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 FIA World Rally Turbochargers first appeared at World Rally events in the late 1970s, with the first turbo victory recorded by Stig Blomqvist at the Swedish Rally in 1979 in a Honeywell boosted Saab 99.
That was just the beginning – from 1979 to present day, Honeywell turbochargers have been the turbo of choice for the three most successful marques in the history of World Rally – Lancia, Ford and Peugeot.
From 1997, World Rally Cars replaced the Group A specification and this opened up the turbo technology to more race specific designs. In response, a rally-specific Honeywell turbocharger called the TR30R was developed for the Ford WRC team in 1999 – a lightweight aircooled ball bearing racing turbo that has dominated the World Rally scene since 2000 when Marcus Gronholm and Peugeot won the Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ Championships.
Between 2000 and 2007, Honeywell TR30R boosted cars have won eight Manufacturers’ Championships and six Drivers’ Championships. |
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