1986 Ford RS200 Group B rally car with driver Ian Gwynne. 72nd Goodwood Members meeting, Sussex
The writing was already on the wall for Group B in the spring of 1986, and it was obvious that in its current form it couldn't continue, but manufacturers were keen on a safety-modified version of the proposed Group S concept as it would allow the freedom of technological development the Group B monsters were famed for, but with power restricted.
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Group B was FIA-sectioned rally championship series that ran from 1982 to 1986. Established as top class in rally racing, it was basically a replacement for both Group 4 (modified grand touring) and Group 5 (touring prototypes) classes.
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Ford had gone a long way to developing the RS 1700T for Group B, a hatchback based on the new front-wheel-drive Mk3 Escort, but that sent drive to the rear wheels. All-wheel drive was the way to go by then, however, and besides, it was a strange message when Ford was trying to convince buyers of the merits of front-wheel drive for its new family hatchback.
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The accident set off a series of events, which lead to the FIA abolishing Group B after the 1986 season. The RS200 EVO went on to have a second life as an absolute monster in Rally Cross. Ken Block, Ford fan and master of the skid, has recently acquired the Ford factory RS200 EVO and it's rumoured to be part of Gymkhana 10.
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History Following the introduction of the MKIII Escort in 1980, Ford Motorsport set about developing a rear-wheel-drive, turbocharged variant of the vehicle that could be entered into competition in Group B rally racing, and dubbed the new vehicle the Escort RS 1700T.
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Having tried and failed to succeed in Group B with the rear-wheel-drive Escort RS1700T in 1983, Ford unveiled the four-wheel-drive RS200, a car purpose-built for rally competition, in late 1985.
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Ford was one of the late-comers to Group B Rally, only officially entering into competition for the final 1986 season. The 1982 inaugural Group B Rally season did feature the Ford RS1800, but it was entered by a private team. It struggled in 1982, and no Ford entered WRC competition (manufacturer or private team) from 1983-1985..
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RS200 — Ford's Group B rally legend book review - Motor Sport Magazine Home » Issues » March 2021 » RS200 — Ford's Group B rally legend book review RS200 — Ford's Group B rally legend book review It was shaping up to take centre stage - until the axe fell. Gordon Cruickshank learns all about Ford's promising RS200
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Having tried and failed to succeed in Group B with the rear-wheel-drive Escort RS1700T in 1983, Ford unveiled the four-wheel-drive RS200, a car purpose-built for rally competition, in late 1985.
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thefordrscars 500 subscribers Subscribe Subscribed 1.4K Share 238K views 10 years ago A helicopter shot of Mark Surer's crash in his RS 200 during the 1986 ADAC Hessen-Rallye. Surer was severely.
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Rare Group B rally car collection headed for auction in Paris Autoblog
Group B was for grand touring (GT) cars with a minimum two seats, redefined as sports grand touring cars in 1986. It combined and replaced Group 3 and Group 4, two grand touring groups already used in rallying, and the production-derived special builds of Group 5 used in circuit racing. [8]
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The RS 200 was Fords Group B challenger and also the last car on the Group B scene. Making its WRC debut on the 1986 Swedish rally where it finished in 3rd p.
Threequarters front view of a 1984, Ford RS 200 Group B, Rally Car, on display at the 2021
Ford's RS200 Group B rally car had mixed results in competition but produced rare and iconic road-going offspring by: evo staff 12 Nov 2019 30 Ask any rally fan to name their favourite era.
1986 Ford RS200 Evo Group B rally car with driver James Avis. 72nd Goodwood Members meeting
RS1700T - Ford's Group B superstar that never was Young- & Oldtimer April 30, 2019 3 min read In the world of rallying - and motorsport as a whole - the Group B era is widely regarded as one of the very best in history. It's not hard to understand why, either.
These 1986 Ford RS200s are Group B homologation at its finest Hagerty Media
On an unusually warm and sunny February afternoon, the Cultivated Collector gave us the keys to two impossibly rare Group B homologation specials: a 1986 Ford RS200 Evolution in race spec, one of.
