Don’t Miss This Film Set In The Heart Of Group B Rallying

I see GS’s BS is back. It is like reading a cliche with depression. Anyway, looks like it will be a great little film and good on em for tackling this subject. I reckon it will give them a real challenge. Always liked the 6R4 but interesting to read the comments below about its development. It seems to have been very successful in motorcross championships though. If I remember correctly the development engines were just welded up when they lopped the two cylinders off.

Hi

As an ex Audi Sport UK spanner man i would like to clear up a few items here:-

The 6R4 was in fact a great car, unfortunately in true MG style lack of funds made sure the car arrived a year too late, during this time the S4, T16 E2 and S1 E2 increased power outputs from an already heady 400-420 PS to 480-550PS basically eclipsing the 410 naturally aspirated horses in the 6R4

The BX 4 TC was indeed hopeless, under powered and grossly overweight

Walter, Hannu and Stig did in fact spend time in the Gym working on cardio and stamina as these cars were UNREAL to drive, solid diffs, awful brakes etc etc

I would suggest the acting will be poor, unfortunately from experience the `Group B` era can never be replicated as the physicality of driving these cars can never truly be shown

It’s just a shame that it’s only going to be 26 minutes long.

To be honest .. as one who lived ( and participated on the fringes ) thru the
madness known as the Group B era .. here’s my take from the trailer which in and of itself is a bit overly emotive and vapid ;

1) The film’s ‘ hero ‘ is driving the worst pile of junk Group B ever created ? Not a great start .
2) Drivers then barely exercised .. most smoked …. and none ever set foot into a gym … so again from just the trailer authenticity with this film goes right out the window
3) The acting seems juvenile constricted and deplorable .. again .. just from that 40 seconds or so of trailer

Conclusion ? All bets are … like that Lauda/Hunt travesty that posed as a movie … never mind a docudrama ….. this one’s bound to be yet another bit of window dressing fluff created by a team obviously clueless when it come to Group B history … never mind being completely oblivious to the art of movie making in general . In other words when it come to this bit of tripe in the spirit of the great Robert Hughes not to mention LJKS

JUST SAY NO !