What are the different car groups
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:35 pmI see group 5 cars and so on. What is the group thing and how is one group different from the other. Yeah , I’m showing my noviceness.
The "group" refers to the FIA classification of the cars and the associated rules.
The "Group 5" cars were ostensibly "production" cars underneath but managed to sprout huge engines and interesting aero aids.
The vintage Can-Am cars are sometimes called Group 7 because that was the FIA classification at the time.
The groups evolved and changed over time, so Group 5 cars from the 60s are different than the late 70s Gr5 cars that are popular slot cars today.