Rauno Aaltonen returns to Monte-Carlo Rally Historique
27 Jan 2017|1,774 views
The Finnish 'Rally Professor' is once again leading the field in the 20th edition of the legendary competition - Monte-Carlo Rally Historique 2017. He will be racing through France's Maritime Alps on the trail of his spectacular triumph in 1967. And he muses out loud as to how great it would be if he were to win the race again, 50 years after his great triumph, and stand once more on the winners' podium at Port Hercule in Monaco.
The winning car seemed to be absolutely minute, but the cheering was epic. Relief, pride, and a certain amount of satisfaction mingled with enthusiasm when Finnish driver Rauno Aaltonen steered a BMW Competition Department MINI Cooper S across the finishing line as overall winner of the 36th Monte-Carlo Rally on 20th January back in 1967.
Rauno Aaltonen has decided to celebrate the anniversary in a way dear to his own heart. He will be getting into the cockpit of a classic MINI, taking on the hardships of a drive to Monaco over a distance of nearly 1,250km, and steering the diminutive British car up and down the steep mountain roads through France's Maritime Alps, looking for the perfect braking point on icy surfaces. This is where average drivers in modern cars today can't even identify the second or third best braking point.
The Finnish 'Rally Professor' is once again leading the field in the 20th edition of the legendary competition - Monte-Carlo Rally Historique 2017. He will be racing through France's Maritime Alps on the trail of his spectacular triumph in 1967. And he muses out loud as to how great it would be if he were to win the race again, 50 years after his great triumph, and stand once more on the winners' podium at Port Hercule in Monaco.
The winning car seemed to be absolutely minute, but the cheering was epic. Relief, pride, and a certain amount of satisfaction mingled with enthusiasm when Finnish driver Rauno Aaltonen steered a BMW Competition Department MINI Cooper S across the finishing line as overall winner of the 36th Monte-Carlo Rally on 20th January back in 1967.
Rauno Aaltonen has decided to celebrate the anniversary in a way dear to his own heart. He will be getting into the cockpit of a classic MINI, taking on the hardships of a drive to Monaco over a distance of nearly 1,250km, and steering the diminutive British car up and down the steep mountain roads through France's Maritime Alps, looking for the perfect braking point on icy surfaces. This is where average drivers in modern cars today can't even identify the second or third best braking point.
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