For me it is not only about the sound, but S2000 was for true rally drivers. To be fast, you must keep it in high revs. Cars with turbo engines are more friendly to "not so top" drivers...
And be 100% accurate. Mistakes mean much time lost, mostly due to a narrow powerband on the NA engine.
same with R2 and R3 NA, now all youngsters are going through a different learning process. They dont even have to worry about turbolagging.....
Nice that the Australian championship have been posting their events on youtube again.
The first video from Canbera is more of a "review" of the day, with basically only conversation, but the others...
The NZ Rally Championship keeps uploading lots of live coverage and really good long highlights. Here the general link for the livestreams:...
New Zealand Rally Championship 2024