Despite its Mediterranean sounding name, Round 7 of the FIA World Rally Championship was held in the United States of America, starting at Tacoma, in Washington State. Lancias main competitors were absent from this rally, regrouping themselves for the major European events still to come, but the Olympus provided another milestone in rallying - the first event entered by a four-wheeled steering car-the Mitsubishi Galant V driven by Michael Lieu. A first tentative dip in the rallying ocean, how long before 4-w-s joins 4-w-d as the norm in the effort to utilize every ounce of horsepower?