Group B Rally Documentary "Too Fast to Race" 72 minutes

[speedminded]

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"The 'Group B' International Motorsports Category was conceived in the late seventies as a return to the 'good old days' when amateur and factory teams alike could run the same production-based cars in either sports car racing or championship rally events. By the early eighties the class had become the 'Godzilla' of the rally scene and what resulted were the most awesome cars ever seen on the rally stages of the world - 600 horsepower, 4WD, turbocharged monsters that could cover forest, tarmac or gravel stages faster than anything ever seen before or since.

In 1986 the door was slammed shut on the 'F1' cars of mountain and forest roads. Faster and faster cars combined with wilder and crazier crowds meant that within the confines of rally car competition the group B rocket ships were just 'too fast to race'. The legacy of Group B, however, is a whole range of spectacular cars that continue to thrill enthusiasts. Features the Ford RS200, Lancia 037 Rally, Lancia 54, MG Metro 6R4, Peugot 205/T16, Audi Quattro, Renault 5 Turbo, Opel, Citroen. Also the amazing Ferrari 288GTO Evoluzione, Jaguar XJ220 Supercar and Prosche 959 - the car that came closest of all to fulfilling the Group B ethos. It won both the Paris-Dakar and its class in the Le Mans 24 Hours Race! Includes awesome action footage and stunning close-ups."

72 minutes separated in 7 parts.

Part 1 of 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv5Jto1Zdd4


Part 2 of 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_ESpFf3rRo


Part 3 of 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuWZKmSNuLk


Part 4 of 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sw1W73TORs


Part 5 of 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K12Pco31624


Part 6 of 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HAMjeSyTyM


Part 7 of 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmq0KU85SzI

[cjhutch]

Thanks for the links. I'm just starting to get into rally racing and knowing some of the history is really great.