The ABSURD Rules and Engineering Behind Group 5 Special Production | Group 5 Monsters Explained!

Group 5 Special Production was a class of circuit racing introduced by the FIA in 1976. The limited regulations (less than 2.5 pages worth!) lead to some of the craziest race cars of all time, including the Porsche 935/78 (aka Moby Dick), the Ford Zakspeed Capri Turbo, and the Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo. Often dubbed “silhouette race cars”, engineers ran wild and created cars that barely resembled their production counterparts. These were raw cars that put speed over safety as they battled it out in series such as the World Championship for Makes and Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft. But these cars are often forgotten about and many people have no idea about the amazing engineering that made these beasts tick! So strap in for this video where we’ll go over the rules and engineering that made Group 5 Special Production a golden age in circuit racing history! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:00 Special Production Origins 02:17 Body Design 03:06 935/78 Aero 04:20 Zakspeed Capri Aero 05:05 Lancia Body Design 05:30 Chassis Design 06:56 Engine Development 10:31 What happened to Gr. 5 Spec. Prod? #zakspeedcapri #group5racing #porsche935 Credits and References: Music List: Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. This video intends to follow and obey the guidelines set forth pertaining to fair use by using the original content in a transformative way to tell a new story. If you are the original copyright owner of material used in this video and disapprove of its use, please email the business email listed in the channel description and I will be more than glad to resolve any issue.