Colin McRae is perhaps the most popular and exciting driver on the world rallying stage today. The 32-year-old Scot became the sportÆs youngest ever World Champion in 1995, during a successful 8-year career with the Subaru Prodrive team. To date, he has 19 World Rally Championship wins under his belt, including 3 in his current car, the ú350,000 Ford Focus WRC. His all-out attacking style has earned him the nickname The Flying Scotsman.
Co-driver Nicky Grist, the man behind the gameÆs in-car voice (English language version), teamed up with Colin McRae in 1997, forming a formidable partnership that has already brought them 11 wins. The 39-year-old Welshman made his WRC debut at the 1994 RAC Rally and has gone on to an impressive 15 wins in tandem with some of the sportÆs leading drivers.
technical specification
engine: Ford 2.0 L Zetec E engine.
4-cylinder, 16 valve, 2-litre. Electronic Ford engine management system. Garrett turbocharger (with FIA required 34 mm restrictor). Catalytic converter.
electronics: Full chassis and engine data acquisition for on-event diagnostics and performance development.
intercooler: Air intercooler with external water spray.
power: 300 bhp at 6,500 rpm
torque: 550 Nm at 4,000 rpm
fuel tank: 100 litre capacity / located centrally.
drive system: Permanent 4-wheel drive with M-Sport designed and manufactured active front, centre and rear differentials. Electronic differential control units.
transmission: M-Sport / XTrac 240 6-speed sequential gearbox.
suspension: Front: MacPherson struts with adjustable dampers. Fully adjustable links. Rear: MacPherson struts with adjustable dampers and links.
steering: Power-assisted high-ratio (12:1) rack and pinion. 2.0 turns lock to lock.
brakes: Asphalt - 380 mm (front) / 315 mm (rear) ventilated discs with 8-pot calipers (front) / 4-pot calipers (rear).
wheels: Asphalt - 18 inch diameter x 8 inch wide
overall length: 4152 mm
overall width: 1770 mm
overall height: 1420 mm
wheelbase: 2615 mm
weight: 1230 kgs
Rallying is one of the worldÆs most exciting sporting spectacles û no other motor sport offers its fans such a close-up view of their heroes at work. And unlike most other motor sport events, cars race against the clock rather than directly against each other, going off at one minute intervals along individual tracks, known as stages. But these are no ordinary tracks. Although some stages are run on tarmac, World Championship racers can also expect to encounter an array of different surfaces from ice and snow through to sand, mud and gravel.
Rally drivers race at all times of the day and in all weathers. They are backed up by co-drivers: highly specialised navigators who call corners, distances and hazards and allow the driver to concentrate on getting the maximum performance from his or her car.
When navigating menus, use the cursor keys to navigate the menu and press ENTER to select the highlighted option. Press ESC to return to the previous menu, cancelling any changes you made.
The ultimate rally experience - compete in a full season of rallies in 8 different countries. In a field of 16 drivers, you must finish in the top 6 of a rally to progress to the next one.
The last day of every second rally is a Super Special Stage day. A Super Special Stage is a head-to-head race on a specially constructed dual-circuit track.
Championship points are awarded at the end of each rally as follows:
1st place û 12 points
2nd place û 8 points
3rd place û 6 points
4th place û 4 points
5th place û 2 points
6th place û 1 point
This mode can be played by a single player, 2 players in split screen or 2-4 players taking turns to race stages (Alternate Play).
Compete in a Rally at any one of 8 available countries. Only Finland is unlocked initially, to access other countries you must reach them in Championship mode.
This mode may be played as 1 Player, 2 Player split screen or 2-4 Player Alternate Play.
Race individual stages of your choice in 1 Player, 2 Player split screen or 2-4 Player Alternate Play modes. In this mode you may select your preferred weather from the weather types available at the chosen stage.
Strive for the fastest times on any individual stage. This mode always uses the best weather conditions to promote the fastest times.
This mode may be played as 1 Player or 2-4 Player Alternate Play.
Challenge is a knockout tournament that takes place on a Super Special Stage initially in Japan, a country unique to Challenge mode. When other Super Special Stages are unlocked in the Championship, they may be used in this mode. Each round of the tournament consists of head-to-head races between two drivers.
In this mode you can either exclude computer drivers from the tournament or set their level of difficulty. Note that when computer drivers are excluded, some players may get a free ride into the next round of the tournament.
The car that you drive is chosen randomly in each round of the tournament.
Challenge can be played by up to 8 people (in rounds), with split-screen used when two players need to race against each other.
Race against five other drivers at three different circuits over three laps. Your aim is to get as many points as possible over the three races. Points per race are awarded as follows:
1st place û 6 points
2nd place û 4 points
3rd place û 3 points
4th place û 2 points
5th place û 1 points
6th place û 0 point
There are two championship classes, A and B, each containing a different set of circuits. Class A is not initially available. You must come 1st in Class B to open Class A. This mode may be played as 1 Player.
Race against five other drivers at a single circuit over three laps.
1-Player: Race an individual circuit. You can choose any number of laps, between 1 and 10, and also choose the number of opponents in the race, up to a maximum of 5.
2-Player: This is played in split-screen with no computer-controlled opponents. A Catchup option may be switched on. This gives a boost to the player who is currently in second place. You may choose to race normally or select Lap Points mode or Time Lag mode.
lap points mode: Each lap, the driver who crosses the start/finish line first gets a point. A player must reach the target number of points to win the game.
time lag mode: The driver who is behind must cross the start/finish line within a set number of seconds of the first placed driver or lose the game.
Practice laps of any available circuit against the clock.
This mode may be played as 1 Player.