FYI Group B was a class of high-tech (for the time) high-powered cars, of which ran from 1982 to 1986. The class was eliminated before the start of the 1987 season, and there has not been Group B since.

the cars we watch today are WRC cars, as the class is literally titled "World Rally Car"


Also, it will never be a "cookie cutter cars with fake lights" series. All they have done with S2000 is make it cheaper for other manufacturers to get in. But, it also spells the end of the WRC as we know it now. No more turbos, no more electronic diffs, etc. And new homoligation rules which push other, previously existing manufacturers out.

 

thanks for the info it seems i have my facts screwed up like i said before i've only started watching recently and it looks like i have some serious homework to do.

also the "cookie cutter car" statement was an <insert sarcasm here > kind of statement not one of ignorance. i really do appreciate the info i find rally one of the most intresting motorsports out there i've only recently started to become a serious follower.

 

My suggestion would be to check out the IRC (Intercontinental Rally challenge) as it has a wider variety of cars including former WRC cars. Still good representation there for Evos, Subies, Skodas, Peugoets, Fiats and even a Ford or citroen thrown in there.

The goal of super2000 is to bring more manufacturers in, but I doubt that will happen in the way they are hoping. the cost of running a campaign in the WRC is prohibitively high. I don't know the current stats but I know that before Mitsu pulled out it was about 50 million Euros per season, and their budget was tiny compared to the 200 million Citroen or Ford were throwing around. I think subaru was somewhere in the middle of that range. Skoda and Suzuki has similar budgets to Mitsu.

 

I am starting to smell an official WRC2010 thread next year!