The series began in 1988 with Europress' Lombard RAC Rally game and ended in 2002.
In 1988, Europress released Lombard RAC Rally for the Atari ST[1] and Amiga[2] under their Mandarin Software label.
The game prominently featured an animated driver, seen from behind moving the steering wheel, with the road seen through the car's windscreen.
The next game in the series was called Network Q RAC Rally Championship.
New features arrived, such as Track Editor and playable up to 8 players via LAN.