MAKING NEWS
21 st Rallye Monte-
Carlo Historique
21 -е Историческое Ралли
Монте-Карло
T
he 21st Historic Rally took place from January 31
to February 7 and was attended by 310 teams, and
25 nationalities. Don’t ask these vintage beauties
their age, because even with the youngest cars over the
40-year mark, they roared to finish line as if they were
new! The starting line-up was like an automotive catwalk
of beauty and brawn, with 1960s Mini Coopers, 1970s
Porsche’s and, of course, the France’s favourite car for
overcoming serpentine mountain roads, the Renault Al-
pine. 93 teams departed from Monaco, headed to Bur-
goin-Jallieu, in the Rhône-Alpes, where they met with the
rest of rally participants arriving from different European
cities. From Oslo, 18 teams drove 1611 kilometres and an-
other 18 teams from Glasgow drove 2020 kilometres for
the meet up. On Friday, February 2, 38 teams from Barce
lona, 58 from Bad Homburg and 97 from Reims moved to-
wards the first checkpoint in the Alps. No mean feat con-
sidering that 41 competitors had to abandon the race and
another seven-veered off course. The Italian team Aghem/
Camino and the Gr