How about a race across Europe in an 80's Supercar? Group B started in 1981 and only lasted 5 years, but it is regarded by many as the greatest era of Rally Racing. These were the Formula 1 cars of this motor-sport niche. Even if Rally Racing isn't... Read the rest of this article on DOGFIGHT!
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02-07-2011 05:11 AM #1General (Admin)
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Too Fast To Race: Group B Rally Supercars
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02-07-2011 07:14 AM #2MP
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After the ban from rallying a lot of them ended up in Rally Cross.
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02-07-2011 07:27 AM #3MP
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I'm doing something wrong with the You Tube links again...
Here is another try.
Last edited by John Joyo; 02-07-2011 at 01:51 PM. Reason: video embed
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02-07-2011 05:34 PM #4Airman
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Rallycross was awesome, I used to work for the 3 time European Champion Keith Ripp in the days just before the Group B cars got big....When there were 900bhp IMSA engined BMW 4x4's & 1100+ Porsche's...and 300bhp BDX powered Ford Fiesta's
The Group B years were amazing...I spent many a weekend at Lydden & Brands watching Martin Schanche, Will Gollop & John Welch tearing it up.
Happy days.
This was the 1st incarnation of the Fiesta, when it was a mere 1600cc BDA with only 200bhp
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02-07-2011 06:08 PM #5Airman
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I loved Group B, made me want an Audi
Big brother is watching.... so hold my beer.
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02-08-2011 02:28 AM #6
Thanks for finding those films. I was involved in rallys in the northwest for several years, and do recall seeing the few B series of cars run through the forest stages in Washington. The sounds are just too much to ever forget, especially at night!
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02-08-2011 01:30 PM #7DBA
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I remember watching an old skate video that had loads of B series crashes that blew my mind. I heard they were nicknamed the "killer b's" as a result of high speed roll overs resulting in the life loss of spectators. Those cars looked like bricks but were hella modified! Get one, put it on the street...lol
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02-08-2011 09:15 PM #8
Fun racing, we were just looking at the bad Rally wreck in Italy today!
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02-13-2011 07:26 AM #9DBA
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Whats amazing is that as staggeringly fast and spectacular as the Group B cars were for their time, todays modern WRC cars are actually faster.
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02-13-2011 09:13 AM #10Airman
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That's 20+ years of development....
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