The latter stuck with essentially its Group A Lancer Evo, before debuting the Evo 7-based Lancer Evolution WRC towards the end of the 2001 season Toyota, meanwhile, fell somewhere between its rivals.

He says, “I drove a Sapphire Cosworth and a Mitsubishi Evo 7, and both were great fun on stage ... it was while watching the WRC that Terry came up with an ambitious plan. He recalls, “I ...