10-05-2004, 10:40 PM
CaptainHenreh Wrote:They did the EXACT same thing to Audi in 1986. This doesn't surprise me at all.que?
At the time Group B was eliminated, The Audi was heavy, underpowered and uncompetitive. The Audi was no doubt a revolution, but it did not have the success that its reputation (and Audi's marketing) say.
It only won the constructors championship in 82 and 84.
The biggest factor for Group B's elimination were 2 accidents in 1986, the first of which was a Ford RS200 which killed 3 spectators, then Lancia drivers Henri Toivonen and Sergio Cresto killed in a crash. After that wreck both audi and ford immediately pulled the plug on their group b program.
Also of note are that WRC stages in the Group B days were much faster, current WRC stages are much tighter and see lower speeds.