The Ford RS200E is an 80’s rallying legend, no other Group B car came close to the RS200 in the one year it had in competition (before Group B was abolished). After 1986 when Group B had been cancelled many Group B rally cars found homes in rally cross, sprints, and hill climb events. This RS200 is the Mach 2 Racing Pikes Peak version with a recorded 840bhp!

The original Group B RS200 was good, but this RS200 is sublime. The whole car has been re-engineered from the ground up and all round performance and ability has been pushed way beyond anything Ford had ever intended. It is an honour to have this car included in the car line up for SEGA Rally, and I can hand-on-heart say this is the fastest car in the whole game, can you keep it on the track though?

There is an interesting little story about this car which you may find entertaining. When we were taking our research photos of the car prior to building the in-game model, the sound guys were recording engine samples for the in-game sound effects. To cut a long story short the car is run on a rolling road while the sound chaps record the exhaust and engine noises at various engine revs. Just as one of the Art Team went around the back of the car taking shots, the car lunched its gearbox and spat most of it out of the back end. Fortunately the Mach 2 Racing team were able to fix the car and we were able to complete the sound recording a few weeks later.

And that’s it - the SEGA Rally cars - hope you enjoy racing them as much as I have enjoyed developing them!

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