Rallycourse 1984-85

Collectible Reference Automotive History Motorsports Sports Annual Rally Racing Group B Era Transport Technology Vintage Sports Reference

Rallycourse 1984-85 is the hard-bound annual that serious rally fans hunt for when they want the definitive, lap-by-lap account of the wildest season in Group B history. Printed in the U.K. by Osprey and long out of print, this 1985 first edition delivers 200 photo-packed pages covering every round of the 1984 World Rally Championship, from the snow-dusted Swedish forests to the sun-baked safari trails of Kenya. Dust-jacketed and built like a tank, the book survives on collectors’ shelves because it was printed on high-quality matte stock that still holds the dramatic color photos and stage maps that cheaper modern reprints can’t match.

Inside you’ll find exhaustive stage times, driver profiles, team strategies and technical breakdowns for the turbocharged Quattros, Peugeot 205 T16s and MG Metro 6R4s that defined the era. Unlike glossy magazines that focused on headlines, Rallycourse delivered the granular data—pace-note excerpts, suspension diagrams, tire-choice charts—so enthusiasts can relive or research the season with forensic accuracy. The result is a time-capsule reference that current motorsport journalists still cite when writing retrospectives on Group B’s legendary, and ultimately tragic, 1984–85 heyday.

For collectors, the value is twofold: it’s a snapshot of rallying’s rawest period before the FIA tightened safety rules, and it’s a scarce vintage motorsport title in genuinely good condition. This copy is clean, tight, unmarked and free of the foxing or jacket tears that plague most 38-year-old motorsport books. Whether you’re a rally historian, scale-model builder, or investor looking for a blue-chip automotive collectible, Rallycourse 1984-85 is the cornerstone volume that makes the rest of your rally library make sense.

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