Walter Röhrl

You might well ask “Who the hell’s he?” when you read the name at the top of the page. Well, he’s the man none other than Niki Lauda described as The 20th Century’s Greatest Rally Driver.

Not the most popular branch of motor sport in America, but rallying is the one in which Walter shone like a billion-watt searchlight in the ’80s and ’90s. Yet his motor sport was not “limited” to rallying, in which he became a double World Champion; he won major World Sportscar Championship events and, believe it or not, even won the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb at record speed. When he retired, he became Porsche’s fastest ever test driver and product spokesman. Yes, there’s a lot more to Mr. Röhrl than you might think.