His WRC success continued with Subaru and Prodrive through the 1998 season, achieving two-second place finishes, and one-third place finish in the overall driver’s championship.ġ999 marked the beginning of a four-year relationship between McRae and Ford it was also the first season that Ford would be using their new Focus WRC. McRae had continued success with Subaru and Prodrive in the iconic 555 Subaru Impreza that he would eventually drive to win the 1995 WRC driver’s title, winning two races and achieving three more podiums. Under the newly formed Subaru World Rally Team and driving the Subaru Legacy RS, he was able to obtain his first ever WRC rally victory in New Zealand that year (this was also the first victory for Subaru World Rally Team). McRae’s successes in the BRC lead to his first WRC campaign in 1993. In 1991, he was signed on to Subaru’s British Rally Championship Team, which was run by the infamous Prodrive, going on to win the 1991 and ‘92 British Rally Championships.
#COLIN MCRAE RALLY 3 INFINITE TIME DRIVER#
Yes, this is one of the cars that has had the ultimate privilege of being driven by arguably one of the most iconic legends in the world of rally, let alone one of the biggest names of all-time in motorsports.įor those of you who don’t know about Colin McRae, let me give you a brief history: McRae’s rally career began in 1986, competing in the Scottish Rally Championship, eventually winning the driver championship only two years later.
#COLIN MCRAE RALLY 3 INFINITE TIME WINDOWS#
As if being a one of forty-four M-Sport built Focus WRC cars produced between 19 doesn’t make it special enough, the rear windows carry the names: McRae and Grist. The DirtFish showroom is home to one of the few Ford Focus RS WRC cars in the world, and a very special one at that. Some of the most notable rally cars that have been a product of the Ford World Rally Team are the Mk1 and Mk2 Escorts, the monstrous and fabled RS200, the Escort RS Cosworth, the Focus RS WRC and most recently, the Fiesta WRC. Since that first season, nearly forty years ago, Ford has built their fair share of extremely successful rally cars, while pushing the limits of technology and innovation. That was the beginning of one of the most successful manufacturers to ever grace the WRC. In their inaugural WRC season, Ford was able to bring home their first WRC win from the Lombard RAC Rally with the Escort. Entering into the championship with the already proven Escort RS1800, with world-renowned drivers, Hannu Mikkola and Bjorn Waldegard. They have developed a reputation for building some of the most impressive rally cars of all time, with their first foray into the World Rally Championship in 1978, which was the same year the WRC was founded. Since the birth of the World Rally Championship, Ford has cultivated an overwhelmingly successful and extensive history in the world of rally all around the globe.