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agosto 27, 2021 - Skoda Racing

ŠKODA 180 RS and 200 RS (1974): Rally cars from another league

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#rally prototypes 180/200 RS established the ‘RS’ designation for sporty ŠKODA models
› Engines generated outputs of up to 163 hp
› The ŠKODA 180/200 RS models competed in 1974 and 1975 before being replaced by the renowned 130 RS

Mladá Boleslav, 27 August 2021 – Before the legendary ŠKODA 130 RS conquered the Czechoslovakian race tracks, the ŠKODA 180/200 RS coupés represented the Mladá Boleslav-based car manufacturer in #rally sport. ŠKODA still uses the RS (Rally Sport) designation for the sporty variants of its models to this day.

In addition to the complete selection of images accompanying this press release, the ŠKODA Storyboard also ofers a 32-page brochure and a comprehensive selection of articles and features on various topics from 120 years of ŠKODA Motorsport.

At the beginning of the 1970s, the Mladá Boleslav team realised that engines with a displacement of up to 1,300 cm3 – such as in the ŠKODA 120 S Rallye – would not hold their own against international competitors in demanding rallies. It was soon decided to develop a #rally vehicle with a correspondingly large displacement. 

The ŠKODA 110 R Coupé with an Š 720 aluminium engine served as the basis for implementing this ambitious project. It featured modern OHC valve timing and had originally been developed in the second half of the 1960s for the eponymous prototype. The designers also drew on their experience from building the ŠKODA 120 S #rally;the technology from these two vehicles was to be combined in a new model.

The first prototypes were
roadworthy as early as 1971 and used the bodies of the Š 1000 MB and the Š 100 L. For testing purposes, fivespeed gearboxes from the Tatra 603-2 #racing cars of the time were installed. Jaroslav Bobek and Bořivoj Kořínek took these prototypes to the racetracks, while Oldřich Horsák and Jiří Motal drove them on #rally courses. Lead responsibility for developing the body was borne by designer and driver Jiří Šedivý, who built the Š 110 R B5 for the 1973 season. The car’s roof was lowered by 7.5 centimetres, and the windscreen was also set lower. Both the roof and bonnet were pressed from 0.7 mm sheet aluminium, and the vehicle weighed 85 kg less overall than the standard version.

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