Best Rally Car Ever

[Stu Beck]

Whoever says the modern stuff is dull is just wrong in my opinion, modern wrc cars are faster than group b, despite the stories of many, many horsepower (group a cars were also setting quicker stage times a few years after group b).

In terms of moderns I've soft spot for the following

R5 and R2 Peugeot 208

Just something design wise about them that seems 'right' in my opinion. Being a bit of a Peugeot fan boy probably doesnt help all the same!

You just killed the vibe in this thread. Lol

 

[cauld1]

You just killed the vibe in this thread. Lol

Sorry, let me rephrase that:

MK2 bai best rally car ever

 

[gixermark]

6r4 for noise..... literally the best sounding engine ever?

Rs200 for just being sooo unreal. I remember looking at the detail of these beasts in the service areas... stunning.

Much love for the mkII escourts too of course

And kennys kaliber Subaru... fuelled my ownership of a wrx scooby....

Modern stuff (for me) doesn’t come close.. but it’s probably an age/ memory thing. The new stuff may well be quicker than even group B, but i’d Rather watch paint dry.... they are technically ‘too’ good to watch.

 

[cauld1]

Don't get me wrong, I prefer historic rally cars, but still appreciate the modern stuff and wouldn't call it boring or too good to watch personally.

This is the type of stuff I was brought up around despite being born may years too late

 

[surprising_skoda]

I'm with Conor on the 131, but it has to be Alitalia livery...

But the real best rally car eveer...

 

[andy9eleven]

Locally I always loved Bertie in the E30 M3

 

[davecoupe]

Locally I always loved Bertie in the E30 M3

Ernie graham was out in a replica on the Ulster this weekend.

It sounded glorious.

 

[gixermark]

That e30 was unreal too

 

[lackingBHP]

mid Ulster wrc spec

 

[Lyons]

There are literally too many. My favourite is probably the Michelin Pilot Escort, but there are so many that bring back great memories of watching WRC and rallies back in the day.












Then a few of my local favourites too;

 

[gixermark]

Gwyndaff evans (maybe spelt wrong) inthat pink
Sierra @Lyons posted.... great memories... wasn’t he a school bus driver in Wales!?

 

[Lyons]

Gwyndaff evans (maybe spelt wrong) inthat pink
Sierra @Lyons posted.... great memories... wasn’t he a school bus driver in Wales!?

Forgot he drove it.

I remember him in these too, loved them also;



A quick Google shows he now has a Suzuki and Ford franchise!!

 

[davecoupe]

Gwyndaff evans (maybe spelt wrong) inthat pink
Sierra @Lyons posted.... great memories... wasn’t he a school bus driver in Wales!?

That picture is James Cullen and Ellen Morgan in the Sierra on the Manx in 1991. He had just won the Donegal in it earlier that season. The car had "Mr Tompkins carpets" on the side when Gwyndaf drove it.

His son Elfyn Evans is the WRC driver.

 

[cormac81]

Loved the noise of these revving to the limiter on the Ulster rally, about 97 or so

 

[Lyons]

I remember Robbie Head crashing his At the Network Q.

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[cormac81]

I remember Robbie Head crashing his At the Network Q.

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The good old days when rally report was on live on bbc2. I have loads of VHSs were I recorded them.

 

[Gambit]

The good old days when rally report was on live on bbc2. I have loads of VHSs were I recorded them.

I only found out a few weeks ago (via Radio 6) the BBC rally theme was an actual song - 1.10s in

 

[cormac81]

I only found out a few weeks ago (via Radio 6) the BBC rally theme was an actual song - 1.10s in

Yeah heard that song randomly a few years back, took me a while to realise where I had first heard it from.

 

[davecoupe]

Loved the noise of these revving to the limiter on the Ulster rally, about 97 or so

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I got a spin with Robbie Head at the pre-Donegal test in '96 (my uncle owns a Renault dealership in Donegal).

I was 10 and he probably just drove down the road and turned. To me, we were absolutely flying. Robbie Head was my idol for about 3 years after that. My parents pulled down the signed posters from my bedroom wall when I moved out (at 20) but I think there is still a few signed hats in their attic.

 

[cormac81]

I got a spin with Robbie Head at the pre-Donegal test in '96 (my uncle owns a Renault dealership in Donegal).

I was 10 and he probably just drove down the road and turned. To me, we were absolutely flying. Robbie Head was my idol for about 3 years after that. My parents pulled down the signed posters from my bedroom wall when i moved out but I think there is still have a few signed hats in their attic.

Class! I think I have a book about their campaign somewhere. Got my parents to get it for me from Renault.

 

[Gaza_r]

Thought some of you would appreciate JDM Masters latest posts.

Visit to the STi Museum



Rally Car section of MegaWEB

 

[Davytog]

Come on boys there's only ever one answer to this question!! You all know the answer - the mark 2. I would concede its run close by this

 

[Crow555]

Best? Probably the one with the most wins.

Top 30 most successful WRC cars

In March 2016, Jari-Matti Latvala won Rally Mexico in a Volkswagen Polo R WRC. That win brought the Polo's tally up to 37, making it the single most successful car in World Rally Championship history, surpassing a record that had stood for more than five years. That event prompted me to dig into...

onlymotors.com

According to this it isn't the Delta like I suspected (seems they split that out into the Delta Integrale, Delta HF 4WD and Delta S4), it's actually the Polo WRC.

Best as in favourite, personally? Impreza WRC 97 for me. I still can see in my mind McRae wrestling it around the Monte. It's also where the '555' part of my username came from.

 

[Captain Starlet]

I eamon bolands hertz escort has to be one of the loudest I have ever heard, hard to beat an escort for looks.

 

['96dc2]

Where’s the evo’s lads?