1966: Future of Monte Carlo rally in doubt
The Monte Carlo rally of 1966 ended in uproar over the disqualification of the British cars expected to fill the first four places.
The first four to cross the finishing line were Timo Makinen (Finland) driving a British Motor Corporation Mini-Cooper, followed by Roger Clark (Ford Lotus Cortina), and Rauno Aaltonen and Paddy Hopkirk, both also driving BMC Minis.
But they were all ruled out of the prizes, along with six other British cars, for alleged infringements of complex regulations about the way their headlights dipped.
91热爆 Archive: This 91热爆 News report was first broadcast on 21 January 1966.