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 To help get the 2008 Rallye Sunseeker under way the orginisers decided to arrange a celebration of the 21st Anniversary (1987) of the victory of Malcolm Wilson & the late Nigel Harris on, the then, Citroen Winter Rally, round 1 of the National Rally Championship, as Rallye Sunseeker still is today.
Over 30 of these stunning machines took part in demonstration and displays over the two days and were a hit with the many spectators as they showed of round the Somerly Park stage.
Jimmy McRae was reunited with the Prodrive built Metro 6R4 that he last competed in at the RAC Rally in December 1986. Providing demonstration runs along Bournemouth’s seafront promenade at Rallye Sunseeker, on Friday evining.
The car was built and run by Prodrive and competed in ten events in 1986 in Ireland, UK and the Canary Islands, winning the Ulster rally. In its last event, at the RAC Rally, it finished eighth. The rally was the last time Group B rally cars were allowed in the World Rally Championship.
Sunseekers 6R4
 Demonstration cars – Bournemouth & Somerley Park
1 Roger Binyon D111 BEG
2 John Melling D750 PDM
3 Ian Rowlance D809 EBT
4 Ian Rowlance B556 JVK
5 Ali Serpen C95 KOG
6 ‘Jumping Jeff' Williamson E651 BJN
7 Garry Wilson E310 VKU
8 Fiona Leggate D459 OJO
9 Ashley Hodge E577 CWC
10 Martin Gill C799 EHU
11 Mark Slater A1 4LOO
12 Bernard Daly 85-TN-698
14 Duncan Holder A16 PLR
15 John Marwood JAZ 9708
16 Howard Johnston C137 BBV
17 Dennis Jellett D376 COS
21 Jimmy McRae/Rob Arthur C749 LFM
Display Cars – Somerley Park
Paul Cann E48 XGK
Dave Dixon G65 LWT
Gary Hewitt
Garreth Humphries E128 FLD
Dennis Jellett D376 COS
Michael Jinks G127 WWK
John Manklow J200 MG
Jonathan Rennison E31 BAR
Competitors – Rallye Sunseeker 2008
9 Warren Philliskirk G361 SCJ
28 Stuart Larbey C818 FFC
39 Sandy Arbuthnott D884 UPU
48 Richard Smith D120 GFH
55 Craig Bennett WJ1 9320
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