World Rallying 1

The rally enthusiast annual review, World Rallying 1 captures all the excitement of the 1978 World Championship rounds, and of all the other National and International events and championships, are surveyed here with full reports and detailed results analyses. These are accompanied by carefully selected photographs with which to remember the highlights. This first issue heralds the start of a yearly review of the growing world of rallying, providing a serious, standard reference work in the years to come as well as lively, topical reading and browsing. All this is compiled by internationally known and respected photo journalists Martin Holmes and Hugh Bishop. Detailed coverage, reviews and results are included for the: Monte Carlo, International Swedish Rally, Safari Rally, Rallye de Portugal, Greece and the Acropolis Rally, Finland and the 1000 Lakes Rally, Criterium Molson du Quebec, the Rally San Remo of Italy, Rally Bandama Cote d’ Ivoire, to France with the Tour de Corse, and finally the Lombard RAC event in Great Britain. Special features include: coverage of the Abarth, Fiat and Lancia Competition Department; Thoughts of Tony Pond, and his competition career and ‘Behind the Iron Curtain’ – Stassis Brundza’s view on rallying in both Moskvitchs and Ladas. Other chapter titles include: Your car is only as good as its homologation, long distance rally driver Andrew Cowan and meet co-driver - Kivimaki. To add further interest, there is an up-to-date world-driver listing with biographical details of people such as Markku Alen, Salvador Canellas, Bror Danielsson, Antonio Zanini, etc… There is a look at new cars: Datsun 160J PA10, Audi 80, VW Golf Gti, Chrysler Sunbeam, Triumph TR& V8, Ford Fiesta 1300, GM Chevair, Citroen 2400 Gti, Chrysler Simca Rallye 3, Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT, Ferrari 308 GTB, Toyota Celica, Mercedes Benz 450SLC, Polski Fiat Polonez, Saab 99 Turbo, Datsun Sunny, Fiat Ritmo, Panther Lima and Opel Ascona. Results are recorded for the World Championship for Rallies and FIA Cup for Rally Drivers 1978, European Ladies Champion, European Championship for Rallies Chart, Non Championship International Rally results and National and British Champions.