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???? Group C was born out of necessity, a generational change, which would leave out the prototypes that were once limited in the capacity of their engines, in their dimensions and aerodynamics. These restrictions were intended to prevent the cars from becoming uncontrollable racing cars. Group C would break with these rules and offer free use of the mechanics, adopting instead a restriction on fuel. Five mandatory stops in boxes every 1,000 km, would really bring out the common sense of the engineers, who instead of assembling their chassis with gigantic and thirsty 7.0-liter V12s, would try to achieve a balance between strength and consumption. ???? This series would also allow the use of large naturally aspirated engines in tune with turbo engines of smaller capacities. The manufacturers were swimming in euphoria. In this way, Porsche would be one of the first privateers to appear in the premiere of the series in 1982. Ford would follow in its footsteps and later Jaguar, Mercedes, Nissan, Toyota, Aston Martin, Lancia and Mazda would join the lists, to be led by many of those who were presented as future stars of Formula 1. The audience take-off was brutal. The stands of the most famous racetracks on the old continent were on fire, and the numbers were soaring. A gold mine in Motorsport was being undermined. ???? Success was served, of course, outside the offices. There in the stands, in the paddocks and on the screens that illuminated the millions of world salons. In the offices the atmosphere was the usual one, putrefaction, toxicity, greed... It is ironic how a series so poorly managed, with so many triggers in its path, managed to consecrate such a quantity of notoriety. This is another example of the true passion that comes from racing fans. The positions of power of the FIA's regular governing bodies have the ability to make or break a category at will, all inspired by the empowerment of a single cog, Formula 1. ???? Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio / / @whitebataudio