Group B rally cars (with no techno music)

[SaskE30]

They would never allow cars with that kind of power back into rallying. A lot of drivers from the Group B days have said that driving those cars was terrifying, they were on the edge of control. Really watch that video, they're hardly even touching the damn ground half the time.

One driver, ( I think it was Walter Rohl) said these cars were beginning to get to fast for human thought.

Oddly enough, after a few years, through suspension and drive train development, the group A cars, which replaced group B began to break some of the stage records set by the group b cars even though they were way down on power.
The group A cars were never exciting as the B cars though.

RIP GROUP B.

[Unearth078]

lol at m1

and the lancia's looked like the were just ripping through the track with ease

[Lance Racing]

Audi didn't bother with the Audi motorsport graphics on the #1 car, but did get the basic sponsor stickers on.

They ran a stage at the State Patrol training facility in Shelton, this is an area that was wetted down with sprinklers.



This is at an ORV park, heading out to the peninsula.



This car was so fast sometimes I missed getting it in the frame properly. LOL. I was too quick on the trigger.

[dude8383]

wow thanks for sharing those pics, i love that quality you get with older photos!

[Jand3rson]

If I had seen those S1/Sport quattros in person, I would have had multiple orgasms.

[BützBöb]

if i had seen those s1/sport quattros in person, i would have had multiple orgasms.

amen

[sector6]

bad ass! but were are the bmw's? different class?

[Julien]

group b <3

[mike10562004]

sick

[SamE30e]

I just jizzed

[quickervicar]

I've driven an '85 E2 Quattro and a T16 E2 205 Pug - yes, the proper Group B race cars.

I will say categorically that while the Quattro made more power and blows the Frenchie's doors off for aural appeal, the Pug was faster, better developed and didn't drive like a ludicrously nose-heavy, old, flexing pig.

You weren't trying hard enough. ;)

[Lance Racing]

More Olympus 1985 Pics



Parc Ferme (back in Olympia think):



John Buffom drove the #2 car.

[e30trooper]

that audi was baddass

[Iain]

You weren't trying hard enough.

The Quattro had it in straight line speed, but the 205 handled better and certainly felt less like it was going to tear my face off my body and drag it out via my anus. The Quattro certainly felt like it had more than 650hp, but that was most likely down to its ancient engine set-up (low compression, huge old school turbo, basic fuel/ignition system = huge ramp speeds).

I was probably a giant skirt and was going too soft, but I kinda didn't want to wreck either car considering they were only on loan to me for a magazine article.

The owner of the cars reckons a Ford RS200 Evo would decimate either of them, too. Reckons that between the Delta S4 and the RS200E the Pug and the Audi would have gotten hosed out of the WRC within a season (although who knows what would ahve happened in Group S)

[vlad]

Never gets old. That first shot of the guy with his hands on his head sums it up for me. I can just imagine the look of complete disbelief on his face.

Most spectacular period of motorsports history imo

summs it up perfectly !

Audi S1/Sport quattro = Greatest Rally car of all time. Don't try to disagree with me, because you're wrong.

nice pics, I first saw Buffum in 89 driving the Audi at upstate NY rally, I have to scan those pics, they also had the escort cosworth, Mitsus, Subies, etc.. even the E30 M3 !