WHAT IS A FORD RS200?
GROUND: The Group B Era In 2009 the Ford RS200 celebrates its 25th anniversary. The first car was built in 1984 and was Ford of Europes response to the Group B regulations for the WRC (World Rally Championship) that the FIA announced in 1982. These regulations only required the manufacturer to produce 200 vehicles, in lieu of the 5,000 units/year required previously, and this encouraged much greater freedom in the design and engineering. Weight was kept as low as possible, high-tech materials were permitted, and there were no restrictions on turbo boost, which turned out to mean almost unlimited power. The overall result was a new breed of super rally cars that were all designed specifically for the mixed surfaces found in WRC and they were the quickest, most powerful and sophisticated rally cars ever built. Group B was initially a very successful concept, with many manufacturers joining the premier World Rally Championship, and there was a significant increased in spectator numbers an
