Monday, October 5, 2009

2003 Ford Focus Acropolis Rally

The 2003 Ford Focus Acropolis Rally started in 6 June 2003 in Athens with a grueling 1443.8 km including 399.49 km over 22 special stages. Overall winner was Marrko Martin with co driver Michael Park in a Ford Focus.

But this Vitesse 1:43 model scale I got is that of Francois Duvall with co driver Stephane Prevot who had an unlucky accident during the race.

This is the Vitesse model in 1:43 scale with driver figures included.









Monday, September 28, 2009

45th Safari Rally Kenya Team Mitsubishi

The Safari Rally Kenya, one of the most gruelling races in the rally calendar. And this 45th Rally Safari is no exception specially with Team Mitsubishi. Although Richard Burns Mitsubishi Carisma Evo 4 finished in 1st place overall, Tommi Makinen and co driver Risto Mannisenmaki were not so lucky, they had a DNF due to mechanical problems.

This is the 1:43 version of the 1998 Safari Rally Kenya Team Mitsubishi Ralliart Lancer Evolution 4 driven by Tommi Makinen and co driver Risto Mannisenmaki done by Vitesse.

One thing I noticed with Vitesse in this model is that the front suspension is too lowered, it wouldn't last the real Safari race with this set-up.