Unique tributes to Burns and McRae...
 
For what is believed to be the first time, the two British and two World Championship winning Subaru’s of Colin McRae and Richard Burns will be together in public as part of a tribute to the two late World Champions. These four cars – two Legacys and two Imprezas - will be driven around the Cardiff Stage in the Millennium Stadium on Saturday 1st December, prior to the first WRC competitive car starting at 7pm.

Special Guests…

Michele Mouton, the first and only woman (to date) to win a World Championship Rally (1981 San Remo, Italy) will be amongst the special Guests during the Millennium Stadium Show on Saturday 1st December. Michele, co-organiser of the Wembley-based Race of Champions (16th December) will be available for interviews during WRGB.

Three previous RAC rally-wining navigators from the 1950’s will also be presented to the Stadium audience on Saturday evening. Mrs Pat Appleyard (now Quinn), who navigated her then husband, Ian, to victory on the 1953 RAC Rally in an open-topped Jaguar XK120; Harold Brooks winner in 1954 and Tony Ambrose, winning co-driver in 1956 and 1965.

Guests already confirmed include; Paddy Hopkirk (1965 Monte Carlo winner), Juha Kankkunen (four-times World Rally Champion) and three of Rally GB’s most successful British co-drivers, Nicky Grist, Robert Reid and Derek Ringer.

Rally Legends will be on hand for interviews and to sign Autographs throughout the weekend at the SA1 Swansea Service Park.

Entry changes…

Manx-born David Higgins will take over the TACK entry at number 53, previously in the name of Niall McShea, who is now a non-starter.

Other known non-starters; 63 (Weston),124 (Robertson), 126 (Sykes) and 127 (Cotton).