It was decided that the SC RS would not be entered into the World Rally Championships, where a full-works commitment required a small army of technicians and support staff, if any level of achievement was to be expected. Instead, the SC RS was aimed at the European Rally Championships, where competition came in the form of the Lancia 037, which, by the way, was ripping up the World Rally Championships in 1984.
Dave Richards had been in charge of Opel’s rally team, and following the withdrawal of the Rothman’s sponsorship from that team, he set up shop in Banbury, England. Prodrive, Richards’ newly created motorsport company, was given the task of prepping the SC RS cars for competition. With respect to the Prodrive of today, back in late 1983 this…