Groub B Tribute

Thread in 'Drifting Chat / Pictures / Videos' started by Giveitsomebar, Jul 7, 2006.

  1. Giveitsomebar

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  2. Euge

    Euge Loves Boobies

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    Group B was the bomb. Peugeot 205 T16 and the Audi S1 quattro being two of my favourite cars ever.
     
  3. cptsideways

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    :worthy: :worthy: :worthy: :worthy: :worthy:

    Side exit exhausts, flamage, big wings, noise, real gearboxes, proper drivers, cars you could possibly buy versions of, that was motorsport.
     
  4. DriftLexus

    DriftLexus BDC Scrutineer

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    i agree Group B was great......while it lasted.

    the 6r4 was always a favorite of mine, i remember being at the NEC for its launch the Quattro sport SWB is still by far one of the maddest rally cars built.

    a few years ago i was at Toyota Motorsport in Cologne and was shown the Group B car that Toyota had built, but unfortunatly never got round to racing.......Mk1 mr2 V6 twin turbo, madder than a fish with tits

    there was far more incidents in group b that brought the demise other than the lancia crash....there were a fair few spectators killed aswell!!
     
  5. Euge

    Euge Loves Boobies

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    Was never keen on the 6R4, mind you i do have an eternal for all things rover.

    Your right about the deaths... Group B killed a few people thats for sure..
     
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    yeh always loved group b wish i was born earlyer:cry:
     
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    Im surprised more spectators werent killed, testemant to the drivers skills
     
  10. kam

    kam I've touched Chris Parry

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    Rs200 :worthy:

    Group B was amazing, shame it killed so many people, but its the rawness that should be in motorsport.

    The spectators lining the roads :wack:
     
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    :worthy: :worthy: :worthy:

    Awesome!
    I know they were just too fast to be safe but still amazing to watch
     
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    I recently got Sega GT Online (it was only a fiver) and this car is in it! It is proper crazy. A fair few manufacturers dabled with the Group B rules and missed out/never got round to entering before it imploded.

    Modern WRC cars could do with an extra wallop of power if you ask me. 300 is fairly ordinary.
     
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    drift_gtir 360 Motorsport

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    The great days of old ,

    group B Rally was the best 500hp AWD cars flying around stages like no 2morrow bring it back:nod: :nod: :worthy: , id say the closest we get to it now is rallycross but still no way as good.

    Mats Right the WRC of nower day could do with a lot more power but if you ever get a go in a Full on WRC car it will still give you that worm feeling:worthy: :smash: :smokin: :wack: :nod: :nod: il never forget goin out in a X Prodrive scooby on a test day .

    Cheers Lionel.
     
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    Never heard the audi in the flesh before . that is crazy.

    RS200 for me everytime. If i had a lotto win, i would have a GROUP B collection.
     
  15. Grey_S13

    Grey_S13 USDM Tyte YO!

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    Lancia delta S4 for me still my favorite car of all time i remember seeing a road going version for sale a few years back at walkers garage in yorkshire i think the price tag was in the region of 100k.
     
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    fair bit of torque tho :wave:
     
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    have you got any pics? I couldn`t find any:(


    My dads mate used to rally a 6R4 in ameture champs. I went in it as a passenger on an old airfield, fuck it was fast! Power slides of doom! Then i got a go driving but only in a straight line because he said i`d crash in corners because of the power:wack: I had trouble changing gear in the right place because i couldn`t keep up with the acceleration! H sold it soon after and rallyed a harvey gibbs built RWD fiesta cossy:worthy:
     
  18. Giveitsomebar

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    quite a few of stage rally boys use them still but there mostly point an quirt weapons nowadays :euge:
    6r4's that is :)
     
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    Especially since the US-spec STi's come with 300hp from the factory!
     
  20. Sport Coupe

    Sport Coupe Dori BMW Stylee'

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    Thanks for sharing :thumbs:

    The Audi S1 is in my Top 3 cars ever and having just come back from the Goodwood Festival of Speed where all of these awesome cars flexed their muscle's I can truly say that those video's don’t do the sound justice, but are some consolation to the masters of yester year.
     

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