Why Group B Rallying Was So Good, And Why It Became So Terrifying


Group B rallying the legacy of the brutes a feature by CompleteCar.ie

Group B wasn't just about the World Rally Championship: Porsche homologated a number of cars within the category for a wide variety of competitions - ranging from the 944 Turbo to the mighty 959. The definitive 959, featuring twin turbos and four-wheel drive, won the Dakar Rally first time out in 1986, with René Metge heading home just.


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205 Group B Rally Car

It's three decades since those glorious Group B rally cars flew in the WRC. For many rally fans, the Group B era still represents the pinnacle of the World Rally Championship, a four-year period.


Top 5 Group B rally cars Still After 30 Years SnapLap

More than three decades on, and despite the deaths and serious injuries, Group B is remembered as one of rallying's greatest periods. We mark the 30th anniversary with our favourite Group B.


Group B Rallying's Fast And Fearsome Formula

The end of Group B With Toivonen's tragic accident, Group B, the WRC's set of rules which had, since 1982, allowed cars to compete in the championship with unlimited levels of turbo boost.


Group B Rally The Wild, Deadly Era of Racing

Here's What Made The Ford RS200 An Incredible Rally Car Group B cars were selected strictly based on technology and design, as well as the only 200 cars which are produced based on homologation purposes.


Group B Rally and Other Delicious Violence.

The wheels came off in 1986. An estimated 300,000 people attended the Rally de Portugal, and swarms lined the route. When a Ford RS200 spun off the road, it plowed into the spectators, killing three and injuring dozens. Two rounds later, at the Tour de Corse on the island of Corsica, Finnish driver Henri Toivonen, in an extremely quick Group B Lancia Delta S4, slid off the road and flipped.


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The Delta S4 was one of Group B's wildest childs and will forever be remembered as the car crashed by Toivonen at the 1986 Tour de Corse. The Finn's death signalled the end for Group B.


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Touted by many as the "golden era of rallying," the Group B era began in 1982 and saw its final championship just four years later in 1986 before being replaced by Group A regulations.


Too fast to race the wildest Group B rally cars Motoring Research

The World Rally Championship has brought down the curtain on the aggressive, aero-laden generation of cars first introduced in 2017 that have been likened to the 1980s Group B icons. As the.


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The birth of Group B. The early '80s saw major change sweep through international motorsport, with new Group N, A, B and C rules replacing the Group 1-6 regulations that had held sway for.


The Greatest Group B Car? Speedhunters

Group B effectively died with Toivonen and Cresto. There had been previous mumblings about safety, strongly voiced fears that the crowds were out of control, and several fans and drivers had.


Group B Rally Metro 6R4 Rally car, Rally racing, Race cars

Here you can find info on each of the amazing Group B rally cars that competed in the World Rally Championship (WRC) and international rallying. (clicking on the image opens in the same window while clicking on the car name opens in a new tab) TABLE OF CONTENTS CLASS B-12 - top tier supercars CLASS B-9, B-10, B-11 - lower tier cars


Group B Rallying's Fast And Fearsome Formula

As Donut Media explains, Group B started in 1982 as a class where there were practically no car regulations. Group A, by comparison, had a lot of restrictions from the power, weight and cost..


Top 5 Group B rally cars Still After 30 Years SnapLap

The 1985 WRC Season The Beginning of the End for Group B Rally The Fateful 1986 WRC Season The Final Tragedy Legendary Group B Rally Cars Audi Quattro A1/2 and Sport S1/S1 E2 BMW M1 Ford RS200 Lancia Rallye 037 Evo and Delta S4 Mazda RX-7 Opel Ascona/Manta B 400 Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Group B Rally Legacy Group B Rally History


Group B The Ultimate Rally

Group B was for grand touring (GT) cars with a minimum two seats, redefined as sports grand touring cars in 1986. It combined and replaced Group 3 and Group 4, two grand touring groups already used in rallying, and the production-derived special builds of Group 5 used in circuit racing. [8]