WRC mainclass from 2027

[Sal yet again]

Have you seen photos with bodywork?

Dont need to! I love off road racing and in fact spent more time around NORC events last year than rallying and know what most base chassis look like. Check out the Lofthouse Freelander for example.

Been doing some more thinking since my original post and you know what I never thought twice at the time that most of the Group B cars bore little or no resemblance to machines in the manufacturer ranges. A RS200 minus its front and back bodywork wasnt too disimilar to the image of the Matton car. Its just that they were manufacturer teams and not like single seaters built by men in sheds.

Happy to review when more info and images become available.

[doubled1978]

Dont need to! I love off road racing and in fact spent more time around NORC events last year than rallying and know what most base chassis look like. Check out the Lofthouse Freelander for example.

Been doing some more thinking since my original post and you know what I never thought twice at the time that most of the Group B cars bore little or no resemblance to machines in the manufacturer ranges. A RS200 minus its front and back bodywork wasnt too disimilar to the image of the Matton car. Its just that they were manufacturer teams and not like single seaters built by men in sheds.

Happy to review when more info and images become available.

To be fair, the RS200 was built by Reliant, and that ‘factory’ could easily have been classed as a shed!

[Sal yet again]

True but we dont need to go back to those days!

[trykmann]

Group B tubular frames didn't look much different.

[WRCStan]

Check out the Lofthouse Freelander for example.

Not sure what you're calling a buggy. If it's cause it looks 'off-roady', fair enough.

Just had a quick look at those - look production rail chasses based to me. I ran the reg of this one, it checks out and even has a current MOT. Maybe they removed front and rear sub assemblies to do their own thing, don't know without more sources. Still a car.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Porsche speculation, more info tonight ?!

https://rallyjournal.com/speculation...e-be-involved/

[archie106]

I can definitely see the appeal for Porsche.
Assuming a significant amount of the funding is sourced elsewhere i.e. an MSport/Ford type team model, it could be a relatively low cost way for Porsche to remain competing in a world championship given their withdrawal from WEC.

[AndersX]

And they are not continuing in WEC. And they have struggles with EVs and profit, and image in general due to those no-personality--looking EVs. Plus talk on the street is that the first Tycan was not a good quality and its prices in the aftermarket are melting like a snow in the spring, thus very unhappy owners, etc etc.

Porsche needs to do smth to get back on track. Let us see, it would be a big gain for WRC if their brand somehow turns up in the context of 2027.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

It's early speculation about Porsche, but it would be a gamble for such a premium brand to show itself in WRC when there's such strong opposition from mainstream firms Toyota.

[Sal yet again]

Would be a massive change in Porsche's stance to be going rallying "officially". Ok so Prodrive ran the Group B cars but a "factory" backed programme competing against less than premium brands would never have flown back in the day.