Carlo Rally in an Opel Ascona 400, the 1983 Monte Carlo in a Lancia 037, the 1984 Monte Carlo in an Audi Quattro, and was only defeated after an epic comeback by Ari Vatanen's Peugeot on the 1985 event.Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-31221973792162693452008-03-20T23:35:00.000+00:002008-03-20T23:35:00.000+00:00Ah, they were great, weren't they. I've got some ...Ah, they were great, weren't they. I've got some truly terrifying footage of Walter Rohrl driving the Quattro in Portugal, doing a 'parting of the red sea' act with the crowd.<BR/><BR/>Saw the penultimate Gp B World Rally too - at Cirencester Park in 1986.<BR/><BR/>Happened to catch some guys rallying Metro 6R4s at a club event in the Scottish Borders a few years back - they're still spectacular.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958265670311209584noreply@blogger.com