Pub Trivia - AKA things that may be beyond the scope of Moorey’s knowledge

[Dales Cannon]

I have been playing a bit of Dirt 2.0 on the Xbox at the moment and have been having fun with the Group B Rally Monsters.
Engine wise, what was the only car in this group different from the rest.....(happy to be corrected if I am wrong too, did some googling but not an expert on the topic!)

There were 4, 5 and 6 so the Matsuuda rotisserie?

 

[Dales Cannon]

Metro was a V6.

 

[fatboyonabike]

Stratos had a 6 I think? Or was that not Group B

not GpB

 

[fatboyonabike]

Metro was a V6.

that was the one I was thinking of, but I forgot that the Audi was a 5cyl..
coin toss who wants to take
maybe @Beaker74 can have a crack while @Dales Cannon fixes the image upload in the PM section!

 

[Dales Cannon]

@Beaker74 all yaws.

 

[PINT of Stella. mate!]

There were 4, 5 and 6 so the Matsuuda rotisserie?

Also the occasional V8 (Ferrari 308 springs to mind)

 

[Dales Cannon]

Also the occasional V8 (Ferrari 308 springs to mind)

You have a sick mind.

 

[Beaker74]

The Porsche 959 also met the criteria of a Group B car too. It never entered any world championship rallies, but did win the Paris-Dakar.

Which car and driver won the championships in the final year of Group B?

 

[Tubbsy]

Röhrl and Audi?

 

[Beaker74]

Röhrl and Audi?

No. He won the drivers championship in 1980 and 1982.

 

[The Duckmeister]

Was it Ari Vatanen in a Pug?

 

[Beaker74]

Right car, wrong Finn.

 

[Dales Cannon]

Bugger, Hannu Mikkola but he only drove Audi?

 

[fatboyonabike]

Juha Kankkonen?

 

[Beaker74]

The fuller figured chap on a bicycle has got it. Juha Kankkunen in a Peugeot 205 T16.

 

[fatboyonabike]

what other major driving event did Peugeot and those ridiculously fast Finnish drivers recently mentioned go on to win for the next 4 years running (87 thru to 90)

Spoiler: answer

Paris Dakar Rally

i'm out, somebody go if they get it

 

[Dales Cannon]

Pikes peak?

Edit, check spoiler since it isn't a bunnynong post. Wrong.

 

[PINT of Stella. mate!]

Paris Hilton to Dakarr Noir

 

[PINT of Stella. mate!]

Answer confirmed with wee spoiler thingy.

Now known simply as The Dakar Rally, it’s been moved around a bit over the years for security reasons. Name all the continents it’s been held on.

 

[The Duckmeister]

Originally Europe & Africa. There was at least one held in South America, and possibly ventured into Asia too....