The 1989 Lombard RAC Rally may have been without the works Lancia team and World Champion Miki Biasion, but it still boasted an incredibly strong field. For five days rallying legends including Juha Kankkunen, Kenneth Eriksson, Timo Salonen, Ari Vatanen and Hannu Mikkola battled beside British heroes like Jimmy McRae, David Llewellin, Malcolm Wilson and a certain Colin McRae.