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I love it keep it going nicky

love the chemistry and their shared passion into rallying. priceless!

"Not much stock parts." Oh yes, I´ve noticed reading the FIA homologation documents and compared the pictures to my ST185CS road car. And had the chance to compare my car one to one to the Safari car from the TTE museum when lenting my car to Toyota Germany for promotion in 2012 and they parked it next to the safari car.

What a treat, i was 14/ 15 at the time of group B and witnessed it at Donnington on the RAC , great times and still the best rally era with the best cars. The cars are quicker now and the events are shorter but the group B cars and drivers had so much more charisma.

I would love to see the full stage leading up to that infamous barrel roll in Rhondda.

Great video Nicky......just to pick up on the "irish guys" not keeping it original, i would imagine nobody expected those group A cars would be so collectable in the future and were just trying to have fun rallying and keeping their cars running as long as they could within their budget...... By the time they got them they were uncompetitive and lucky to find a buyer who kept them competing..... Keep up the good work with the videos .... maybe you can use your contacts to get some more background tech from the group A era . Well done Nicky

Love the content you're putting out Nicky. More please!

I’m looking into buying one for myself here and I’m curious on if they were ran in the WRC without the bypass in the intake? And how effective they were without them

is the Yaris build from Jyväslylä´s Gazoo Racing?

Its a great format as it is, if i'm being picky, id say make longer videos. Thanks

There's still quite some confusion around Group S as the regs where never finalised. Initially it was unrestricted (5-600bhp) Group B but with a short homologation run. When the ban came in manufactures tried to resurrect the class with 'restricted' 300bhp engines. This would have been the perfect compromise and would have opened up rallying to so many more manufactures (with competitive cars) than Group A. Vauxhall/Opel could have been competing for overall wins with their 4WD Group S Astra/Kadett which went onto be competitive in rallycross. It would have been very cool to see a Group S spec 959, the MR2 etc. This RS200 is probably to closest we have to what Group S could have been. Most of the other cars are still fitted with Group B spec engines.

I wish this old fella drank in my local.

I was just racing the same ST185 GT4 on Gran Turismo

It makes you wonder if John had been given carbon fibre tubs to work with what the cars would of turned into. Still years later everyone enjoys watching group B cars.

This is the only channel that shows me cars that I didn’t even know existed.

Great video, thank you.

To avoid boring waffle skip to 4:10 . To avoid comments like, ah, so reducing the weight lead to greater speed, twin dampers I notice, as 2 large springs centre the screen , just skip to end of video

A man who has forgotten more than many will know. Obviously extremely influential too if he managed to talk Stuart Turner into allowing him to build his own race car! Neat trick!

Thank you both and learn new stuff.

On the other day I watched old VHS tape of Finnish RX 1987. There were T 16s, Metros, and RS200s.

Being a Group B fan (+ well aware of Group S), I have attended the Eifel Rallye twice. Unfortunately, am not very technically minded, and did not know how to answer to John Wheeler when he asked "What do you want to know about it?". I was intimidated by his stature. Funnily, I also approached Bjorn Waldegaard for a signature referring to him as Stig. There was a moments pause whilst he and his wife gave me a long look, although Bjorn still signed my programme (RIP). I was a tad embarassed. The Eifel Rallye was, and still is, a fantastic event. The cars/liveries could be mistaken as box fresh. Therefore, hail all the enthusiasts that make this and similar events a reality for us all. With now being settled/married, revisiting for a 3rd time is unlikely. Only Group B car I never got to see in the flesh was the Delta S4 which has since made appearances at the Eifel Rallye, and so far as Group S is concerned, the MR2 (as also covered by Nicky). My most surprising spot was the Citroen BX 4TC. All in all, great and unforgettable memories.

😊Two legends of the1980s and 1990s rallying.

I'm bit confused about Group S as i read some old articles that mentioned a planned horsepower limit too (i think it was 300 or so)

sorta looks like it’s got an air-air intercooler as well?

never knew there was a group s rs200, i knew there where evo's but never a group s. thanks for taking us for a look around this beast

Fascinating and informative video but we could do without the annoying background muzak.

Brilliant video Nicky was that the one and only stig in background

Absolutely geeking out on this video. John is brilliant talking around the car. Thanks again Nicky!

Thanks again for this video. John Wheeler is a walking and talking Ford encyclopedia...

Stig Blomqvist just chillin in the background.

Thanks for sharing another rare Group S engineering master piece

Hello Nicky. What an amazing car. You made an amazing video too. It was both amusing and learning whatching it. I was also in Daun this year. Best event of the year. Hoping for some new video from you. Regards from Holland.

was it not meant for Juha Kankkunen ? and did his man not smoke in 1 go ?

That cigarette lighter was for that cars next World Champion driver Juha Kankkunen if these S - grubb car would have become next WRC cars

Been trying to find info on this car for a few months now ❤

More rallying, your experience and insight to my favourite sport is brilliant.

"No spare parts." Yes, the other 222D in the museum in Cologne was missing one of the headlight covers for years. :D

Wish you could have started it. Missed opportunity.

That's a mega piece of kit & history. Thanks for showing it in detail.

Timo Salonen demanded cigarette lighter to be installed to his car, and maybe Kankkunen/Piironen did too, during their Peugeot years at least haha. So it was not that uncommon back then. Also, Didier Auriol had sunglasses holder in his door too.

i think tbf i’d need cigarette after a rally stage in this

hey didn’t know this channel existed . nicky 👍great stuff . subbed 👍

Of course, we have to think of the perished crews and spectators in Group B. At least it changed the whole picture on safety, and rally cars today are about as fast or faster than Group B. But that can't stop me from thinking how I wish Group S could have at least been given a year or two, the technological advances that might have transferred over to naughty street cars would have been immeasurable! Today's rally cars might have been faster still because of it.

So aluminium roll cages got banned in group b but they brought them back to group s ?

The cigarette lighter detail is just , surely one the thing that I prefer 🤩 !!

The group B mr2

Ohhhmmm fffuuuuu......... I thought it was only one!!! Wow...

Amazing !!!!! Really great car !!!1

Superb running nugget from Toyota during the 80's, the 🇯🇵 Ford RS200😉🤘👍👏 (Ps : Or maybe the opposite !?)

looks like a starion