Round 4 of the 1987 WRC was the Safari Rally and saw the World Championship move away from its more usual flat-out tarmac and gravel special stages and into the endurance of an event ploughing through the bush and scrubland of East Africa.
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This video captures that special spirit which brings out the exclusive skills of the teams which compete - with manufacturer and drivers super-keen to capture success. Hannu Mikkola (Audi 200 Quattro) was making his return to the World Championship; three-times winners Toyota spared no expense and fielded Bjorn Waldegard as front-runner; the great Ari Vatanen was back and hoping to emulate his Paris-Dakar success though not in the Peugeot 209 but in a Subaru 4WD Turbo.
