Group B: The Race That Killed Its Own Fans

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  • @spacetoaster7
    @spacetoaster7 Год назад +4132

    Always wondered how much longer Group B would have lasted if they took action to fix it’s problems sooner

    • @vilkku3922
      @vilkku3922 Год назад +219

      a year longer and it would have been replaced by group s

    • @bennyb.1742
      @bennyb.1742 Год назад +172

      The idea was basically not to fix the problems, double down and effectively have people run LMP cars on dirt to be even more insane. Group S would have been really silly.

    • @vilkku3922
      @vilkku3922 Год назад +78

      @Raspian Kiado and cars having basically no safety features

    • @johanstjern4118
      @johanstjern4118 Год назад +39

      Then it would have been replaced by group S which would have been a disaster. LMP cars that are not based on road cars is a dream by executives who dont understand the fans and the car guys. Also a pipedream for the one or two team with the most money. It always ends in loss of intrest from the fans and teams jumping off cuz of higher dev cost to be competetive.

    • @midlifeparty
      @midlifeparty Год назад +6

      @@bennyb.1742 LMP on dirt 😄😄😄😄😄💀

  • @janelavie4115
    @janelavie4115 Год назад +1031

    Henri Toivonen in an interview just before the crash: ”This is crazy. We are driving in this rally more kilometres in a day than the whole Rally Sweden. It’s not about physical fatigue, but mental. Brains do not follow.” Those were his last words.

    • @sidvyas8549
      @sidvyas8549 Год назад +47

      Holy shit

    • @AgentStir
      @AgentStir Год назад

      Every time someone dies in a race, they know it's coming.

    • @GFY127
      @GFY127 11 месяцев назад +36

      Yep.. I've seen the interview... I've seen Henri Toivonen and hannu mikkola protest about the events being too long and not being able to maintain concentration.... in fact after Toivonen's death the events were finally shortened somewhat.

    • @janelavie4115
      @janelavie4115 11 месяцев назад +24

      @@GFY127 Yes. Once again had to kill somebody first.

    • @AaronD492
      @AaronD492 10 месяцев назад +13

      His last recorded words

  • @thatkamz
    @thatkamz Год назад +309

    Rally in Portugal was insane. It was like the country stopped just for the races. My mother, the safest, calmest and most cautious person in the world, to this day says that her biggest dream is to be inside a rally car while it zooms through the road. That's how insane rally was in Portugal. One of my earliest ever memories, is being at a rally with my parents, them running just to get the perfect spot to show me the cars

  • @ethantran178
    @ethantran178 Год назад +343

    One of the reasons I love group b, was that the drivers weren't rivals,well, not as much as other racing types, they all banded together to get their voices out and i find that incredible, that doesn't happen too often

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    • @kaushikraikar1105
      @kaushikraikar1105 Год назад +13

      I think it happens because drivers don't see each other during racing as well, since they all focus on racing against nature more than to each other.

    • @ethantran178
      @ethantran178 Год назад

      @@kaushikraikar1105 Yeah, but imo drivers should interact more with each other

    • @andrewharris7868
      @andrewharris7868 Год назад +2

      Yeah, it was a time where driver's mostly partied and drank beer together. Less ego, more comradely

    • @Narayan_Patki
      @Narayan_Patki Год назад +2

      @@kaushikraikar1105 that sounds viable given that downhill mountain biking has the same "racing against nature" focus and has the same comradery. its unlikely that is a coincidence.

  • @kwanshawn
    @kwanshawn Год назад +553

    God, watching those people stand so close to the track is absolutely bonkers

    • @dansihvonen8218
      @dansihvonen8218 Год назад +26

      Yeah, you can't be much closer when you are on the actual track.

    • @hundkebab2433
      @hundkebab2433 Год назад

      morons should've gotten wasted sooner

    • @skylined5534
      @skylined5534 Год назад +45

      @@dansihvonen8218
      Absolute madness. You'd see them facing down the cars sometimes too... what the hell?! I've seen cars have to slow down to avoid hitting Darwin hopefuls quite a few times over the years.

    • @mikezelinski4945
      @mikezelinski4945 Год назад

      They're idiots
      Could you imagine fans on the track at Road America?

    • @JohnnyGification
      @JohnnyGification Год назад +12

      Why would you guys call it bonkers and madness? Wouldn't it be more on the side of stupidity?

  • @TheBlaert
    @TheBlaert Год назад +33

    After Group B ended a lot of the cars were modified even further and became Rallycross monsters. I used to watch them testing at an aerodrome where I grew up and those things were shockingly fast

  • @littlepoolefam3
    @littlepoolefam3 Год назад +9

    Hey, man! I have been watching a few of your videos, and I have to say that I appreciate what you do for your viewers. I am 51 and used to race go-karts with the likes of Bryan Herta, one or two of the Pedregon brothers, and Page Jones, and a lot has happened since then. Of course, all of them went on to do bigger and better things, with the exception of Page Jones' life changing accident. Since those days, I haven't been involved much in the racing scene, but I have tried to keep up as best as I can, so watching your videos has been a little refreshing. It has brought back some memories, good and bad, but it is obvious that you do your homework before posting. Thank you for doing this. Again, it is refreshing to watch your videos, especially to see someone much younger than I am be so involved in doing what you do. Keep up the good work, brother!

  • @Daferpare
    @Daferpare Год назад +420

    I'm portuguese, and my father went to that Portugal race when he was a teenager. He was a few curves away from where the accident happened so he didn't see it, but he still remembers seeing heavily injured people, some missing legs, when he was leaving. Rally Group B was so crazy, it's even hard to believe that it was allowed in the first place.

    • @corail53
      @corail53 Год назад +26

      They could have kept it going, all they needed to do was better spectator managment.

    • @stellviahohenheim
      @stellviahohenheim Год назад +9

      ​@@corail53no it's a good solution to overpopulation

    • @mau5yb0y182
      @mau5yb0y182 9 месяцев назад

      It should still be around, but spectators have to ruin everything. How hard is it to see that a car is barrelling down the road towards you at over 110kmh? Get off and away from the fucking road.

    • @lukewoodside9420
      @lukewoodside9420 9 месяцев назад +13

      Group B was fine. The issue was spectators being allowed on / near the track.

    • @ZeroESG.goopootoob
      @ZeroESG.goopootoob 9 месяцев назад

      "Allowed?" People should be free to race. The fans on the sidelines were the idiots. Let them be idiots too.
      This should be titled, _The Fans That Killed Their Own Race._

  • @chrisdingley9277
    @chrisdingley9277 Год назад +837

    How those people can stand on a racetrack without worrying about the risks blows my mind

    • @yourhandlehere1
      @yourhandlehere1 Год назад +214

      As you go through life you will find that quite a lot of humans are just plain stupid.

    • @bigal3109
      @bigal3109 Год назад +36

      “Safety” in numbers

    • @potatojake197
      @potatojake197 Год назад

      Y'all are just boring 🥱

    • @chrisdingley9277
      @chrisdingley9277 Год назад +18

      @@potatojake197 boring?? 🤣 i just don’t wanna die lad

    • @potatojake197
      @potatojake197 Год назад +1

      @@chrisdingley9277 That's a tad boring

  • @APlagueOfButterflies
    @APlagueOfButterflies Год назад +25

    I saw this in Portugal as a teenager and I feel in love with rally. Portuguese spectators are insane!

  • @redist4088
    @redist4088 10 месяцев назад +4

    group B objective:
    1. win
    2. alive (optionable)

  • @asedkarim7551
    @asedkarim7551 Год назад +855

    Honestly so sad to see, group B created some of the best cars ever. Would love to see it come back.

    • @bennyb.1742
      @bennyb.1742 Год назад +19

      I mean, it pretty much is. Modern hybrid WRC is basically Group B from space.

    • @beatles42ohgg94
      @beatles42ohgg94 Год назад +65

      @@bennyb.1742 no, very very far from the truth.
      the only reason drivers are faster now is the batman preparation theory.
      they keep the roads maintained and every team has an entire R&D department dedicated year around to helping these people get the best times .
      group B drivers did it with a few low speed test runs and faith in their co driver.

    • @beatles42ohgg94
      @beatles42ohgg94 Год назад +27

      @Raspian Kiado it really had nothing to do with the spectators.
      since there was such lack in regulation, there was a lot of speculation that most teams would eventually cheat the few safety rules they had
      nobody talks enough about the paper mache roll cages..
      little bits of flimsy metal shouldnt be the only remnants of these cars.
      like, a lot of the crashes you couldnt find the roll cages. just the thin strips used to keep the body mods on

    • @The_One_Over_There
      @The_One_Over_There Год назад +11

      i feel like it could be both, The cars, And the spectators.
      If the cars were safer but the spectators were still messing with the drivers trying to trip them and sabotaging certain drivers, Something bad was bound to happen there at some point.
      But same goes the other way around, If the cars didn't change, Something would probably still go horribly wrong due to the way they were even without spectators jumping in.
      But that's just my 2 cents though.

    • @kelzuya
      @kelzuya Год назад +7

      @@The_One_Over_There Also any team could hypothetically pay someone to stand in front of a rivals car (whilst pretending to be a spectator)

  • @miata_man5632
    @miata_man5632 Год назад +202

    Group B was incredible, I truly wish I would've been alive to witness it in person. I doubt there will ever be another motorsport quite like it.

    • @skylined5534
      @skylined5534 Год назад +1

      True. A very unique page in motorsport!

    • @somebodysomeone3231
      @somebodysomeone3231 Год назад +5

      there is a other motorsport much , much more dangerous of this and it's called TT man of isle check it out !!! those dudes are insane !

    • @derpydood9986
      @derpydood9986 Год назад +2

      There’s Isle of Man tt

    • @sidvyas8549
      @sidvyas8549 Год назад

      @@somebodysomeone3231 those dudes are next level. Absolute madmen

  • @solracer66
    @solracer66 Год назад +3

    I worked service for a friend of mine at the last Group B rally, the 1986 Olympus Rally in Tacoma Washington. But my buddy wasn't even close to a Group B driver, his car of choice was a SAAB 96 which was reaching the end of its eligibility. So the last Group B rally was also the last WRC rally for the venerable SAAB 96! Unfortunately my friend's car gave out about half-way through, regulating us to spectators. We were well aware of what had happened earlier in the year and took some precautions (made easier by the small crowds compared to Europe) but in retrospect in a couple of cases maybe not enough (though I was standing next to Steve Millen at one point so it's not like we were clueless newbies compared to everyone else, that's just the way it was. It did make for some good memories and some inside access as since we were part of the rally we had access to the drivers and other team workers that we would not have had otherwise. I also spectated at the '87 and '80 Olympus WRC rallies but they weren't the same as that 1986 race which I will never forget!

  • @sened1245
    @sened1245 Год назад +10

    It was the most exciting but also the most tragic period of rallying.

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  • @Lukkaa35
    @Lukkaa35 Год назад +50

    Rally fans haven't changed, I attended WRC Rally Croatia this year and I stood on a hill before a hairpin, a lot of people stood on the outside of a decently fast hairpin when the road was wet, a marshal came before the event started and told the people to go away but after the marshal left more and more people came back to the hairpin. There were like 30-50 people behind the guardrail of the hairpin

    • @Wish_I_was_Righteous
      @Wish_I_was_Righteous Год назад +19

      So the spectators are also the fucking issue

    • @cjolney
      @cjolney Год назад +31

      @@Wish_I_was_Righteous the spectators are THEE main fucking issue. Sadly it doesn't matter, a group of people would get hit by a car and almost die, and they'll be right back next year standing in the same spot.

    • @skylined5534
      @skylined5534 Год назад +7

      I also saw footage of a recent rally event where idiots were setting off rockets and fireworks on a fast right hander in the dark. I'd have the lot carted off and given a lifetime ban.

  • @Bjorgolf553
    @Bjorgolf553 Год назад +160

    Can confirm the crash of Joaquim Santos, one of the women i worked with on my first job is the daughter of one of Santos team meachanic and hearing her talk about it and how her father saw Santos still in shock after getting back to them was mind blowing.
    I can also confirm that we Portuguese are crazy about motorsport, be it Rally, Rallycross, Hillclimb, F1 or MotoGP. If it has wheels and an engine, we go crazy over it

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    • @Bjorgolf553
      @Bjorgolf553 Год назад +14

      @@Coop_De_La_Woop you don't get much love and attention at home, do you?

    • @OpticalDoesSimracing
      @OpticalDoesSimracing Год назад +1

      @@Bjorgolf553 what ever he said was bad enough for the reply to be hidden for me so...

    • @jesuschristiscallingyou953
      @jesuschristiscallingyou953 Год назад +3

      You Portuguese are just passionate people. It's in your DNA. 😁

    • @Bjorgolf553
      @Bjorgolf553 Год назад +2

      @@jesuschristiscallingyou953 oh yeah, that's for sure. Once i got my license i got passionate about cars and then i got passionate about motorcycles and got my motorcycle license

  • @tomlepski8306
    @tomlepski8306 Год назад +1

    Man, looking at your image as you give the narrative, you are a relatively young man and certainly wasn't around during the group B era but boy, your research is superb, impeccable,accurate,and well done. I was around and witnessed it all, collected lots of material from the Teams at the time and I can tell you, you've nailed it spot on. Good job mate!

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    @91lemlem Год назад +1

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  • @Meipuruu
    @Meipuruu Год назад +527

    No matter how many videos I watch about Group B, I never get bored of it.
    Great video!

    • @johnbernhardtsen3008
      @johnbernhardtsen3008 Год назад +9

      crazy hardcore fans too! I remember a winner of Group B met a fan he actually hit and broke the fans leg!he apologized, and the fan got angry with him!he said "You won Group B, you dont apologize!" over 800 horsepower on a car Less than 800 kilos!dual turbo was a bit overkill!

    • @cabbage4118
      @cabbage4118 4 месяца назад

      for real i can watch audi quattro rally vids forever

  • @yurischwartz9879
    @yurischwartz9879 Год назад +132

    I love watching videos of Group B races. They're just so raw and visceral compared to any of their counterparts.

    • @simplyskrypt3914
      @simplyskrypt3914 Год назад +6

      I guess visceral is an appropriate choice of words after your car splatters 32 people's internal organs in a single crash

    • @David-qw5vr
      @David-qw5vr Год назад +3

      @@simplyskrypt3914 bloody hell

    • @simplyskrypt3914
      @simplyskrypt3914 Год назад +2

      @@David-qw5vr yeah that too

    • @ExaltedDuck
      @ExaltedDuck Год назад +2

      Ever see the short film Climb Dance? It's glorious. Ari Vatanen's 1988 record-breaking run up Pike's Peak in a 4-wheel steering Peugot 405 Turbo 16 design for Group S... The editing is sublime.

    • @MoskusMoskiferus1611
      @MoskusMoskiferus1611 Год назад

      @@simplyskrypt3914. That reminds me of some Le Mans accident

  • @adrianbianco127
    @adrianbianco127 Год назад +3

    I just found this Channel today! Will share with my friends! This man is great, passionate historian! Truly I have learned so much from these videos and the editing is incredible! I can’t wait for the next video!!!😊

  • @navalhodossantos
    @navalhodossantos 9 месяцев назад +1

    Very good video! Thank you and congrats from a Portuguese “small” rally driver!

  • @marcosantos1547
    @marcosantos1547 Год назад +368

    The memories I have from group B will for ever stay with me, I remember as a kid going to Sintra in Portugal 🇵🇹 with my family and see these monster cars and drivers on the narrow roads, the smells, noises and the roar of the crowds it’s too hard to describe. What a great thing it was but times change. Now to get close to this kind of experience only at the Isle of Man 🇮🇲 TT 😮

    • @pedroluis758
      @pedroluis758 Год назад +10

      Portuguese here!
      I was a teenager at that time. I enjoyed so much those competitions.

    • @mikezelinski4945
      @mikezelinski4945 Год назад +4

      You were fortunate

    • @andregon4366
      @andregon4366 Год назад +5

      I was born in 83.
      By the time I realised it, Group B was over a long time ago.

    • @JohnDRambo
      @JohnDRambo Год назад +1

      The Isle is on a completely different level..

    • @Randompersonyouwontseeagain
      @Randompersonyouwontseeagain Год назад +1

      @Marco Santos my dad has been on TV at isle of man rally he drove the Cash for kids in 2008 I think

  • @cerberus1166
    @cerberus1166 Год назад +499

    i absolutely love how you said exactly how it is. group B didnt have to go. they should have listened to the drivers and limited spectator contact and made safer cages.

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    • @0xsergy
      @0xsergy Год назад

      safer cages are heavier. and teams were already using cardboard for cages to pass inspections.

    • @iggiewalsh2237
      @iggiewalsh2237 Год назад +1

      rally driving is inherently dangerous. that danger is magnified tenfold when you have large sponsorships like visa

    • @cerberus1166
      @cerberus1166 Год назад +5

      @@0xsergy so are turbos but they were fine with throwing those on instead of developing better engines.

    • @0xsergy
      @0xsergy Год назад +2

      @@cerberus1166 turbod engines have the best powr to weight tho. You can only do so much with 14.8psi atmo pressure.

  • @bastard748
    @bastard748 Год назад +323

    You are not the first RUclipsr to do an analysis of Group B, but I most certainly enjoyed yours more. A Razor-sharp intellect coupled with a prodigious amount of hard-core research and spiced to perfection by being a good narrator. I think you've overtaken Hunter's Moon

    • @albonfilms
      @albonfilms  Год назад +17

      Hunter's Moon is fantastic! Love his analysis and of course his deep voice!

    • @mr.mr.2318
      @mr.mr.2318 Год назад +2

      I've seen it all, I thought, for Group B on RUclips and beyond, but I still learned something new from this video :)

    • @ghstie
      @ghstie Год назад +2

      Somebody wants a thousand bucks!

    • @fxnr1r
      @fxnr1r Год назад

      @@albonfilms one of the most balanced voice ever.

    • @nibbacheese3787
      @nibbacheese3787 Год назад

      I love both but Hunters Moon takes quite a while to upload tho

  • @ghostdv1239
    @ghostdv1239 Год назад +3

    Even after these gruesome incidents group B still is and will continue being remembered with fondness for the legendary cars and drivers it had

  • @D3Vlicious
    @D3Vlicious Год назад +3

    One thing to remember that the "Groups" were used in motorsport in general and not just rally. Group A actually competed in both rally and sports cars and Group B sport cars were also in the works from Porsche and Ferrari. It was only Group C that was purely sports prototypes which didn't get used in rally.

  • @Canalbiruta
    @Canalbiruta Год назад +90

    Yup, the reason why i loved rally so much. Watching group B era of rally was mesmerizing not only because the cars were fast, but also that the drivers were so skilled that they could pull off crazy corners in such fast cars driving on dirt and gravel.

  • @lelleck0077
    @lelleck0077 Год назад +62

    My dad was at one of the group b races and told me about it. He said it gave him pure adrenaline being this close to the cars

  • @Alexandros1972P
    @Alexandros1972P Год назад +2

    Your videos are true tutorials of the automotive and racing history!!
    Keep on the great job you're doing!

  • @Ghostie.
    @Ghostie. 8 месяцев назад

    This was a great mini doc. Thanks dude!

  • @kirkfengel373
    @kirkfengel373 Год назад +67

    Nicely presented: good energy, interesting info, excellent lack of smarm. Cheers!

  • @vic98auto
    @vic98auto Год назад +39

    The 80s.... Crazy times but memorable ones. Those that saw those monster cars will never forget.

  • @ccrider3435
    @ccrider3435 Год назад +1

    Another fantastic production Albon! Great work, thank you.

  • @Missch_1
    @Missch_1 Год назад +1

    CONGRATS ON 200K!!!

  • @TheAcethunder32
    @TheAcethunder32 Год назад +396

    Group B was so exciting to watch. Fans knew the risk.

    • @rhuttrho88
      @rhuttrho88 Год назад +46

      They got what they wanted!

    • @stealtoe9036
      @stealtoe9036 Год назад +21

      Exactly just don't bring your kids

    • @ishankelkar4347
      @ishankelkar4347 Год назад +1

      @@stealtoe9036 😏

    • @ianactually
      @ianactually Год назад +55

      The fans didn't know the risk, that's the whole point.
      "Fans" didn't know the chance that when pushing hard, the car might strike a rock or log on the apex and launch itself into 50 spectators too close by, or fall off a ditch in a power slide and catapult into a 'safe' space of families and amateur photographers. Those were the risks.
      It was exciting, it was almost beyond belief, but it was the lack of crowd control that killed it.

    • @sankaplays3098
      @sankaplays3098 Год назад +4

      Its not about the fans, its about the drivers, what if you kill a dude because he wanted to touch your car zooming past at 100 MPH?

  • @alvinpunnackal3147
    @alvinpunnackal3147 Год назад +47

    Group was the pinnacle of rally racing. It was the answer to the question" how far could we go in the ultimate pursuit of speed"?. There has never been anything like it before and after. But it came at a cost.

    • @alexcarrara8140
      @alexcarrara8140 Год назад +9

      Hey, if people are dumb, they pay the price. I would have totally continued it.

    • @manictiger
      @manictiger Год назад +3

      ​@@alexcarrara8140
      I mostly care about the people in the cars, their safety and their mental health.
      But yeah, they definitely should have mandated Mad-Max style grille guards, among other things.

    • @stpbasss3773
      @stpbasss3773 6 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@alexcarrara8140The drivers were complaining they couldn't keep up with these insane cars. Screw the spectator thing these cars were straight up deadly for the drivers.

    • @mrkipling2201
      @mrkipling2201 5 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@stpbasss3773which sadly happened to Bettega and Toivonen. As well as 3 spectators.

    • @mrkipling2201
      @mrkipling2201 5 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@stpbasss3773which sadly happened to Bettega and Toivonen. As well as 3 spectators.

  • @Nacimin
    @Nacimin 5 месяцев назад

    Exceptional work in narrating Group B history! Well done!!

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    @PepinCar Год назад

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      @dobremihai8183 Год назад +2

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  • @SuddenDeath507
    @SuddenDeath507 Год назад +38

    I would have loved to see a race just once. It looks primal.

    • @Franko384
      @Franko384 Год назад +3

      You should go see a modern WRC Event. The top class cars are much faster than the group b cars.

    • @SuddenDeath507
      @SuddenDeath507 Год назад +2

      @@Franko384 That's fair. I'm thinking of how it would be like seeing a movie in theaters instead of on DVD. Nothing beats seeing it in the fresh format.

    • @realQuiGon
      @realQuiGon Год назад +6

      @@Franko384 While they the modern WRC cars can indeed go much faster through a stage than group B cars, they lack the raw power and especially the imperfectness of group B cars, as the modern WRC cars are full with high tech stuff that makes it much easier to drive them than a Group B car, making the driving much more perfect and thus more boring (but safer!) than the wild action of Group B, where drivers constantly had to fight the car to stay on course.

    • @Franko384
      @Franko384 Год назад +5

      @@realQuiGon 380 HP+ is definitely enough power. And don't forget about the ridicoulus 50 meter+ Jumps the new rally cars can take without shattering.

    • @Franko384
      @Franko384 Год назад +6

      @@realQuiGon For me, the thing that sets group b apart from modern rally is the variety. Modern WRC Cars all sound similar and share a lot of components, while group b cars had very different approaches to their design phylosophy.
      The modern WRC cars are less interesting but more exciting, if that makes sense.

  • @KA._.144
    @KA._.144 7 месяцев назад +1

    Group B: The Race That Killed Its Own Fans
    Le Mans 1955: he hasnt seen nothing yet

  • @JuanHernandez-pz2mx
    @JuanHernandez-pz2mx Год назад +15

    The spectators were literally 'bullfighting' the cars, I say those that got caught up got what they were looking for.

    • @frosthammer917
      @frosthammer917 Год назад +2

      Yeah but the mental toll it takes on the driver, who wants no part in that, must be insane. That's what pisses me off about letting spectators onto the tracks.

  • @Takumitsuu
    @Takumitsuu Год назад +18

    I never knew anything about group B rally before this video! Albon, you made a great documentary!

  • @kennethgray7020
    @kennethgray7020 5 месяцев назад

    I'm not even into rally car racing, but I gotta say - this video was still super interesting and entertaining. I didn't know a thing about rally racing before watching this. So I learned quite a bit. If I ever was to get into racing it would be stuff like this that would be my focus. Super cool stuff that looks like it would be fun to be a part of. Thanks for making this video and sharing it with us! 👍 Have a good one and ✌️ out!

  • @timo55x
    @timo55x 7 месяцев назад

    Great video, I love the group B cars. Cool to see some deeper history about them.

  • @alidurrani8622
    @alidurrani8622 Год назад +55

    I love watching your videos. Thanks for the content.

    • @albonfilms
      @albonfilms  Год назад

      Glad you like them! Thank you for watching!

  • @kpkp7094
    @kpkp7094 Год назад +17

    10:35 You forgot to mention there that one major reason for his death was the rollcage since after some investigation they found out that the roll cage was made out of paper which made the car very fragile

    • @bigd5899
      @bigd5899 Год назад +6

      I saw an interview with röhrl recently and the way he described the lancia 037‘s roll cage was nothing short of terrifying. He said that you could see it flex when going over bumps and knew all along that a crash meant certain death. its crazy that they raced these things under rally conditions.

  • @BuilderLee72
    @BuilderLee72 Год назад

    Have to say, excellent work on sifting through the minefield that was Group B rallying during the 80's.
    Blessings be upon you

  • @semme01
    @semme01 Год назад

    Awesome storytelling, Albon!! That video was over in a blink of an eye!!

  • @rust405
    @rust405 Год назад +16

    I bleeding love rallying. You covered Group B in a much better way than others.

  • @Patronciozo
    @Patronciozo Год назад +16

    The group B always felt like something out of this world, I was something that was meant to end. "An long joy ends in sorrow"...

  • @Mag_Nus32
    @Mag_Nus32 Год назад

    Really good video, nice work all round

  • @JK-gm6kk
    @JK-gm6kk Год назад

    It's crazy that the co driver looked so calm, while the driver he was next to was dead. Everyone reacts differently to crisis, and he was probably in shock.
    I know that when I was sitting in the middle of a single cab Toyota pickup, with two friends on either side of me flipped over on a dirt road. The passenger to my right had his fingers hanging onto the doorframe, having them outside the vehicle. His fingers got all mangled, and the minute I saw them, I took off running down the road to reach the larger group of friends already at a campsite. Even though there were rudimentary cellphones, and I ran into a vehicle of friends headed to help during my run. All I could think to do was run to get help.
    I was 18 years old, and I remember shoveling cow dung at my moms friend's farm the following day, booze leaking from my pores. I was never happier to be shoveling excrement, and just to be alive.

  • @haydnredx
    @haydnredx Год назад +14

    Imagine if group B was still around today. Wonder how it would be like

    • @Viper-ih3yt
      @Viper-ih3yt Год назад +2

      Insane. That’s the only answer. Imagine what we could do with things like Vtec and more advance turbos. Along with the wider use of carbon fiber parts it would just be insane.

    • @jean-micheldupont1150
      @jean-micheldupont1150 Год назад

      Pikes Peak's race is quite close concerning car regulations, too bad they paved the road because of some eco lunatics

  • @gusparlow
    @gusparlow Год назад +15

    I've been preparing my wheels for paint this last days and I have to say this was one of the best videos to watch while I work on my car. Keep it up

  • @bralmeidapt
    @bralmeidapt Год назад +1

    I was there when the accident took place in Portugal - the place was so packed that there were even people standing on the trees…

  • @dudemark5371
    @dudemark5371 Год назад

    Nice video learned alot about rally's past.

  • @calebyoung1018
    @calebyoung1018 Год назад +12

    You are a great story teller and I always find myself checking to see if you've uploaded. I've always wanted to know more about rally, so I appreciate you making this video

  • @GT-Z-
    @GT-Z- Год назад +12

    You're staring to become one of my top 5 automotive youtube channels !
    Great video as always

    • @albonfilms
      @albonfilms  Год назад

      I am very humbled you think so! We just want to spread the love of cars 😊

    • @aleisterhanley151
      @aleisterhanley151 Год назад

      Lmao that's sad, literal self report

  • @GxG_TM
    @GxG_TM Год назад

    Legends were born in group B ! Nice video !

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    @pv8685 Год назад

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  • @DanielAsato98
    @DanielAsato98 Год назад +16

    It never gets old learning about Group B, you certainly made it even more interesting!

  • @captainnope747
    @captainnope747 Год назад +8

    The Stratos will always be one of my favorite cars, even if it wasn't in Group B. It's like a little flying saucer for the dirt, with a cool over cabin wing

  • @maxskogh6289
    @maxskogh6289 Год назад

    Having been to Finnish wrc rally in the 90s was so much different from today. The barrier was a plastic safety tape and if you ventured out into the woods, there were huge gaps in where no barrier existed. Now every meter of the rally stages has guardrails or guards. You can only watch from specified zones. Going to a rally stage is not as fun anymore. Its too crowded and you see better from the TV. The special stages and the mechanics area is the only place worth it, at least with how expensive the entry fees are

  • @crowntug
    @crowntug Год назад +4

    Group B will forever be remembered as one of the most exciting motorsports!

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  • @mm6705
    @mm6705 Год назад +5

    That a legend. Actually giving credit to the youtube channel the particular clip is from...Thats respectful. Every channel needs to take notes

  • @bohoaDev
    @bohoaDev Год назад +5

    I was sad this video ended. Great video of the era! Thanks

  • @xanderyesilirmak956
    @xanderyesilirmak956 Год назад

    Love the vid. Could we please have metric units too in the future?

  • @alexjones4679
    @alexjones4679 Год назад

    As always, great content man, good stuff. Gotta say though, the statement "no hp limits" is a bit misleading, perhaps 'unreasonably high' is more accurate haha. However, this was a brilliantly put together and informative and full of obvious passion for the sport.

  • @MultiMrMike1
    @MultiMrMike1 Год назад +3

    This feels like a very short documentary, and I love it!

  • @freyjames4663
    @freyjames4663 Год назад +3

    This is eye opening. I can see how much you put in so much work on this topic. I love watching your videos 😇.

  • @garryryan4465
    @garryryan4465 Год назад

    Just found this channel. I think I found a new favorite.

  • @nichhodge8503
    @nichhodge8503 Год назад

    I’m old enough to remember watching Group B as a kid on tv. Not watched Rally since 97/98

  • @MarkKoolen
    @MarkKoolen Год назад +6

    Every video of group B gives a kind of the same info, but every group B video tickles me to watch them 20 times

  • @danbarnes4069
    @danbarnes4069 Год назад +5

    Group B was probably the best rally, paired with fast jumps and no horsepower limit, it could of been long-lasting if they could fix their problems after the first crash.

  • @George_Lazaridis
    @George_Lazaridis Год назад +1

    I still remember the mastermind of Lancia behind them fighting the legendary audi Quattro's. Incredible stuff.

  • @zhe8450
    @zhe8450 Год назад +1

    albon always pushes out good videos

  • @hephaestus1708
    @hephaestus1708 Год назад +72

    Always had a dubbel feeling about Group B. On the one hand you don't want anyone to get hurt but at the same time that extreme risk is what made Group B so awesome... also no one forced anyone to get behind the wheel or stand next to the course so thats also one way to look at it.

    • @zedballs
      @zedballs Год назад +2

      Well... the spectators part is sort of arguable, if the organisers are selling an unlimited number of tickets, far beyond the capacity of the course, it gets iffy. The drivers I totally agree with you, and I'm glad we still have IoM and just road racing in general in bikes.

    • @PJ-hi1gz
      @PJ-hi1gz Год назад +10

      @@zedballs And I would say on behalf of the drivers, if driving is your profession and your employer wanted to race Group B, you had to race group B

    • @Eventual-Visitor
      @Eventual-Visitor Год назад +5

      @@zedballs What do you mean selling tickets? Group B rally was free to watch live, hence the sea of people freaking out watching those monsters roaring through slim roads at break neck speed and power, the closest the better.

    • @corail53
      @corail53 Год назад +1

      @@zedballs No one was selling tickets to rally back then.

    • @HarrisChoudhry
      @HarrisChoudhry 11 месяцев назад

      I agree. This was all voluntary, everyone knew the risks. It should've gone on.

  • @fufu5068
    @fufu5068 Год назад +6

    Bought a steering wheel to play rally games coz it looks cool in those great Dirt videos. I quit on the first corner lol.

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  • @adamditch5835
    @adamditch5835 Год назад

    Awesome cars, drivers & noise.. The greatest era of Motorsport.
    I will never forget those times..

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    @imagehunter1 Год назад

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  • @histandard31
    @histandard31 Год назад +3

    Another amazing video! Great story telling and in depth information!

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  • @evo3s75
    @evo3s75 Год назад +7

    Nice video, I was always in awe seeing the Group B going through forests and mountains so insanely quick

  • @blacksheepdetecting
    @blacksheepdetecting Год назад

    Great video surprised you didn't feature the metro 6R4 .a group B monster.

  • @paperclihp3588
    @paperclihp3588 Год назад +1

    I am trying to get into the history of rally and this video is amazing

  • @carlosmgbrunen6157
    @carlosmgbrunen6157 Год назад +8

    Group B was crazy and very dangerous, but it was awesome too! It has given us lots of iconic and spectacular images :)

    • @carlosmgbrunen6157
      @carlosmgbrunen6157 Год назад +1

      But yeah, banning Group B was the right decision to make.

  • @pietrobombieri
    @pietrobombieri Год назад +7

    This era of rallying was just crazy. But it remains in every petrolhead's heart❤

  • @robbiemercury889
    @robbiemercury889 Год назад

    I just started watching your vids but I already love them😊

  • @Dn2kproductions
    @Dn2kproductions Год назад

    Im amazed how many times this subject has been redone must be the 8th group b docu ive seen aha

  • @menno615
    @menno615 Год назад +3

    Ive spent a lot of time getting to know more about one of my passions through your videos, therefor thanks!!

  • @PhilAudet
    @PhilAudet Год назад +9

    I'm a sim racer and and even virtually, those cars are literal monsters! Keep up the good work.

  • @PowerstrokeSynd
    @PowerstrokeSynd Год назад

    New subscriber, great content and production.

  • @JackMildwaters
    @JackMildwaters Год назад +1

    Wonderful video. It's awesome that our off-road motorsport today, especially desert racing, still has the spirt and feels of the immortal group b.
    When talking about these topics, people need to realise that motosport is dangerous even today. There's a reason Mercedes pulled out of racing for a crazy amount of years or that 50 something drivers have died in f1 since debut.
    I believe at the bottom line it makes it worth doing. As they say, the closer you are to death, the more you feel alive!

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    @yashaglitches Год назад +3

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  • @harshithsadhana7475
    @harshithsadhana7475 Год назад +4

    I have seen so many people talking about the glorious group B rally. This version of this group B rally is new. How FIA ignored drivers and team's plea for better conditions for rallying. Thanks albon

  • @ke1tecX
    @ke1tecX Год назад

    Remember watching Group B VHS tapes with my mom, good times

  • @theotherwayofstopping4717
    @theotherwayofstopping4717 Год назад

    I can still remember watching these monsters flying past a young me when they came to New Zealand. Had a huge poster of the 205 T16, 704EXC75. That and the Delta S4 were my favorties.

  • @romainlavoie1526
    @romainlavoie1526 Год назад +3

    Excellent documentary and I agree , If only management would have paid close attention to the drivers recommendations - perhaps Group B would still exist !