pacenote

Heads up for tonight on BBC4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01fcncc

An0n0m0us

You star for posting this! Thanks i'll be recording this as I loved Group B as a kid and rallying now is so dumbed down I don't even follow it now.

JackClark

What's faster, Group B or Current?

rossyboy

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Great post, thanks a lot

GazTheHat

Thanks for the heads-up

GlesgaKiss

Through a stage? Current.

GlesgaKiss

Have a listen to the start of this though (preferably with headphones on): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44iib...ure=plpp_video

JackClark

Correct, but no where near as spectacular.

Galifrey

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Thanks for the heads up!

Chip

Current , due to technolgical advances over the past 25 years. Group B was so much better to watch though.

Chip

Jimbob

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Agreed, which is why in an age of austerity and low revenues through sponsors, a small amount of manufacturers they should go back to Group B.

As with safety advancements, and technology think of the monsters that would be capable of being made now. They were banned for spectators and bursting into flames, which the new fuel cells would solve, I mean a single wall ally tank directly by a turbo was asking for trouble really, as slightest crash and they`d split.

Bring back a modern group B!!!

joz8968

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The colossal advances in suspension and brake tech are chiefly responsible for today's 300bhp WRC cars being faster through a stage than the 550+ Gp.B monsters.

As above, oh how I'd love to see a modern day Gp.B world rally series.

Thanks OP for this - can't wait!

LUCKO

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGnTa...eature=related

no music on this video, just pure boost and lots of it

joz8968

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5...4...3...2...1...GO!

GlesgaKiss

Fantastic. When men were men!

An0n0m0us

As good as I was hoping it was going to be although also very sad with the deaths that must be remembered.

I'm desperate for rallying to go back to Group B lunacy but with modern safety technology and proper crowd control.

So the question is if you could own an original Group B car which one would you choose? Me, the RS200 purely for the looks (although I wouldn't say no to any of them!)

cjquicksilver

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t16 all the way!

Tony Harrington

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To be honest my Subaru is part of my 'bucket list' but I would have to add the Metro 6R4 there is just something about that car that I can't detach myself from even though it was not the best Group B rally car

An0n0m0us

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2491626.htm

What numpty owns a car like this and never drives it? Criminal!

Flight

Here if you missed it

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...raziest_Years/

davegtt

Stick your Ford where the sun doesnt shine, its all about...

An0n0m0us

what an old heap

Scoob99

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Those Lancia's were awesome, but sod sitting on top of 2 petrol tanks
Cheers
Colin

GlesgaKiss

Did you ever get the chance to see one back in the day?

Brun

I was at Harewood house in 1986

SCD Simon

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Mid 80's in Killer Kielder in the middle of the night with the Group B cars. Unforgettable

Geezer

I remember seeing them in Clocaenog on the '86 RAC. The only way I could describe the performance was 'violent'.

I have watched a lot of rallies in my time, but that ranks as the ultimate, whether today's cars are faster overlal or not. And Ari/Walter/Marku/Henri etc. ,

Michelle Mouton, the ultimate bird? French, fairly good looking, can drive like f*ck, what esle do you need?

Geezer

Brun

..........i suspect a razor for her pits and you'd be about there

An0n0m0us