WRC & Group B pictures

[MadMatt]

I just wanted to open that thread to share pictures of the WRC, because gosh it is a spectacular sport! I will start with my own small collection of pictures that I took while I was working:

Spain 2013 Test


GB 2013 Test


GB 2013 Rally


Monte 2014 Test


Monte 2014 Rally


Sweden 2014 Test


Sweden 2014 Rally


Portugal 2014 Test


Portugal 2014 Rally


Argentina 2014 Test


Argentina 2014 Rally


Sardinia 2014 Rally


Poland 2014 Test


Poland 2014 Rally


Finland 2014 Test


Finland 2014 Rally


I then decided to go back to a normal job!

Hope you enjoy!

[MadMatt]

Now few group B pictures I took over the years. Obviously not back when group B really happened but at least the pictures are of better quality thanks to the digital cameras!

Lancia 037 (shot in 2012, Belgium)


Renault 5 Maxi Turbo "Tour de Corse" (shot in 2005, France)


Renault 5 Maxi Turbo (shot in 2005, France)


Renault 5 Maxi Turbo "Tour de Corse" (shot in 2005, France)


Lancia Delta S4 (shot in 2006, Switzerland)


Peugeot 205 T16 (shot in 2005, France)


Lancia 037 (shot in 2006, Corsica)


Audi Quattro A1 (shot in 2007, Switzerland)


Audi Sport Quattro (shot in 2007, Switzerland)


Renault 5 Maxi Turbo (shot in 2006, Switzerland)


Lancia Delta S4 (shot in 2006, Switzerland)


Ford RS200 (shot in 2008, United Kingdom)


Audi Sport Quattro S1 "Pikes Peak" (shot in 2009, Switzerland)


Audi Sport Quattro (shot in 2009, Switzerland)


Peugeot 205 T16 Evo1 (shot in 2010, Finland)


Audi Quattro A1 (shot in 2010, Finland)


Renault 5 Maxi Turbo "Tour de Corse" (shot in 2013, United Kingdom)


Lancia Delta S4 (shot in 2013, United Kingdom)


Toyota Celica Turbo (shot in 2013, United Kingdom)


Nissan 240RS (shot in 2013, United Kingdom)


Ford RS200 (shot in 2013, United Kingtom)


Metro 6R4 (shot in 2013, United Kingdom)


Audi Sport Quattro (shot in 2013, United Kingdom)


Lancia 037 (shot in 2013, United Kingdom)


Ford RS200 (shot in 2013, United Kingdom)


Audi Quattro A1 (shot in 2013, United Kingdom)


Metro 6R4 (shot in 2013, United Kingdom)


Ford RS200 (shot in 2004, Switzerland)


Renault 5 Maxi Turbo (shot in 2004, Switzerland)


Renault 5 Maxi Turbo (shot in 2005, Switzerland)


Peugeot 405 Turbo 16 "Dakar" (shot in 2013, United Kingdom)


Talbot Sunbeam (shot in 2013, United Kingdom)


I will then move on to show pictures of WRC and group B over the years if there is any interest, I know we are on an F1-oriented forum, but some of these cars are the F1 of off-road racing!

[Paul]

Of course there is! Go ahead! =D>

[mep]

Nice pictures, what kind of work did you do there?

[hfo]

Nice pics! Keep 'em coming!

[MadMatt]

Thanks guys!

Mep I was a rally engineer for some well known driver

[Sombrero]

Here some more info about one of the most exotic car competing in group B at the time : the Peugeot 504 pick-up.

http://www.rallye-info.com/carmodel.asp?car=134

http://504rallye.canalblog.com/archives ... 30597.html

http://504rallye.canalblog.com/archives ... 89477.html

http://groupbrally.com/?page_id=38

[MadMatt]

Holy smoke, never heard of that one, fair play for finding it!

[Sombrero]

No pictures, but a nice video for the group B last outing at the Tour de Corse (1986)



For car# and results : http://www.rallyecorse.com/tdc/1986/86.html

It still hurts...

[strad]

Group "B" .. Too Fast Race
http://www.stradsplace.com/VIDEOS/Group ... V%20V9.wmv

[itix]

Shame my old laptop was stolen or I could have shared some pics from last year's Monte Carlo and Germany both of which I I was to.

Not a professional photographer by any means but my ex was, so I should have picked up some skills from her. If I have the opportunity to visit any this year I'll post them here

[BanMeToo]

This is a hillclimb car, not group b but I have to share for anyone who hasn't seen...

[Sombrero]

This is about the transformation of a Lancia Rally 037 group B into a 4-WD "hybrid".

http://www.voltaracing.com/e-037-4wdh.htm









http://www.voltaracing.com/037-4wd-h/e-hybrid-037.pdf

[Gatecrasher]

Great picture of Russell Brookes Sunbeam, awesome that some of these cars are still out there 30 years later.

[Sombrero]