Timo salonen

When supercars ruled rallying

Thirty years after the end of Group B rallying, film-maker Helmut Deimel has launched his latest film on rallying’s wildest era. For “Riding Balls of Fire”, the Austrian legend behind the hugely popular “Evolution of Rallying” has gathered together the finest archive footage of the 500 bhp Group B supercars in their prime. Watching this film really shows the extreme pace of evolution of the cars and the sport in the three short years from 1983 to 1986.

VHS by Atelier Presse Video live, without commentary. Featuring: Michele Mouton (Audi Quattro S1), Henri Toivonen (Lancia Delta S4), Walter Rohrl (Audi Quattro S1), Bruno Saby/Timo Salonen (205 T16), Didier Auriol (MG Metro), and Francois Chatriot (R5 Turbo).