INTRODUCTION
In 1985, the FISA (former ruling committee of the FIA) announced a possible replacement class to Group B that was referred to as “Group S”. The new regulations would require only 10 cars for homologation and was essentially a “prototype” class for rallying. The class was originally scheduled to make its debut on January 1st 1988, then as a heavily revised replacement to Group B for 1987, but both were ultimately cancelled. To learn much more about the history of Group S, please CLICK HERE!
In 1986, before the Group B ban was made official, Ford’s Boreham-based Rallye Sport team had also drafted the idea of competing in the proposed Group S category. While other manufacturers were developing a brand new chassis for the class, Ford’s bid was actually an even more evolved version of the RS200. The Shrine has come into contact with John Wheeler, the “father of the RS200”, who has brought Ford’s stillborn Group S vision into a reality.
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