The 1970 World Cup Rally (WCR) has gone down in history as the longest and toughest rally ever. Criss-crossing Europe in five days the route took competitors to South America for another arduous three-week route to Mexico City. Tish Ozanne contacted me in October 1969 to see if I’d be interested in competing in this long distance, “London-to-Sydney” type rally. World Cup Football themed, the rally was to start in April 1970 at Wembley Stadium, London—venue of the 1966 victorious…
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