In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group A referred to a set of regulations providing production-derived vehicles for outright competition. In contrast to the short-lived Group B and the Group C, the Group A referred to production-derived vehicles limited in terms of power, weight, allowed technology and overall cost. Group A was aimed at ensuring a large number of privately-owned entries in races. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... Hi im edd winchester The Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile, commonly referred to as the FIA, is a non-profit association established on June 20, 1904 to represent the interest of motoring organisations and motor car users. ... Group B Ford RS200 In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group A and Group B referred to two sets of regulations for competition vehicles in touring car and rally racing. ... Group C was a category of auto racing, and was introduced into sports car racing by the FIA (the governing body of World motor racing) during the early 1980s. ...

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Homologation

To qualify for homologation, a minimum of 2500 cars of the competing model have to be built in one year, out of 25,000 for the entire range of the model (eg: 2500 Subaru Impreza WRX, out of 25,000 Subaru Impreza. Up to 1991, the requirement was a minimum of 5000 cars in one year, without regards to the entire range, but the FIA allowed "Evolution" models to be homologated with a minimum of 500 cars (eg: BMW M3 Sport Evo, Mercedes-Benz W201 Evo). Rules also required some of the interior panels to be retained, e.g. interior door panels and dashboard. Homologation is a technical term, derived from the Greek homologos (ομόλογος) for agree, which is generally used in English to signify the granting of approval by an official authority. ... For the high-performance version of the Impreza WRX, see the Subaru Impreza WRX STi The Subaru Impreza WRX (colloquially pronounced as the Impreza Rex) is a turbocharged version of the Subaru Impreza, a small all wheel drive sedan. ... Subaru Impreza Wagon (1999) manufactured for Japanese market Subaru Impreza CasaBlanca Limited Edition manufactured for Japanese market For the high-performance versions of the Impreza, see Subaru Impreza WRX and Subaru Impreza WRX STi The Subaru Impreza is a compact car that was first introduced by Subaru in 1993. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The BMW M3 is a sports version of the popular compact BMW 3-Series automobile, made by BMW Motorsport. ... Mercedes 190D See also Mercedes-Benz 190 for other models sold with the same name or visit http://www. ...

However, not all manufacturers who built 500 such models sold them all, rather strip the majority of them to build them as stock models or used them to allow teams to use modified parts. One such example of this was Volvo in 1985, after they had produced 500 such models, Volvo stripped 477 cars of its competition equipment and sold them as standard 240 turbo roadcars. As a result, after FISA's failed attempt to buying a "Evolution" car at any European countries, they were forced to reveal the names of all 500 "evo" owners to be permitted to compete. The other example was Ford, after selling off their entire RS500 stocks, they read the rulebooks and found themselves that rather than using either the Sierra Cosworths or the RS500s, they could use the body that of the basic 3-door Sierra, which Ford was discontinuing, and use their Evolution equipment on them. Nowadays, these cars are treated as any other model in the range. FISA may be: Federation Internationale des Societes Aerophilateliques (International Federation of Aerophilatelic Societies) Fédération Internationale des Sociétés dAviron (International Federation of Rowing Associations) Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (Historically a subsidiary body of the FIA) Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a statute in the...

Touring Cars

For touring car competition, vehicles such as the Ford Sierra Cosworth and Nissan Skyline GT-R were provided. Group A consisted of four categories, Division 3 - for cars over 2500cc, Division 2 - for car engine size that are between 1600-2500cc , Division 1 for cars that are less than 1600cc. These cars competed in standard bodykits, with the production-derived nature required manufactures to release faster vehicles for the roads in order to be competitive on the track. Tyre width were dependant on the car's engine size. Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct automobile racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars. ... 1991 Ford Sierra 3-door in period publicity photograph -this model was not sold in the UK. The Ford Sierra was an medium-size car built by Ford in Europe between 1982 and 1993. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Group A stopped being used in touring car racing in 1994, when the German Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM) switched to a 2.5 L class 1 formula, while in Japan by that year as the JTCC organisers followed suit and switched classes like most other countries who had adopted the BTCC-derived Supertouring regulations, many of the redundant Skylines found a new home in the form of the JGTC (Japanese GT Championship) with modified aerodynamic devices, showing its competitiveness whilst being up against Group C, former race modified roadcars and specially developed racers, like the Toyota Supras during the earlier years. While in Australia in order rid the Skyline dominance, organisers adopted both a 2-litre Supertourer category and a five-litre V8 engine powered series later to be called V8 Supercars. Hillclimb races still use Group A as a Touring Car class across Europe. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... The current DTM logo DTM was the initials for the former Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (German Touringcar Championship), held from 1984 to 1996, a motorsport series based in Germany, with additional rounds elsewhere in Europe. ... The designation class 1 is used in several classification systems: FIA classification for cars in auto racing , see Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM) Classes of U.S. Senators Appliance classes This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The Japanese Touring Car Championship (abbr: JTCC, also known as All Japan Touring Car Championship), was a series of championship for touring cars held in Japan. ... The British Touring Car Championship is a series of races for saloon cars which is held each year in the United Kingdom. ... Supertouring, Class 2 or Class II Touring Cars were the rules laid out by the FIA for national touring car racing in 1994, based on the 2. ... All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship or JGTC is a touring car race series authorized by the Japan Automobile Federation. ... Group C was a category of auto racing, and was introduced into sports car racing by the FIA (the governing body of World motor racing) during the early 1980s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... V8 Supercars in action The V8 Supercar is a category of touring car racing that evolved in Australia in the early 1990s. ... Hillclimbing (also known as hill climbing, speed hillclimbing or speed hill climbing) is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course. ...

Rallying

Under Group A in the World Rally Championship, the cars used were modified road cars, often based on turbocharged, four wheel drive versions of standard small cars such as the Lancia Delta Integrale, Subaru Impreza WRX and the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. The cars are further modified for greater power and torque, and fitted with suspension and tyres specifically suited to the conditions of the specific rally, which may take place entirely on bitumen roads, different consistencies of gravel and dirt roads, and even snow-covered roads on some rallies held in northern Europe. Group A is still used as the basis for most rally competitions around the world, but the most competitive cars are limited-production prototypes, known as World Rally Cars and Super 1600. The last WRC car to use the old Group A homologation requirement was the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI. Rallying (international) or rally racing (US) is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars. ... Stephane Sarrazin driving a Subaru Impreza WRC on the Monte Carlo Rally Carlos Sainz driving a Toyota Corolla WRC on the Monte Carlo Rally The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a rally racing series across the world (although the main focus is in Europe, due to the sports roots... Turbocharger Cut-away A turbocharger is a device used in internal-combustion engines to increase the power output of the engine by increasing the mass of oxygen and fuel entering the engine. ... Four wheel drive or 4x4, is a type of four wheeled vehicle drivetrain configuration that enables all four wheels to receive power from the engine simultaneously in order to provide maximum traction. ... 1991 Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione 1989 Lancia Delta HF Integrale Group A 1991 Lancia Delta GT i. ... For the high-performance version of the Impreza WRX, see the Subaru Impreza WRX STi The Subaru Impreza WRX (colloquially pronounced as the Impreza Rex) is a turbocharged version of the Subaru Impreza, a small all wheel drive sedan. ... 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX GSR The Lancer Evolution (colloquially known as the Evo) is Mitsubishis flagship sports car. ... World Rally Car refers to the racing automobiles built to the specification, set by the FIA and used to compete in the outright class of the World Rally Championship (WRC). ...

Series that used the Group A formula

• Australian Touring Car Championship 1984-1992
• British Touring Car Championship -1990
• Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft 1984-1990
• All Japan Touring Car Championship 1985-1993
• World Rally Championship 1987 - 1999

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The Cars

• Alfa Romeo 33
• Alfa Romeo 75
• Alfa Romeo Alfasud
• Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
• Audi Coupé GT5E
• Audi 80 GLE
• Austin Metro
• BMW 5 series
• BMW 635 CSi
• BMW 323i
• BMW M3 E30
• Ford Capri
• Ford Escort RS 1600i
• Ford Escort RS Cosworth
• Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500
• Ford Sierra XR4i
• Holden Commodore VL
• Holden Commodore VK
• Honda Civic 3rd gen./EF/EG
• Jaguar XJS
• Lancia Delta Integrale
• Maserati Biturbo
• Mazda 323 GTX/GT-R
• Mazda 929
• Mazda RX-7 SA22
• Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16
• Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution I - VI
• Mitsubishi Starion
• Nissan Pulsar EN13
• Nissan Skyline RS-X
• Nissan Skyline GTS-R
• Nissan Skyline GT-R R32
• Opel Ascona
• Opel Monza 3.0E
• Rover SD1 3500/Vitesse
• Simca Rallye 3
• Subaru Impreza
• Talbot Sunbeam TI
• Toyota Corolla Levin AE86
• Toyota Celica ST162
• Toyota Corolla FX AE82
• Toyota Corolla Levin AE92
• Toyota Corolla Levin AE101
• 1988 Toyota Supra Turbo-A
• Vauxhall Astra GTE/Opel Kadett GSi
• Volvo 240 turbo
• VW Golf GTI
• VW Scirocco

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External links

• Frank de Jong's Group A ETCC section