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When you think of Juha Kankkunen, you conjure images of the moustachioed, straight-talking Finn taming World Rally Championship beasts, such as the fire-breathing Peugeot 205 T16, the all-conquering M

It has been a few years since we deviated from our usual route from Portsmouth to Caen for the Reader Run to the Le Mans Classic, but as we sailed into the quiet port of St-Malo, memories were jogged

Finn flying again as history-making home victory signals return to form.

At first it’s hard to imagine a 12-year-old Thierry Boutsen sneaking the keys to his mother’s Fiat 600 for a joyride, such is the Belgian’s calm, pragmatic demeanour. With an earnest smile and a lithe

There is an element of journalism that is rarely covered in lectures or on courses, one that is just as crucial to telling a story, to hooking a reader and delivering the detail as many other aspects

Winning the 2006 tin-top crown made the six-foot-plus Midlander a rare back-to-back title winner. Matt James finds out more