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Edited by David Williams, contributors include himself, Michel Lizin, Martin Sharp, Jerry Williams and Andrew Haill. Photography by McKlein-trio (Reinhard Klein, Bob McCaffrey, Colin McMaster) plus Gavin Lodge.
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Review of the Year
David Williams reviews the events of the season.
Obituaries
David Williams appreciates Des O'Dell, Jean-Marc Andrie, Robin Vokins and Maurice Gatsonides.
Top Ten Drivers
It is Michel Lizin's job to rank drivers again.
The Plight of the Non-European Driver
One of WRC's big problems is eurocentricism and David Williams looks at it from non-Europeans point of view.
Interview: Richard Burns
David Williams interviews Burns.
The Guest Workers
David Williams discovered that three top WRC teams, all based in UK, had foreign engineers. He speaks with Ford's Gunther Steiner, Subaru's Christian Loriaux and Mitsubishi's Bernard Lindauer to find out why.
Group N and the British Championship
Why did many top British drivers opt to drive Group N cars despite BRC being open to F2 cars too, asks David Williams. And why, despite popularity of that choice, it is not a good move careerwise.
Farewell to TTE
With Toyota leaving for good at the end of 1999, David Williams cannot help but feel sentimental. TTE is a legendary giant and losing it was a big shock.
Interview: Fred Gallagher
Jerry Williams speaks with Gallagher who made a comeback to co-driving in 1999.
Technical Review
Shorter than before, Martin Sharp's technical review examines the constrained freedoms of World Rally Car design and asks whether Ford Focus is trend setter of the new breed of rally cars. Transverse or longitudinal gearbox, there are arguments for each alternative. Also discussed is the packaging exercise of diminutive Peugeot 206 WRC.
Television and the World Championship
Talk about television coverage erupted to new heights in 1999 due to many factors. David Williams delves deeper into the matter and despite shortness of the article, manages to cover main topics.
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Foreword by Tommi Makinen....................5
Editor's Introduction........................6
Review of the Year..........................10
Obituaries..................................30
Top Ten Drivers.............................32
The plight of the non-european driver.......38
Interview: Richard Burns....................42
Insight: the guest workers..................46
Group N and the British championship........50
The withdrawal of Toyota....................52
Interview: Fred Gallagher...................54
Technical Review............................60
Television and the World championship.......64
World Championship Rallies..................68
World Championship Rally Results...........145
Asia-Pacific Championship Review...........148
European Championship Review...............151
British Championship Review................154
British National Rallying Review...........158
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Published in England (1999)
by Hazleton Publishing Ltd
160 pages
ISBN: 1-874557-49-7
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