- off ▁appearance ▁for ▁the ▁Pro drive - run ▁B MW ▁factory ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁Kno ck hill ▁round . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁races ▁of ▁the ▁event , ▁Mc R ae ▁coll ided ▁with ▁Matt ▁Ne al . ▁Race ▁officials ▁found ▁Mc R ae ▁to ▁have ▁caused ▁an ▁avoid able ▁collision ▁and ▁subsequently ▁dis qual ified ▁him . ▁ ▁World ▁R ally ▁Championship ▁▁ 1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 8 : ▁Sub aru ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁promotion ▁for ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Mc R ae ▁initially ▁drove ▁the ▁Pro drive - built ▁Group ▁A ▁Sub aru ▁Leg acy ▁alongside ▁Fin ns ▁Ari ▁V atan en , ▁Hann u ▁Mik k ola ▁and ▁Mark ku ▁Al én . ▁Mc R ae ▁then ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁W RC ▁r ally ▁in ▁the ▁car ▁at ▁that ▁year ' s ▁R ally ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁r ally ▁win ▁for ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Sub aru ▁World ▁R ally ▁Team , ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁Leg acy ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁be ▁p ension ed ▁off ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Sub aru ▁Im pre za ▁ 5 5 5 . ▁Such ▁were ▁the ▁rising ▁fort unes ▁of ▁his ▁young ▁Sub aru ▁factory ▁team ▁as ▁they ▁competed ▁against ▁the ▁fr on tr unning ▁Toy ota - power ed ▁Team ▁T TE , ▁who ▁were ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁the ▁championship ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁R ally ▁Catalunya ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁an ▁illegal ▁air ▁restrict