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by wickedwillie on January 12th, 2005

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Why was Group B rally racing stopped after 1986?

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  • by The Leningrad Cowboy on January 14th, 2005

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    From http://www.stormloader.com/groupb/history.html

    The end of Group B

    The pace of technology in Group B was astounding, but FISA was planning Group S. Group S was to be a class which would allow manufacturers to produce highly futuristic cars, and only ten copies would be required for homologation. However, the inevitable finally happened: during the 1986 Port Wine rally in Portugal, a Ford RS200 left the road on a spectator stage, killing three and injuring dozens; after the crash, all the works teams withdrew from the rally. But the final blow for Group B came on May 4, 1986.

    Lancia's lead driver, Henri Toivonen, was dominating the 1986 championship and the Tour de Corse rally when his S4 left the road during a twisty tarmac stage. The car went off the edge of the road, hitting trees and rocks while sliding down a hillside. Toivonen and his navigator, Sergio Cresto, were killed. There were no witnesses to the crash, and the subsequent fire completely destroyed the car, leaving the remains unrecognizable as a vehicle. The heat from the fire was so intense that all that remained of the car was a blackened space frame. Group B and Group S were instantly cancelled for the 1987 season; Ford and Audi withdrew from Group B immediately. The other works teams decided to see the season out.

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    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_B is another good article on group B.

      Shabba

      by Shabba on November 18th, 2005

    • I have been to the Storm Loader Site many times. It is a very accruate source of information for Group B Rally Cars.

      Skullcrusher

      by Skullcrusher on September 14th, 2006

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