Publisher Porter Press’s foray into the world of rallying opens with a Sahara sand-driven flourish with the publication in June of Subaru Impreza WRC – the Autobiography of P8 WRC Colin McRae & Nicky Grist's Safari Rally-winning Subaru Impreza – which he steered to victory on the car’s debut and against the odds in 1997 – was the subject of a meticulous back-to-original restoration by Prodrive in 2022, chronicled within the book.

Authored by acclaimed motorsport journalist Ian Wagstaff, the 320-page Subaru Impreza WRC contains over 370 images, and is a must-read for all fans of rallying and indeed those of the late, great World Rally Champion, Colin McRae.

Honouring the rally Impreza and the prodigious talent of McRae, Wagstaff commented: ‘A lasting icon of the World Rally Championship has been the blue and yellow Subaru Impreza. The example that won the 1997 Safari Rally is arguably one of the most memorable, Colin McRae's performance at the wheel having shown a new-found maturity that would underline a claim to his being the greatest rally driver of the era.’

Subaru Impreza WRC – the Autobiography of P8 WRC
Author: Ian Wagstaff | Published May 2024 | Jacketed hardback | 285mm x 235mm|
320 pages | Classic Edition RRP £69.00 – Limited Edition also available |
ISBN 978-1-907085-52-9 | over 370 images

About the author

Ian Wagstaff began his career in the offices of Motor Sport and Motoring News before becomingPress and Promotions Manager at Silverstone Circuit. He went on to be an editor in the trade
press. He has been working freelance since 1986, writing for the motor-racing press, plusautomotive trade and business publications. Ian has won a number of awards for his work andis twice winner of the Guild of Motoring Writers Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy for his books. He isalso a past winner of the Motorworld Book Prize (Motorsport category) for his first book in the Porter Press Great Cars series which covered the story of the 1970 Le Mans-winning Porsche917.

About Porter Press International

Porter Press International is renowned for publishing top-quality motoring books. Founded in 2005 by acclaimed automotive author Philip Porter, the company is now firmly established worldwide as a leading motoring book publisher.

The unrivalled Porter Press team includes James Page, former editor of Classic & Sports Car and Steve Rendle, former commissioning editor for Haynes Publishing. Both liaise closely with chief design contributor, Martin Port, former art editor of Classic & Sports Car.

Porter Press is proud to have worked with a number of motoring icons, including Murray Walker, Martin Brundle, Derek Bell, Gordon Murray, Michael Turner and Stirling Moss. Authors include Doug Nye, Ian Wagstaff, Keith Bluemel, James Page, Mick Walsh, Chas Parker, Rinsey Mills, J. Mac Hulbert, Richard Heseltine, Matthew Field, Malcolm McKay, Gordon Bruce, Mark Cole, Michael Kliebenstein, Serge Vanbockryck and Philip Porter.