Editing Rallying (section)

==== Intercontinental rallying ====
The quest for longer and tougher events saw the re-establishment of the intercontinental rallies beginning with the [[London–Sydney Marathon]] held in 1968. The rally trekked across Europe, the Middle-East and the sub-continent before boarding a ship in Bombay to arrive in Fremantle eight days later before the final push across Australia to Sydney. It attracted over 100 crews including a number of works teams and top drivers; it was won by the [[Rootes Arrow|Hillman Hunter]] of Andrew Cowan/Brian Coyle/Colin Malkin.<ref>Brittan, Nick: "Marathon: Around the world in a cloud of dust". Motor Racing Publications, 1969.</ref> The huge success of this event saw the creation of the World Cup Rallies, linked to Association Football's FIFA World Cup. The first was the [[1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally]] which saw competitors travel from London eastwards across to Bulgaria before turning westwards on a more southerly route before boarding a ship in Lisbon. Disembarking in Rio de Janeiro the route travelled southward into Argentina before turning northwards along the western coast of South America before arriving in Mexico City. The [[Ford Escort (Europe)#First generation (1967–1975)|Ford Escort]] of Hannu Mikkola and Gunnar Palm won.<ref>Hudson-Evans, Richard, and Robson, Graham: "The Big Drive: The Book of the World Cup Rally 1970". Speed & Sports Publications, 1970.</ref> These were followed in 1974 by the London-Sahara-Munich World Cup Rally,<ref>Green, Evan: "A Boot Full of Right Arms: Adventures in the London-Sahara-Munich Rally and other Motoring Marathons", Cassell Australia 1975.</ref> and in 1977 by the Singapore Airlines London-Sydney Rally.<ref>Stathatos, John. ''The Long Drive: The Story of the Singapore Airlines London-Sydney Rally''. Pelham 1978.</ref>