The 1985 Tour De Corse was one of a tragic race wherein driver Attilio Battega crash his Lancia 037 in a tree hitting the driver side instantly killing him, while his co driver, Maurizio Perissinot survived uninjured.
Other retirements on that race due to crashes included Ari Vatanen, Walter Rohrl and Didier Auriol in another Renault Maxi 5 Turbo.
The winner of this tragic race was Jean Ragnotti and co driver Pierre Thimonier driving a Renault Maxi 5 Turbo.
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Diecast made by Ixo Junior in 1:43 scale
