However, the RS200 had some unique features, such as adjustable torque split, dual shocks on each corner, and an engine tuned by Bryan Hart, a well-known engine supplier of various F1 teams throughout the 1990s. The car had several features common among other Group B cars, such as four-wheel-drive, a space frame, mid-engine layout, and kevlar bodywork. I might do these Group 4 cars too but first I want to focus on GrB and GrS cars. These cars were rather rare than legends but now you'll see Audi, Lancia, Ford. Homologation never occured after it was announced that the 1986 season would be the last for Group B. Official Group B homologation of the Starion Rally would have come in time for the team to make its debut in world championship rallying with a two car entry on the 1986 Lombard RAC Rally in November. With permanent four-wheel-drive and a 2-litre turbocharged engine, the Starion Rally is a very far cry from the old Lancers. The mechanical specification of the Starion 4WD Rally were very much a large part of Alan Wilkinson's job, to develop a competition configuration for the car that can then be used for the 20 evolutionary models the company needed to build to gain Group B homologation. He came to Team Ralliart via Ford's competition department, Toyota Team Europe and Audi Sport UK, where he was responsible for their very successful Quattro. The team included Alan Wilkinson - an engineer whose rallying credentials are second to none. It was a 4WD, 350 horsepower version of the Mitsubishi Starion, being developed for group B international competition by Andrew Cowan's British-based Ralliart Team. GrB Mazda RX7.rar (2.07 KiB) Downloaded 357 times Mitsubishi Starion Turboīased on the rear wheel drive Mitsubishi flagship, the Starion, the Starion 4WD set out with the goal of winning in group B. Chassis 18847 had 2nd place finish at the '84 Della Lana. Chassis 1881 both won 1st place in the Sicillian Rally Championship in '83 and '84 respectively. Chassis 22409 (pictured) was very successful in multiple major rallies, winning the Marca Trevigiani and Cittŕ de Bassano, driven by Giulio and Pasutti respectively, coming in second in both the Targa Florio and Isola d'Elba driven by Battistolli and second again in the Príncipe de Asturias driven by Tognana.
#Opel manta 400 vs lancia 037 evo 2 pro#
The four Michelotto cars were raced by the Italian Rally team Pro Motor Sport. Just four were constructed by Michelotto over the winter of 1982/’83 to participate in various European Group B rally championships. The mechanical Kugelfischer fuel injection of Group 4 cars was changed to electronic Bosch K-Jetronic while, overall, the Group B variants came out some 30kg heavier because of their stock GRP and steel body panels. Three of the Group B 308's were fitted with QV four-valve engines that produced 310bhp at 8000rpm, the first car (chassis 18869) using a 288bhp two-valve motor. Most were built up by Michelotto of Padova who not only received authorisation from the factory but also got a good deal of back door assistance. GrB BMW M1.rar (973 Bytes) Downloaded 545 times Ferrari 308 GTB The car never competed on a gravel event. It was a good twenty cm wider than anything else competing at the time. Main problems with the car were reliability and size. The car retired from the event but went on to score two second places, one on the 1983 Lyon-Charbonnieres rally and another at the Antibes rally. The car was run by the ORECA team and sponsored by BMW & Motul. Driven by Bernard Béguin, it produced 430Bhp from it's 3.5l 6cyl engine, and weighed 1150kg. The BMW M1 first competed at world championship level on the 1983 Tour of Corsica, the same event as Lancia's 037.
(Group S never officially raced, all cars are extremely rare and there are few more whichĪre belived to exist but they were never really announced officially) *Group B prototypes or never homologated machinesĪudi Mittelmotor Prototype and here and article about it (sadly only in czech, though maybe polish guys can understand a little bit too )īut basically, this is prototype that had engine in middle of the car and was tested in Desná, Czechoslovakia in 1985. However this class is banned since 1987, but you have chance to try these cars too, in your GeneRally.
#Opel manta 400 vs lancia 037 evo 2 drivers#
One of the most famous specifications of rallysport, the beloved and hated Group B and cancelled Group S rallying.įamous drivers like Toivinen, Salonen, Rohrl, Alen, Bettega, Blomquist or Mouton drove these beasts on narrow tarmac roads as well as on blinds crests of Finland.
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