Group B Monsters - The Days of Madness

Group B Monsters - The Days of Madness. I decided to do a homage entirely dedicated to the crazy days of rallying with slow-motion footage that shows the madness and beauty of this era in depth.
Music score:
0:43 -- Azure Clouds (by Audio Machine)
1:56 -- Life Chronicles (by Audio Machine)
4:01 -- Dom and Maria (also known as With Sympathy) from Gears of War 2 OST
5:40 -- Aftermath (by Clint Mansell from Smokin´ Aces)

[@Chek63]

Michele Mouton flying past in a quattro in excess of 200 kmh. You could hear this thing screaming in the distance like some hell beast, exploding past where we were standing in a shower of gravel, dirt dust and that howling sound. As the earth settled back into place and you could hear her bellowing off into the distance some guy standing behind me summed it all up when he said "I think I'm in love".

[@sammutsjc3547]

Michelle mouton audi quattro

[@skunkbucket9408]

I never got to see Michele drive Group B, but I was there when she and her Audi Quattro set a new overall record at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. She was, and is, the real deal.

[@breakshot7451]

i had the honour getting blown bye and away from her as a kid. i stood on the entry of a corner at the metz ralley, on every car blowing bye i saw breaklights shining before the corner, not on micheles audi, i remember this till these days

[@bumfluffmcregor3730]

Till they met the lancias ....

[@gyishin]

Which made, "WRC is for boys, Group B was for men" kinda stupid nah?

[@Cookiecreamisoreonice]

One might say its selfish to value someone's greatness by admiring their willingness to brush with death, but it sure makes a finer spectacle than watching who has the richest father go round in circles.

[@_MD_D]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@tycorcoran6965]

I was lucky to walk this earth and see some of the greatest cars to be raced and rallied. Sorry folks if you never saw group B for real, or when the 917 raced at Le Mans, Stefan Bellof, Henry Toivonen or Ayrton Senna. The 1000hp F1 cars, Group B or the best time in sports car racing.... Thanks dad, you gave me the best gift of all, a love of motor sport...

[@paulcaswell2813]

Finest cars I've ever seen: S4; 956; and BT52. In hindsight (I'm 60 now), I was bloody lucky.

[@kayzenl7911]

@@paulcaswell2813 yes you were, I'm 20 and motorsport is dying so hard if we look back to what it was 30 years ago

[@paulcaswell2813]

Two moments when I knew the end was nigh for the motorsport I loved: Audi pulling out of rallying after the Toivonen tragedy, and turbos being banned in the year following the MP4/4's brilliant 1988 season. Thank god we've still got hillclimbing where the FIA can't meddle with their ugly mitts...

[@kayzenl7911]

@@paulcaswell2813 I would say that all electronics stuffs killed what motorsport was back in the days..

[@duartesimoes508]

I remember perfectly well every day they all died. More so Ayrton Senna. The day he died I was working as Air traffic Controller in Cascais, near Lisbon. We received a phone call and it was his Fiancée, Adriana Galisteu, crying on the phone. She was 15 km away in Sintra and wanted a jet to depart to Imola immediately. We did arrange a Citation in no time and a Flight Plan was filled, but for some reason she never showed up...

[@Arrogantambassador965]

whenever i hear the word "Group B" .... it gives me the chills...

[@zeyzerx3722]

When my teacher said "Group B gets a point" whenever we do groups and shit, i get excited imao

[@serialdrunkdriver]

No One that is nerdy af lmao

[@zeyzerx3722]

+lolyermad not a nerd tho.

[@hermanman8235]

(BEAST) with unrestricted POWER and SPEED

[@SRAMEK]

"The days when motorsport ruled the world"

[@rolux4853]

@Roger B. man I’m jealous of these cars! Only a few people are so gifted that they can afford such a beast as their first car! Also having an Audi Quattro in the family is just amazing!

[@manuelrdz.2246]

Group B: Where the cars were demons, and the drivers... were gods!

[@Big1_]

+Manuel Rdz. Why Demons? actually we have more fast rally cars.

[@AddyRyan66]

+Survivalist sssshhhhh..this is the big boy section

[@antoniocoelho5168]

+Survivalist yeah, with all that technological help. believe me, then was raw power, lots of power....today i do still am a rallye fan, but "the days of thunder" were just...insane. i know what i am talking about, i was there

[@AntonioSantos-no4hw]

+Survivalist more fast? faster? lollllll Electronicly faster...like 200 to 300hp max. Audi s1 alone had 710hp, no assisted steering. pure and raw power...All they needed to control them were big ass arms, anf lots of sync between their feet and hands. resuming. PURE SKILL. not like nowadays...u really dont know what you talking about. i was there, i saw with my own eyes these beats and the PILOTS taming them...If u ever saw this live youll be crazy...believe me

[@suryathekkath2805]

+Antonio Santos Do you think a modern WRC driver wouldn't be able to drive a group B car just as fast as rally drivers in the '80s? Drivers today have incredible skill, having modern rally cars simply means that they'll go even faster while still pushing themselves just as hard as the '80s drivers. Group B cars were exciting thanks to the engines and the driving style, but the drivers weren't any better than modern WRC drivers.

[@57F100]

Random person: why are you crying? Me: you wouldn't get it.

[@Tuxcz]

As Jeremy Clarkson said it, non-car people will never get what you can feel with cars.

[@musography6958]

It says 'WRC is for boys and Group B was for men' in the opening titles.... then we immediately get a shot of Michelle Mouton, one of the best Group B drivers of all time..... and then i read your comment which just highlights the sexism in this sport!

[@57F100]

@@musography6958 I'll fix it then, goddamn. I didn't mean it that way

[@musography6958]

Nice one dude! I wasn't having a go at you, it just annoys me when Michelle Mouton is conveniently ignored. But yeah, this video brings tears to my eyes also ;)

[@VIDEOSdeJOAOSOUSA]

You got that right.

[@maarten18790]

Group B died, The revolution in Motorsport died, But the community never will!

[@ttv_neon7892]

My dad told me, group B wasn’t men or women, it was demons, racing against the devil for another week in the human world, and they never wanted to go home. Amazing edit it’s truly was a wonder to watch.. and my ears appreciated the music that you chose to show the power and elegance this racing was

[@etiennevanwyk5079]

The drivers of the Group B cars were the last true road warriors, driving on the ragged edge of what is humanly possible, every last one of them will tell you Group B was the highlight of their lives, what else could match it afterwards?

[@AndrewLewer90]

***** Dont forget TT racers :)

[@SparrowNoblePoland]

Drivers are one thing, but another is the condition of citizen back then. Just look at it. No safety tapes, no marshalls, people standing on the road. Rally would lead through a city center, next to a cafe garden. And people could stand anywhere they wanted and risk their lives if they wanted to. Those were free people. Free to decide what to do with their lives. Today? Today you must wear seatbelts, or you get a ticket, on rallies you are told like a little child where you can stand and where can't and on some events it's not even allowed to help the crews that went out of the road.

[@combativeThinker]

@@SparrowNoblePoland The erosion of our freedom for “safety”… It sickens me.

[@alfpetzer5812]

You are confusing 'health&safety' with politics guys. Try again.

[@nepicness]

@@alfpetzer5812 when you make someone be safe, it’s politics.

[@anne-mariarothenstein2489]

Unrivalled, never repeated, unique. The golden days of Group B. Only a handful of drivers were able to REALLY drive them. Alen, Kankkunen, Roehrl, Blomquvist, Salonen etc etc Yes tragic as well - see Henry Toivonen and Sergio Cresta. But the fascination of riding on a cannon ball pushed the fear out of their minds... But the sheer brutality of these cars was absolutely unique. Spectators unfortunately crazy , but then, who can blame them. Those who were there and experienced Group B know what I am talking about and will never forget it. I doubt they will be there nowadays to watch. Of course todays drivers are on a different planet compared to the ordinary motorist, but the cars... a lukewarm example for a rally car compared to a S1, Delta S4 , 205 T16 Evo, RS 200, Metro 6 R4 etc...

[@sloanienz]

Even Group A feels like a warm memory compared to the current generation of spec-buggies. I miss the excitement of seeing rally cars on the road every day - it made life interesting for the 360 days a year the WRC wasn't in town.

[@adamoconnor8764]

Never forget Michele Mouton.

[@KitFireburn]

Racing is a passion just like art, the artist has his brush, the drivers had their cars, the artist has his canvas, the dirt was the canvas of whence these drivers lived out their wildest dreams and worst nightmares. Those who pushed themselves and their machines to the limit, racing with a passion that was nothing short of infinite. Group B will live on forever in the hearts of all of us, we will never forget the brave men and women who put their lives on a razors edge for our entertainment.

[@Prunifer]

Please do more like this, it oils my soul. Some people cry to titanic, I cry to this..

[@CommieGIR]

"WRC is for boys, Group B was for MEN...and Women" Audi had a hell of a woman driver, Michelle Mouton

[@CommieGIR]

pudransemarikas No words for your level of idiocy. None.

[@SGR_Blackout]

pudransemarikas She was a top driver, for ANY woman. She rocked the world of how we look at women today. They are fearless, and they show what they are made of. You, if drove one of them, I guarantee you would be crying your eyes out because of the speed these monsters dished out.

[@user-zr5xz3mn2s]

" Audi S1 была настолько хороша,что на ней может победить даже обезьяна!"(С) Цитата соперников ))) Впервые проехав (вне зачёта,нулевым экипажем), Ауди "привезла" вагон времени победителю.Начало эпохи 4/4 в ралли...

[@silvergirnuz]

Let's see how you would do racing in a 500bhp audi on roads that are no bigger than a pavement. Pfft on you, get lost pretender...

[@gpsmodul6660]

Stephen Kraus Ab 5:47 warum flattert die Motorhaube vom DKW? Ist der so instabil?

[@ninjaswordtothehead]

Let us not forget the cameramen who caught this amazing footage. Makes you understand why people stood so close.

[@JimAirPlanespotting]

In group b,the tyre walls was humans...

[@pxel8198]

Hella dumb humans

[@somal1anwarlord197]

@@pxel8198 But they truly lived their lifes!

[@JimAirPlanespotting]

@MagicStick 7 years still here lmao

[@stupask3834]

The engineering that went into those cars at the time was amazing. Slow motion makes this look even more graceful. Such skill. I saw it first hand as a teenager in the UK. Still amazing.

[@chico0326]

I miss the Lancias in their glorious Martini Liveries....

[@matteopisanello7787]

When lancia made cars for men 😥

[@peterwilles7227]

The 037 martini and also the stratos alitalia are one off the best looking cars ever made

[@friendlypiranha774]

@@peterwilles7227, also the Fiat 131 in Alitalia livery was absolutely beautiful. And of course the Porsche 911's in Martini livery (East Africa Safari Rally 1978).

[@faustot8272]

Hanno fatto fuori la Lancia e ingrassato l'Alitalia invece del contrario.... Comunque grazie algoritmo di KZbin per ste perle decennali

[@matteopisanello7787]

@@faustot8272 brutalmente vero

[@silentblackhole]

I was born in 86. I didn't even know this in it's day and I still got chills. Absolute madness, but still beautiful...

[@TheJkghfg]

You sir, have made a fucking magical video. Well done.

[@matthiaskrapf8741]

very nice well done thx for this video

[@Yzrej.]

(*)

[@harryzet5797]

the orinal footage was filmed by austrian helmut deimel. you still can buy the dvd`s

[@DAGATHire]

how can you possible say this is a magical video? its utter complete garbage

[@harryzet5797]

@@DAGATHire then show us your videos, clown

[@RaLoPL]

The more Group B footage i watch the more i say to myself: How did we become so afraid to risk and push the limits to the extreme? Not only in racing but also irl. Like, today you have so much safety standards in a lot of aspects to meet that it simply makes pushing the boundaries of whats possible, innovative, daring, difficult.

[@KreskizKi]

Eee, because people generally prefer to be alive and don't want to live in fear of death just to watch their hobby? I thought it's quite obvious

[@Roboscan]

I've watched this video hundreds of times, I can't get sick of it. My man, you created a masterpiece.

[@goncalodvd]

The very fisrt rally car I saw was the 205 T16 driven by Timmo Salonen on its way to victory in Portugal. The noise of the car, the noise of the crowd, the flames coming out of the exhaust as it shifted are memories implanted in my head forever. Group B was absolute madness not just for the drivers but for the crowd too ... A few years ago in Algarve I saw a Quattro driven by Waldegard and the adrenaline just pumped up again, followed by Ari in a T16. They were opening the road for the WRC and they were STILL the highligth of the day !! :)

[@stevemcilroy9518]

Being an old git, I can say, this is what got me hooked 40 years ago. These cars had so much grunt, and not a lot of brakes compared to power, very brave drivers and co-drivers, mental spectators, characters in every team, RAC Rallies with glowing brake discs at night, and the 1000 lakes ( Finland). We have lost some great names, but we all keep them alive in our memories, great video guys.

[@dusankocisevic6823]

So true, man……. 🙏🙏

[@Cutter_Number_30]

Those cars must have been built well. You see the suspension bottom out, the chassis twist, and you here those engines scream. They were tough, and so were there drivers who I respect for there skill to keep those monsters on the road. Good video.

[@geigoir]

Nijal Young 'Road'

[@norseman__]

***** How isn't it a road?

[@geigoir]

Bumbus Rumbledore It was a joke.

[@norseman__]

***** Well, you forgot the humor.

[@norseman__]

***** Ok? I know all about dirt roads. Half of the roads out my way are dirt or gravel. I don't need an explanation. I do understand that you obviously wouldn't know about roads near me, though. And I also understand that rally has different terrains throughout each stage. Rally isn't a new thing to me. I have cars going past my house every year. Guys like Ken Block and Travis Pastrana.

[@23SystemSound]

Im crying for this, group b was the most beautiful thing on the world... RESPECT!

[@aiglestef]

In the 80's I attended the Monte Carlo Rally several times because it passes through my region, I can tell you that when the monsters of the road arrived and passed near you your whole body felt the vibrations of the sound of engines and exhausts, smth incredible... raised your adrenaline levels!

[@def0rm0]

I saw a random group b vid of Michele Mouton and cried. Watching beautifully designed vehicles pushing the limits really gets to me. A day later at work, I asked my coworker randomly if he's into rally cars. He said rally racing is the only kinda car racing he's into and to check out group b. I told him that's what I spent all night looking at. We started dating a few months later.

[@rns_nickitoloko_psn5775]

Lucky gal

[@pauleverest1774]

Greatest era of proper motorsport! Great cars and skiled drivers! Puts f1 to shame!

[@jobkibuga8268]

Nowadays f1 is just full of soft spoiled brats

[@nextlaunch1]

@@jobkibuga8268 why does every motorsport video end up in people trashing F1

[@centralnysasquatch37dogman69]

These group B, Full Sprint cars and Nitro Drag where it was at and still is for skill. Formula off-road and things alike are respectable also!

[@celtisafricana4984]

@@nextlaunch1 🤪 because it's like shooting fish in a barrel...

[@honeybadger1656]

@@nextlaunch1 f1 these days is like soccer. Group b is like motorcross.

[@user-cw8lo3cf1s]

The transition where the cinematic music cuts in from the drivers to the car footage around the 2:00 mark sends chills down my spine every single time. Long Live Group B.

[@MontyMonty-vn3hp]

Amazing video .. I had the privilege of seeing these beasts flat out through the forests in England and Wales several times , it was magical and very emotional, the noise the speed . I miss those days .

[@Jason-im3pz]

This really was the height of Motorsport. In the rallying world you had group b, formula one was the best it ever was, touring cars were spectacular to watch and motocross was also throwing out the big bore two strokes. What an era, wish I could of seen it first hand...

[@samleyton5316]

And don't forget the mindblowing pilots of the 500cc motorcycle world championship

[@philnewstead5388]

We also had group C in endurance racing. Definitely a golden era of motorsport, it's very sanitised these days.

[@paulcaswell2813]

@@philnewstead5388 Re Group C - Bellof's 1985 Nurburgring lap record in the 962 has only finally been beaten in the last couple of years. Says much for the cars of the '80s.

[@AllMussei]

Everytime I want to cry or have an explosion of emotions, I watch this...

[@gurtsmunta1]

I was actually moved by this film ,I was 18 during this time of motor sport ,I wonder what beasts would be roaming the forests today if group B was not banned?

[@petocompi5413]

cant even imagine...

[@KORUN666]

it was magical, when i watch thoses videos i have so much memories, goose bumps, being on the Turini by night, waiting and then from far away, a engine , you can here him for few minutes before the car just fly in the curve and it's done..next , Mille lac, Corsica, it was the best time believe me.

[@caseygoodwin8612]

1800HP Audi S8 Quattro's? We can dream.

[@richardtpgusa7236]

I'm just an old has been. People say "Power is nothing without control" I say "Control is nothing without power" those who have driven and those who have been banned, know what I say. Thanks for this clip, it's where Heroes go to die. God bless and stay safe. 09/2021

[@volt8684]

Standing in the centre of a pitch black clocaenog forest mid wales as a 20yr old, then out the darkness was the thunderous, nerve wrangling, hairs up on end sound of a group B rally car coming then the lights as they came was an experience and a half. Terrifying and exhilarating at the same time. The cars then the god drivers. I am 63 now and have never forgotten. Nor have i forgotten the drive home when everybody turned into a rally driver in their rubbish cars😂

[@IGlooZG]

This video haunts me, as well as it makes me sad and happy at the same time. Looking back to when I was a kid and was watching all those late night Rally reports on sports televisions of that era, I remember the sheer fascination and respect that I felt about those guys crammed ever so tightly in the cockpits. No safety instructions. No unnecessary meetings, and no politics. Just drive like hell and live to drive another day. If I had to pick one video that made me want to laugh and cry at the same time, I really think that this would be the one that I´d choose. The music, the sequences, and that hauntingly beautiful slow-motion scenes really are beyond words... Thanks to the author for this kind and beautiful tribute to one of the greatest era of passion and craziness. You´ve really made my day (again).

[@TheALNURO1]

Watching this video is like watch Rush, the songs, the Cars! OH GOD! God bless the Motorsport!!!

[@yohananilanilian2708]

Group B made the best race car footage of history and demonstrated the purest form of passion towards racing .

[@TheMadSqu]

i still come back to this vid every now and then. I am not gonna lie. I get goosebumbs and watered eyes all the time. Perfectly put together. Thank you for this!

[@TheMadSqu]

Lol, looks I have last been here 6 Months ago. Writing this with watered eyes it sure still works for me.

[@bigsteveoful]

class piece of music, very fitting, groupB was awesome

[@ryanwhite9103]

Every one just email the FIA with the words money and group b, they will bring it back in a flash

[@albertob2205]

Privilegiato , parecchio privilegiato . Questo è chi ha potuto assistere dal vero alle gesta di questi piloti con queste vetture . Io sono fra questi .

[@jsb7429]

I was 12 when I watched these immortal machines race in action. Audi, Lancia, Opel, Peuguot, Toyota. What an era my friends, what a spectacle!!! This will never come back. Makes me long to go back in time. Only if I could. Love and respect.

[@nickmcarr617]

Um, men - and Michelle Mouton.

[@Namburiadityasairam2605]

nick mcarr she’s a fucking monster not a human!!!

[@ShopeeMarketteam]

She's just a manly woman then

[@t-rexalexrally6829]

Beautiful Video! Group B are amazing! These cars will live forever!

[@Seeker-wq8jc]

By far one of the coolest racing scenes to ever exist. Insanely powerful cars, in the 1980s, nothing but twists and turns, and hills to go soaring over. Rally racing is one thing, but you had to be INSANE to take it to this level. Perhaps its demise was for the better - Group B was incredibly dangerous - but it also marked the demise of quite possibly the most exciting rally racing there will ever be. I mean, every video I see on this, it just impresses me, watching those car SAIL over hills and smash into the ground, bouncing back up so hard the cars come back off the ground. Every corner is a drift as the car kicks out, and then just rockets off at a blistering speed, making your ears bleed as they do. RIP the guys who lost their lives from the inevitable crashes, but I bet if their spirits could talk, they'd say they had a hell of a lot of fun doing it, and would do it again if they could.

[@AllMussei]

after 12 years, still crying while watching this god tier masterpiece.

[@eriksuckow3416]

Das video ist echt klasse mir ging es richtig unter die haut ..... Group b i miss you ....

[@haakonrexilius2294]

Mir auch...es war die Zeit der heros und sie wurde nur durch scheiss Fans beendet

[@roddas26]

Wish this had engine sound, instead of music. Otherwise completely brilliant.

[@beeble2003]

Can't really do original sound in slow motion.

[@stevus06]

@@beeble2003 the video would’ve been completely fine without the slow motion. That was also annoying, second to the music. I really expected more of an old school 80s type documentary

[@bigchungus1848]

0:26 that’s literally a human heart beating……

[@paulcaswell2813]

@@stevus06 Plenty of those online...

[@whalleyrangeblue]

I started working for Peugeot/Talbot in 1986 and the timing couldn’t have been better! The hot hatches were all the rage and the 205 GTI the business, but, the 205 Turbo 16 was magical. We had one in our showroom for a short time and our boss insisted it didn’t get cleaned! He wanted the mud still on it from the rally for authenticity!

[@paulcaswell2813]

Maranello still owns a 330P4 that won the Daytona 24 hours in '67. The muck and stone damage is still there, just as it was when the car finished!

[@ncgsc]

Thank you for honoring the Legends of group B with this masterpiece doc👏🏻

[@mateagoston7113]

Many people said that F1 cars were boring compared to these cars at that time. But in 1984-86 F1 cars were also lived theirs beast age with 1000+ hp engines. Interesting...

[@scottgooseman]

Máté Ágoston all car back then wear much better

[@M2orNot]

Thing is that the engines made that horsepower in qualifying trim. These monsters right here could be cold started, were meant not to explode and STILL had outputs of 500-600 hp, which is about as much (or a bit less) as a F1 car during the race. That was the golden age of rallying. Not F1.

[@KORUN666]

yep, but B. Eclestone wants every race track updated every year for the new F1 cars, instead of the GrB which was more and more powerful, but the road didn't change at all, I've been on the road from Gr4 (M.Mouton with the Fiat 131Abarth) to the end of Grb, go in Corsica and watch them going flat out with those cars, were a few years before it was ''acceptable'', Toivonen has paid the highest price , that's why all pilots from this Era are Legend today.

[@miguelferrandisperez5705]

when security was aside, we live in a retarded world

[@MrGOLDENSHOT25]

Máté Ágoston Motor sport in general was in a golden age during 80s and 90s. The racing of yesterday, not the cars but the actual racing was so much more exciting. I'll watch highlights of the week but for modern motor sport, even rally, I get no real joy out of watching the whole event - Yet I can sit down and watch an entire NASCAR race (of all things) from 1989 and be on the edge of my seat the whole time. IDK, I can't exactly put my finger on what makes it different, it can't really be nostalgia as I'm 20, the best way I can describe it... gonna catch some hate for this - Racing has lost its soul. Maybe it's safety, maybe it's the drivers or the rules, but modern racing, even rally just feels like a parade to me. Just my opinion of course.

[@GreatWagersOfAnime]

This is the second time I've favorited and liked this video. I'll do it again if I have to, and again, and again after that. This is one of the great masterpieces on KZbin. Thank you for bringing it back.

[@DAGATHire]

its shit

[@APCJunky]

...watching a 6R4 come out of a tight 90 degree bend on tarmac - and pick the front wheels up off the ground as it accelerated - from about 30 feet away - that image is fixed in my memory as one of the most awsome things I have ever seen in person, sometimes...just sometimes its good to be old...

[@abisommeren6151]

So heftig wunderbar.. Autos, Männer, dies waren noch Charakteren, bewundernd, bestaunt, faszinierend und unvergessen...

[@ShelbyGT500001]

In the 80's motorsport was about fun, about racing, group B was crazy, but oh my god i wish to go back in time. I was born in 1992 so i missed this. Today it is only about rules, it is so fucking boring, but it is not only the rally, formula 1 is the same boring shit. Pikes Peak was always on the gravel, today everywhere tarmac. Nonsense rules and decisions totally killed whole motorsport.

[@maarten18790]

Precisely!! I have exactly the same feeling. sad that i wasn't born earlier..

[@Retroschaft]

Amazing.

[@Mikemcoupe]

Man and machine fully engaged in a superb ballet... awesome courage and skill. Brutal and powerful.

[@hermanman8235]

The time when unlimited power and speed are legal and in response the spectator jumps in joy...I just hope group (BEAST)B rallying will come again.

[@promaxiv]

Videos made bij amjayes are the best videos on youtube. It gives me goosebumps every single time!

[@ramosel]

Hell YEAH!! When motorsport was an all out assault on Technology and speed...

[@jnbraga67]

Portugal 1986, Lagoa Azul special stage near Sintra.The crowd gathered on the limits of the rugged tarmac to see the latest skilled drivers with their group B monster rally cars. I was 16 years old at the time and went to see the same spectacle as everybody else. We knew when the first contender was approaching such was tremendous roaring of those cars, specially the inline 5 of the Audi Quattro S1, what a monster! If I’m not wrong it was Timo Salonnen with his Peugeot 205 T16 the first to run. It’s impossible to put into words the gigantic impression of power delivered by the passing of those cars. The next few drivers passed and then...silence. Me and some friends waited anxiously a few 300 meters ahead the Joaquim Santos accident location that took the lives of 3 spectators and injured 30 more. A few minutes later the news arrived. We knew it was a matter of time for a tragedy like that to happen. Those were really crazy times...and spectators! But what an era!! I’ll never forget it! Thanks for this great video , even if no video can reproduce the thrill of seeing the action on location.

[@gpsmodul6660]

Peugeot 205 T16 forever 😍

[@IvkoPivko12tka]

Awesome, one of the best videos I´ve seen !! Love Peugeot 205 ;)

[@eberbacher007]

amazing piece of film, i also would have never thought that a racing video with music could be better than any racing video with real soulds, but this video clearly proves that such things exist

[@ninnyafluffy]

play the eve of the war with this video... its just awesome

[@EMNemesis]

Group B is like raw and wild. Those who witness up close and experience will never be the same as watching these historic records, but as a reminder how good those days were.

[@nagyfagyotthal57]

The most beautyful video , what i've ever seen in my life! This is real love RALLYING

[@SGR_Blackout]

Such a beautiful tribute. "WRC is for boys. Group B was for MEN..." Group B- Gone, but never forgotten.

[@Animalmother80]

Opinion: Every single frame of this video could be used as desktop wallpaper. Thank you for such a beautiful hommage to the touhgest rally series ever driven by mankind.

[@IGlooZGB]

I have watched it many times before, and I really must say that this video is still absolutely amazing. Got goosebumps...again... ...and surely I´ll have them after watching it again in a few weeks or months time. Kudos to the author.

[@joshiffert6313]

Sublime!!!

[@rolfdejonge3915]

Great! Thanx! @ ;-)

[@Struppigoescrazy]

The time when the rally wanted to enter the F1. Everything was allowed. Only the drivers and spectators had to suffer. I love the pictures from my childhood, I still love the Rally today...but it should never again become the way I learned to love it!

[@PaddyMcQueen]

76 wrc drivers watched this video... Epic montage !!! Subscribed for sure! Keep up the good work... and missing the golden era of motorsport.

[@shakalpb1164]

The one we will always remember

[@OctasLP]

Group B 4ever

[@amosagapao6347]

Oh my god, my eyes was opened.. the legendary Group B is the best

[@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002]

That is the best thumbnail I’ve ever seen. The car driving through the camera tripod 😂

[@MrMarkpark]

The great part about Rally is the speed. These slow motion tributes do it zero justice

[@AllMussei]

+MrMarkpark nope.

[@AllMussei]

+MrMarkpark LOOK AT THAT DAMN DRIFT 5:13 I CRY EVERYTIME!

[@piirakkaliisa8340]

+MrMarkpark then stop crying and go to see a video about speed

[@AllMussei]

+Filip Hellquist SASe 3:14 = countersteering = drift

[@MrGOLDENSHOT25]

+Ruan Phablo typically rally cars powerslide but in that case you're right and boy oh boy is it a beautiful drift.

[@radouaneterrab36]

Group B will never come back, cars now has more assistance ( ABS,ESP............) & the drivers are more top model than rally driver

[@sloanienz]

Radouane Terrab The rally cars don't run electronic aids like ABS or stability control.

[@Rekcoj]

Radouane Terrab it´ll never come back because there arent any men like them in motorsports anymore. they´re all to "weak", safety first and all that crap.

[@sloanienz]

Jocker It's not an either/or choice. You can have powerful cars (The RallyX cars have the same output as some of the Group B cars) and safety together. The thing that makes it is a high-profile series and decent drivers and cars with some road-relevance. The current ones don't have that and all look the same.

[@JUNIOR43950]

even with all this things they still lose control....that's so sad.

[@stephanem.2921]

Michèle Mouton as a french pilot in Audi Group B. Everything was possible in that Time… I still remembered Ari Vatanen in 205 T16 when I was 9 or 10. It was ….. huge. Incredible sounds, vibrations, fast speed, gasoline and clutch smells and no safety rules for spectators. Another time, With real sensations.

[@psavel274]

Great video showcasing one of my favorite times of racing! I still love the 20v 5cyl quattro coupes, and to this day they are still one of the cars I'd absolutely love to own. Nice work, and thank you for sharing! 👍👍

[@krystianwalczuk462]

I wish to see them again in action

[@somal1anwarlord197]

It Austria we have an Event thats calles "Rally-Legenden" (Rally-Legends) and they don't just casually drive them on the street...

[@TK2.2]

you have copied this video from one guy and you just only chanched the music and slowed down this footage

[@Wolfdings]

My dad was a ralley driver in the 70s and I really was into Group B in the 80s and loved it ever since, but never had I seen this beautiful footage! You surely created a masterpiece there!

[@tr3ynag4ta]

Rallying is a different type of sport. Not even like the gracefulness of drifting, it is rough, and it is raw, but the beauty is seen through the skills each of those drivers had. It is essentially an art 💯 to see how those nimble machines glide across the earthly roads, its an amazing sight! Those drivers were fearless, and they openly embraced every challenge, and risk that was infront of them. To see the fans by the sidelines cheering, those were the days!

[@AntonioSantos-no4hw]

GROUP B - THE DAYS OF SKILL

[@esimagesnet]

Antonio, Portugal,are you related ?

[@9118693223]

these were war machines, not cars...

[@lordporcupine8767]

I remember seeing Michelle Mouton blast past in me when I was a kid in 1982 or 83 in the safari rally, west of Mombasa. Man what a sound,what a Car…38 years later I finally bought an Audi Quattro.

[@misujerr]

Over 10 years old but was just served up to me. Very well done, thank you!

[@ErikGPL]

I disagree, WRC is for men. Group B was for extremely brave men.

[@1959rui1]

Bravo! You said... All !!

[@ErikGPL]

+Legio XXI Rapax If todays WRC drivers could drive faster Group B cars I'm sure they would. It's just the times that have changed, not the drivers mentalities.

[@ErikGPL]

Just as guys like Jackie Stewart were complaining about safety in the sixties. I don't think you would consider Jackie Stewart a coward or what? Not all drivers are the same.

[@ivangadingaurelius7168]

Erik2Ammo i disagree with your disagreement

[@paulcaswell2813]

And a woman...

[@socialghost4400]

"WRC is for boys. - Group B is for men." ...plays the gayest music ever over the entire video instead of letting up hear the engines.

[@socialghost4400]

Yup, welcome to the internet!

[@TheTorakka]

***** Neither of you 2 were there to see the dead so you don't GET IT. Nor you were there to hear them live. Go back to kindergarden or where the hell you did pop up here anyway. R.I.P my friend. Henri.

[@paulcaswell2813]

And how does one provide correct sounds in slow-motion???

[@golsonmoldon9455]

Watching the evolution of group b through its short life span, I am reminded of the beauty of what can be lost, learned and achieved when unstructured chaos is allowed to grow unexploited and bloom. Well done, thank you for uploading! Next, with respect, perhaps less mourning, drama and chamber music, and more raw guttural roars, first hand terrifying speeds, and facial expressions of 100% pure life pushed to its limits. Cheers

[@vr6swp]

I love this grainy, gritty 16mm film in slow-motion. It's also fun watching the crowds standing too close to the course getting peppered with rocks and dirt clods.

[@chriskitchen3913]

I was born in 99 but still think this was the coolest motorsport to ever existed

[@cj90014]

Glorious days of racing. I was lucky to watch this sport. Will never happen again. It's a shame.

[@paolowilblu]

Simply the best,thanks..

[@tosminato]

It's one of the very rare video where the music sublimates the content of the video. The music is absolutely well fitted regarding the atmosphere from the video. Thanks a lot.

[@triplebuses955]

wonderful video, well done! a distant time when pilots fought against their machine devoid of any electronic aid, which would have been necessary given the brutal power of the monsters. Nostalgia when you hold us...