Corgi VA11606 Peugeot 309 GTI 16v Lombard RAC Rally 1991 Richard Burns/Robert Reid SPECIAL EDITION 1/43

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Peugeot's legendary Motorsport Director Des O'Dell kept an eye on Richard from the beginning of his career through old friend Gordon Jarvis, who had helped Richard build his first rally car before he was even old enough to hold a driving licence. He was impressed; Richard was committed to his rallying, attended the training days, was well turned out and through the training of Jarvis and unofficial manager David Williams had even become adept at handling the media. His smooth economical driving style, unusual in one so young, was deceptively quick although the fact he rarely damaged cars, which most would see as a plus, was interpreted by some in the sport as a sign that ultimately he did not have the speed required. His regular fastest stage times never did quite satisfy those doubters.

Richard's prize for winning the 205 Challenge in 1990 was a works drive on the 1990 RAC Rally in a 309GTI, making the 19-year-old the youngest works driver in history at that point. A 28th place finish shared with navigator Wayne Goble was impressive. He was given more outings the following year, this time in a more powerful 215bhp Group N 16-valve 309, and did well. Burns and Reid finished their initial works Peugeot career on the 1992 RAC Rally. The pair would return to Peugeot ten years later as World Champions. England’s one and only World Rally Champion, Richard Burns, was born to drive. The Richard Burns Foundation and Corgi have teamed up to create a series of six highly detailed 1:43 scale quality die-cast collectable models representing the most memorable rally cars in Richard’s illustrious career. Each model is presented in a display case and comes complete with a collector card listing the story of that particular car. Every model sold will provide a contribution to the Richard Burns Foundation to help support its continuing charitable work in the 2001 champion’s name.
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