Video: Fast cars, lots of people, no walls: Remember Group B rallying?

https://www.youtube.com/embed/mkhK6FOcHPY?si=Jnv0EJkmTGEvzCLd

The ’80s were wacky times–especially when it came to the day’s Group B rally scene.

[Homologated rally specials: When crazy ruled the streets]

You had diabolically fast, factory-built rally cars from many of Europe’s top brands, all operating on the ragged edge of grip through courses lined with something rather soft and squishy: insanely passionate fans.

The ’80s might have been a while ago, but this footage shows that the passion lives on in today’s age of cell phones and digital footage.

J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
4/17/25 1:58 p.m.

Putting this on my to-watch list. Group B is arguably one of the raddest forms of racing.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/21/25 9:20 a.m.

It’s crazy. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/21/25 9:22 a.m.

And, a while back, we profiled one of the lesser-known Group B cars, the MG Metro 6R4: MG's Unconventional Entry to Group B Rally.

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