1Hr 4min 376Mb Divx codecGroup B was introduced by the FIA in 1982 and quickly resulted in cars that blew the lid off anything that had ever raced on gravel in the past. The cars were the most technologically advanced vehicles the world had ever seen, they were lightweight, exceedingly powerful and staggeringly unsafe machines that performed, essentially, like a rally version of a Formula 1 car.
A shame it was allowed altogether. It's a luck there's only a handful of fatalities with the way rally was organized back then.MIKEY_! wrote:kind of a shame it didn't last
Just yesterday two drivers died in rally incident in S2000 car. There are still occasional spectator deaths. Safety cell won't do much out of raceway. It is designed to take a specific kinds of impacts.MIKEY_! wrote:had it lasted longer modern safety features could have been implemented, like safety cells and kevlar fuel tanks etc in my opinion if people are willing to take risks (so long as they don't endanger others) then go for it!
The reality of Group B was that the cars were simply too fast to get them reliably controlled, combine that with the nature of rally stages and the crash is inevitable. I'm not opposed of Group B cars on rally cross circuits but on public roads it's like bicycle racing without helmets. Taking risk is one thing, but the measure of risk should be taken seriously. When you argue that the drivers do not endanger anyone but themselves, don't forget they have families, and don't also forget that there's a codriver in the car.MIKEY_! wrote:Group B was essentially an extreme sport, you may not approve but so long as it's not endangering people who have nothing to do with the sport, it can't legitimately be stopped - BASE jumping is a good (if off-topic) example.
yes you are right...times were reduced by the suspension improvements over the yearsNando wrote:If i´m not mistaken.. the WRC cars of today is way way quicker over a stage then any Group B car?
