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unusual facts about Group C


Group C

Broadly similar rules were used in the North American IMSA Grand Touring Prototype series GTP.


Chris Buncombe

In 2008, Chris raced in the Speedcar Series alongside various outings for JD Classics in their Group C Jaguar XJR-9 & XJR-11.

Milenyum Paten SK

Milenyum Paten debuted internationally in the first round of the 2009–10 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup - Group C held on October 30-November 1, 2009 in Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic, where they played against HC Slavia Prag of Czech Republic (0-16), Terme Maribor of Slovenia (2-9) and MHC Martin of Slovakia (3-11) without gaining a match, and receivind in total 36 goals making 5 only.

Muhammet Oǧuz Zengin

At the 2011 European Curling Championships-Group C competition held in Tårnby Denmark, he was the lead in the team, which won the bronze medal.

Penrith Stadium

Two of Samoa's 2008 Rugby League World Cup matches were played at CUA Stadium: their Group C game against Tonga and their 9th place play-off match against France.

Porsche 936

At the inaugural year of the new Group C formula which the 956 was built for, privateer teams such as Kremer Racing and Joest Racing had to wait until 1983 for their 956.

Porsche 956

Built to comply with the championship's new Group C regulations which were introduced in 1982, the car was a replacement for Porsche's successful 936 model which competed in the previous Group 6 category of the World Championship.

Porsche 961

It was intended for Group B sports car racing, complementing the purpose-built 956 and 962C which ran Group C in the World Sports-Prototype Championship.

Two new categories, known as Group B and Group C, were designated for use in the World Sports-Prototype Championship.

Sauber SHS C6

The Sauber SHS C6 was a Group C prototype racing car built by Swiss manufacturer Sauber and engineering firm Seger & Hoffman (hence the unique SHS designation), intended for competition in the World Endurance Championship and Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft series.

Srđan Radonjić

Radonjić was part of the Serbia and Montenegro team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, which finished fourth in Group C, behind gold-medal winners Argentina, Australia and Tunisia.

Thundersports

Thundersports was essentially a sports-car version of Formula Libre with cars from Sports 2000, Group 5, Group 6, Can-Am, Group C and various other prototype categories all eligible; a number of hybrid cars appeared in the series.


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1983 World Ice Hockey Championships

The USA was promoted to Group A, and both Romania and Yugoslavia were relegated to Group C. Additionally, the USA, Poland and Austria earned berths in the Olympics.

2010 I-League 2nd Division

Malabar United and Hindustan Aeronautics from Group A, SESA and ONGC from Group B and NISA and Oil India Ltd FC from Group C qualified for the final round.

2011 Taça da Liga Final

After overcoming Leixões in a two-legged fixture, following an away draw and a home victory, Paços de Ferreira topped Group C, composed by the two Minho rivals, Braga and Vitória de Guimarães, and Arouca.

2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group C

Group C of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup will be the group stage of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup for six teams.

Alexander Kovchan

Kovchan competed in Grandmaster Group C of the 75th Tata Steel Chess Tournament from 11–27 January 2013 in Wijk aan Zee where he finished 5th place by scoring 7½/13 (+3 =9 -1).

Allard J2

Allard J2X-C, a Group C sports racing car that was used in 1992 and 1993.

August Martin High School

Freedom Williams, African American entertainer and rapper and co-founder of the seminal dance hip-hop group C+C Music Factory.

Beausejour Stadium

Beauséjour Stadium was one of the venues of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, the most important tournament in international cricket.It hosted 7 matches which consisted of 6 league matches all consisting of the Group C clashes.

Branimir Petrović

He was part of the Serbia and Montenegro team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where they exited in the first round, finishing last in Group C behind gold-medal winners Argentina, Australia and Tunisia.

Jo Gartner

In 1985, after his season in Formula One, he joined the Fitzpatrick Porsche Group C endurance racing team, driving a Porsche 956, and also campaigned a Porsche 962 for Bob Akin in the IMSA GT Championship.

Lancia LC1

With the LC1 already restricted the project was quickly abandoned in 1983, with Lancia building an all-new car to Group C regulations known as the LC2.

Milan Stepanov

Stepanov was part of the Serbian and Montenegrin team that was knocked out in the first round of the 2004 Summer Olympics after finishing fourth in Group C behind eventual winners Argentina, Australia and Tunisia.

Porsche 961

This twin-turbocharged engine was not only used in the 959, but was also the Group C 956 and later the 962C.

Power Factory Featuring C+C Music Factory

The game puts the player in control of editing the music videos for dance-pop group C+C Music Factory on 3 different songs: "Gonna Make You Sweat," "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." and "Here We Go Let's Rock & Roll.", and takes place in a fictional "music factory".

Premiership Rugby Sevens Series

Worcester Warriors 7s and Gloucester 7s qualified from Group A, played at Kingsholm on Thursday 1 August; Newcastle Falcons 7s and Leicester Tigers 7s qualified from Group B, played at Franklin's Gardens on Friday 2 August; and Harlequins 7s and Saracens 7s qualified from Group C, played at Allianz Park on Saturday 3 August.

Saracens 7s and London Irish 7s qualified from Group A, played at The Stoop on Friday 13 July; London Welsh 7s and Sale Sharks 7s qualified from Group B, played at Edgeley Park on Friday 20 July; and Gloucester 7s and Bath 7s qualified from Group C, played at Kingsholm on Thursday 26 July.