The "I can't believe they raced it!" Thread.

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This is just crazy.



In some other-universe situation where I was able to drive a Group B car that fast I just don't think I'd be able to keep my foot in with crowds of people running off the course as I approached. The levels of insanity required from everybody involved are just incredible.
 
I just randomly came across these guys on Instagram. A Lexus IS350 Rally car belonging to a team called River City Rally. The compete primarily in the ARA Championship.

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@PJTierney , I know Dirt 5 hasn't even launched yet, but any chance you can put a bug in Codie's ear to add this thing as DLC? :D:lol:


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Group B is one of the only things I wish I was old enough to see in its prime.
R-GT is basically the modern day Group B. It’s all GT4 cars and their equivalents. 911 Cups, Abarth 124s, Lotus Exiges, Alpine A110s, with special dispensation for individual cars if they don’t meet the exact regulations. 2wd only class, with no power limit. Bloody shame it’s not more popular, I think it’s not because the FIA only officially sanctions tarmac rallies to the class and really doesn’t promote it at all.
 
Tommy Riggins appears to have built several of these Buick Somersets for himself and other drivers for the IMSA AAC series between 1985 and 1987. The cars continued to race through at least 1989. The original Somerset was a little crapcar, so it's fun to see it turned into something badass like this.


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A much warranted addition to this thread.

A brave Dacia Logan competing in the NLS and a star attraction during the Nurburgring 24 Hours this year.
And it actually got the checkered flag just before the “winning” Porsche :)
 
1959 US GP at Sebring. Rodger Ward, that year's USAC champion and already a "Grand Prix" winner that season after claiming the Indy 500, enters Formula 1's final round of the year at Sebring in an Offenhauser powered Kurtis Kraft midget. He qualified 19th and last, 43 seconds off Jack Brabham's pole time, and retired 20 laps into the 42 lap race with clutch failure.

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A much warranted addition to this thread.

A brave Dacia Logan competing in the NLS and a star attraction during the Nurburgring 24 Hours this year.
Same platform as the Clio so i'd guess it has plenty of Clio Cup car parts on it.
 
Motorcycle drag racers are a breed apart, as we know, but even by their standards this seems bonkers - the Drag-Waye:

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