WRC/Rally Watch: The champions of rallying's craziest decade

[TDS-Reporter]

Group B's uncrowned champion Markku Alen has fond memories of the World Rally Championship's most revered era, despite being stripped of its final title. First shared with Autosport in 2016, it has been reproduced online to celebrate the latest in a series of free episodes from Motorsport.tv's Duke Classic archive reliving the twists and turns that decided the WRC champions of the 1980s

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[spiritofaslan]

https://motorsport.tv/3a90a424-14ed-4814-91b9-21c0403f30c8

It's deadset motorsport porn. Group B .. the days where bonkers shit was almost applauded.

 

[BomberBurton]

These cars were literally animals.
Near double the power of modern cars, with suspension in them that you would find today's KIA's surpass!
No active diff's, no traction/stability control, no ABS, no power steering FFS!
They drove the living shit out of them and the best did it by being able to memorise the track and process info quicker than their competitors, so reacted quicker.

My pic of the cars? Ford RS200 EVO
Up to and exceeding 750bhp in some cases.

 

[spiritofaslan]

For me the Audi Quattro, or the Lancia Delta Integrale. RS200 and Stratos were amazing too. It's hard to really pick just one.

Few years back I attended Rally Australia up at Coffs and they had a genuine Quattro they rolled out for a skid around the special stage. I don't think people realise just how loud those things were.

Lancias acceleration was insane.

Audi just sounded brutal.

 

[BomberBurton]

You're not wrong, the Delta second for me, yet I'd be happy with just one of any of them!

 

[BomberBurton]

Me like, A LOT!

 

[boxer]

Very nice