Welcome back to the Nicky Grist Motorsports channel. We spoke to John Wheeler earlier this year about his work for Ford Motorsport and his involvement with the development of the RS1700T, RS200 & Escort RS Cosworth.
At Eifel Rallye 2024, we got the chance to do a walkaround tour of John's one of a kind Group S RS200 which he used at the event!
So, what is "Group S"?
Group S rallying was a planned category for rally cars in the World Rally Championship (WRC) that never materialised. It was designed to replace the notorious Group B category, which was banned after 1986 due to a series of fatal accidents involving both drivers and spectators. Group B had featured extremely powerful and lightweight cars, making them incredibly fast but also dangerously hard to control.
Group S was designed to be a safer alternative, with a focus on prototypes rather than modified production cars like in Group B. The idea was to create experimental cars that would have stricter power limits, placing a greater emphasis on innovation and technology rather than sheer horsepower.
Would you have liked to rally one of these cars? 🫣 Let us know in the comments.
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