Too Fast To Race - The Full Story of the 'Group B' Racing & Rally Sports Cars

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 race 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 today.
Features include the Ford RS200, Lancia 037 Rally, Lancia S4, MG Metro 6R4, Peugeot 205/T16, Audi Quattro, Renault 5 Turbo, Opel, Citroen also the amazing Ferrari 288GTO Evoluzione, Jaguar XJ220 supercar and Porsche 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 Hour Race! Includes awesome action footage and stunning close-ups.
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[@marcueffing]

Group B Rally, Formula 1 Turbo, Group C…the 80s were the golden age of motorsports

[@Inazuma68]

My words 👌👍

[@CoasterMan13Official]

Don't forget the Aero wars in NASCAR.

[@pasteghost428]

The golden age of civilization as well

[@mikeforester3963]

I vaguely remember being a little boy age 8-10 when I was glued to the TV tube in the living room at weekend afternoons when these Rallyes were broadcast. Rallye was No.1 excitement due to the exotic and ever changing landscape, closely followed by the endurance horror of 24hrs Le Mans with their insane prototypes. Those were the Days of Thunder, man.

[@ozahmed4523]

That MG Metro is insane. I have driven it virtually on Forza Horizon.

[@ChristianKearns-jh2zq]

We will never see these days again!!!

[@igo580]

This intro is magnificent

[@PorscheWilliamsformulaone2026]

How about you give a documentary of the group a rally in the 90s That era was legendary!!!

[@MayheM_72]

The crazy thing about the Quattro is that, other than the wings and spoilers, it was a very ordinary looking "3 box" design. The Lancia, Ford, Peugeot, Renault, etc looked pretty wild.

[@mcwinter501]

Fantastic watch 👍👍👍

[@jeffreycheng5984]

R.I.P. Henri Toivenen.

[@deco983]

Thanks!

[@Nishandh_Mayiladan]

Thankyou for the share !!!

[@juanpablodelgadoguirola3758]

Exellent videos!!!

[@michaelgmail5968]

im ready to watch

[@jimbanville]

The marque of a legend video is now being blocked in the USA. Could u please tell me another online source for it?? Thanks:)

[@thedoofguy5707]

It never ceases to amaze me when people mispronounce names (Lan-cia) even though they have segments in their videos where the names are pronounced correctly (Lan-cha).

[@mhh7544]

At Monte when he was passed by Audi, Timo Salonen said to his co pilot, these 2WDs are shits worth. He was driving a Nissan.

[@bro_beans]

🥉

[@rogermellie12345]

Finished on Walter beating ari on pikes peak ari beat Walter with the 405 the next year my dad got a 405 gtdt later that year it's still the best car he's ever had. His first diesel it had a turbo boost gauge which was cool he didn't get a car as quick till alfa146 1.8 T spark I've owned 3, 2 1.8s one 2.0 the 1.8s are the best engine I've had

[@andrewjames1817]

Ive seen 2 959 in north America

[@dwightchaos9449]

If the fans want to risk their life to watch the excitement of ralley racing, then that’s their personal decision. Crazy how people are able to jump from airplanes legally but not let able to watch a dangerous race.

[@prinzeugen1220]

Someone killing himself on his own is one thing, but in rallying, there is also a car involved. You can not force a driver to live with the fact that he or she killed someone, even if that person is an idiot. There is actual footage of drivers after the Portuguese rally saying they didn't like coming to Portugal, that they don't want to live for the rest of their lives knowing they killed somebody.

[@willramirez75]

Rohl vs Michelle? Lmao

[@juim1j]

50:38 starts the circuit racing portion of Group B

[@willramirez75]

We need group B back. Everyone on the side of the roads be damned they forfeit everything by being there. Fuck safety, bring back fun

[@ChrisWoods-by1jk]

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