Favorite Rally Cars

stu chacks · Post by **stu chacks** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 3:46 pm

As the Nirex post is rapidly turning into a rally car post, let's leave it on topic and move it over here instead.

So what's your favorite rally car? Doesn't have to be a 'special' just as long as it's competed in the sport. So What and Why?

The entry list for the upcoming NW Rally stages might give you some ideas. If anyones interesting in an early year meet I'm heading over there as some great stages/cars.

http://www.nwstages.co.uk/

Mine has to be the Audi Quattro. Love the styling, mechanics and the results! Unfort I could only afford the poor mans version (Scirocco!

)

Stu.

Murf · Post by **Murf** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 4:04 pm

Mk1 Escort mexico
Mk2 RS1800
Grp B RS200

i'm so exited just typing the names that i'm away for a lie down now!

VanDerGraaf · Post by **VanDerGraaf** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:34 pm

I love the Lancia Rallye037. Not the most successful rally car ever, turning up just as 4wd was about to hit big, but so beautiful.

And of course the Stratos!

And that big mental Peugeot that Ari Vattanen drove in one of the Paris- Dakkar of the late '80s!

Rohan

robkendall · Post by **robkendall** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:54 pm

rs200, or rs500 all the way.
why did the best group get banned ffs!!!
rgrds
rob

levensnevel · Post by **levensnevel** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:04 pm

The Peugeot 205 in its various configurations
> group B

> Pikes Peak
> Paris Dakar

@ Rob

I case you just forgot, just check out
http://www.stormloader.com/groupb/history.html

robkendall · Post by **robkendall** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:12 pm

hehe....yeah i know group b was a killer, literally....it was more of a wistful rhetorical question.....
rgrds
rob

dave · Post by **dave** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:01 pm

Probably my fav (well one of them)

Rs200's
6R4's
T16's

love em all

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:03 pm

http://images.google.co.uk/url?q=http:/ ... hizzi3.jpg

No contest

End of!

Agwa Moose · Post by **Agwa Moose** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:13 pm

I'm with Groomus on this one

J

JohnTurbo · Post by **JohnTurbo** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:00 am

stratos...amen

robkendall · Post by **robkendall** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:39 am

well, ok then.....if were going no holds barred.......

that twin engined bright red beast that did pikes peak......bout a 1000bhp or something?
big ironing board on the front and back to keep it down....
0-100 in 2.something seconds!!
escudo!
rgrds
rob

Sophie · Post by **Sophie** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:54 am

I think that the Pug 205 T16 is a briliant little car, but the kind of rallye I'm into are the regional rallyes, on the little roads of the area, where you can see cars ranging from a BX 16S, to Evo 7's, Impeza"s, plus Porsche, JidÃ©, and many other old cars, Simca Rallye's, R8 Gordini's, anyway, the cars you usually see are 205 GTi's (1.6 and 1.9) Clio 16S's, and of course, Super 5 GTTurbo's...my favorite !
Don't laugh, they are great cars, handle great (don't belieive what people say, it's got excellent handling), maybe not GTi standard chassis, but it does the trick.
Renault were so over the moon with it when their world championship driver, Alain Oreille, won the champ, they made a special serie of cars called GTT AO...does it remind you of anything...like Alonso and the Megane advert...!!!

JohnTurbo · Post by **JohnTurbo** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:06 am

Escudo = vitara. Shows how much they modded that one. They must have wanted it 4x4 i presume. Funny what Gran Turismo teaches you.

http://www.pentarasrentals.com/Vitara%20soft%20top.JPG

robin_xr4i · Post by **robin_xr4i** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:01 am

dave wrote:
Rs200's
6R4's
T16's

love em all

You knows it, feel the 6R4 love!

stu chacks · Post by **stu chacks** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:31 pm

Sophie wrote:I think that the Pug 205 T16 is a briliant little car........... the cars you usually see are 205 GTi's (1.6 and 1.9) Clio 16S's, and of course, Super 5 GTTurbo's...my favorite !

Renault were so over the moon with it when their world championship driver, Alain Oreille, won the champ, they made a special serie of cars called GTT AO...does it remind you of anything...like Alonso and the Megane advert...!!!

No suprises there, Sophie likes the French cars best
Renult? Papa!

Stu.

welsh-dragon · Post by **welsh-dragon** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:40 pm

Have to agree, Stu-having had the privelege to marshall on the Welsh many times there was nothing to compare with a Quattro on full bore tearing through the Welsh Forestry stages.

reynolds_p1 · Post by **reynolds_p1** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 5:52 pm

Its got to be between...

Audi Quattro

or

the Integrale

oooh suit me sir!

robkendall · Post by **robkendall** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:44 pm

JohnTurbo wrote:Escudo = vitara.

never knew that....seriously....doesnt look anything like one now though.
cant be all that bad though....its winning some NZ rallys...three years on the trot

rgrds
rob

Sophie · Post by **Sophie** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:48 pm

stu chacks wrote:
Sophie wrote:I think that the Pug 205 T16 is a briliant little car........... the cars you usually see are 205 GTi's (1.6 and 1.9) Clio 16S's, and of course, Super 5 GTTurbo's...my favorite !

Renault were so over the moon with it when their world championship driver, Alain Oreille, won the champ, they made a special serie of cars called GTT AO...does it remind you of anything...like Alonso and the Megane advert...!!!
No suprises there, Sophie likes the French cars best
Renult? Papa!

Stu.

Eurm...no. The only french cars I like are the only ones that are vaguely interesting. The french build crap cars these days, for sure, if I was to buy a new car, I'd go sweedish again.

Brasco · Post by **Brasco** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:19 pm

Sorry guys, don't agree with any of you. For me it's the Porsche 959.

Controvertial, because it never entered the WRC, but it could have done. Apparently Porsche reckoned the cost v benefits didn't stack up for doing a whole season. So they just entered it into the Paris Dakar. It came 1st and 2nd.