M10 MRE -alongside sister car M9 MRE- made her debut on the 1995 Rally New Zealand, with Tommi Mäkinen and Seppo Harjanne on board. They made a good start to the event, leading it after the first day. But like on many events back then, Tommi was pushing the envelope a bit far, and they crashed out on SS10.
She returned on the Hong Kong-Beijing Rally with an other Finn, this time with Ari Vatanen. They had one task: help team mate Eriksson in the APRC Drivers' Championship, and also to bring good points for Mitsubishi in their close fight with Subaru. They achieved both, with arriving to Beijing in 2nd, right behind Eriksson. (No photo yet, it is very difficult to get one of these old APRC events...)
Whereabouts
Just like M9 MRE, this numberplate has never returned to the stages, although it's more than likely that the chassis of both cars have been used if they were new builds; if not, it's possibly that this was their final showing.
Track record
Starts: 2
Wins: 0
Podiums: 1
Retirements: 1
- Rally New Zealand 1995 - accident
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