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Season 2, Ep.5: Tarmac Specialists, with Jon Desborough
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The era of the Tarmac Specialist in the World Rally Championship was brief, but exciting, particularly when you paired them with a screaming manic front wheel drive French hatchback on steroids and ran amok when you plonked them onto the likes of the Tour de Corse or San Remo, much to the ire of the established teams. These specialists sometimes evolved into somewhat of a "super sub" driving works cars on specific events with the demise of the F2 Kit Cars until, ironically the arrival of a certain Frenchman seemed to put to bed the relevance of such a driver in the championship any more.....
Joining us to discuss this fascinating sub plot from the peak of the World Rally Championship is veteran broadcaster and WRC commentator Jon Desborough, well positioned to help us out in this chat, even if he claims he doesn't know what a differential is...
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