Knurled wrote: In reply to Keith Tanner: Winningest Group B car was neither turbocharged nor all wheel drive...It certainly didn't hurt that back then, they didn't quite get differential setup when there were three of them, and they were sacrificing chassis rigidity for lightness... Once they weren't allowed to solve all problems with more power and lightness, they figured suspension and diffs out pretty quick and in no time the Group A cars were quicker.
Hmm, now that's an interesting claim. I'm not going to call it wrong, but I am questioning it. Certainly the 037 is the prettiest of the Group B cars. It did have a long and successful reign as it was effectively the first car out of the gate at the start of group B. In its early days its main compotation was the Group 4 Quattro. I thought it only had a half dozen actual WRC victories and carried the championship one in 83. But it did have a long an massively successful history on the various regional and National championships well as things like the Tour de France so may have more overall wins.
The car I always thought was the 'winningest' group B car was the 205T16 which had nearly 20.
Quick fact check OK so the 037 did have 6 and the 205T16 had 16.
Off topic, most people forget that Group B wasn't just fire breathing rally monsters, it was just a homologation classification that needed at least 200 units to be built.
This was also a Group B car.
The humble Skoda 130 LR. the 130 in its title refers to the massive, earth shredding 130hp from its normally aspirated 1300cc engine. P.S. I got a ride in a road version once, and yes it felt quick........after my 875cc Hillman Imp!
etifosi wrote:
Edit: because it needs a YouTube vid too.... https://youtu.be/SBj4oQC8y4A
In reply to Grtechguy:
I'm surprised that's not my Alma Mater's setup by now.
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