Quote Originally Posted by mousti View Post
Indeed Barum and Ypres in muddy conditions are great to watch, and many get tricked on those conditions.
I prefer both events in dry conditions...

And people who claim tarmac rallying is boring know nothing about it... Don't forget that the tarmac events in WRC (except Monte) are far from great in terms of stages. If you ever want to see what kind of spectacle and diversity a tarmac rally can offer, I would recommend the Barum Rally. As a spectator tarmac can be very spectacular, but it requires more knowledge, experience and luck than on gravel/snow. When you find a great spot, I can assure that watching a tarmac rally can be as impressive as watching a gravel event. Forget the comments of the "beer-tent hairpin-fan", forget the boring places that are covered by WRC TV.

In contrary to Mirek I do like R5 (especially PSA) on tarmac, nothing will ever replace the S2000-sound. But in terms of spectacle I think a properly driven R5-car on tarmac can be just as spectacular as S2000. Just like with S2000-car you need a driver with lots of confidence. What I've seen from Breen and Abbring in the Peugeots, Tanak in Barum Rally, Meeke in Condroz, and Cherain in the whole BRC, isn't any less spectacular than what I've seen from S2000 cars. In Belgium we have had a big variety of cars over the last few years, WRC/S2000/R5 etc. And I think that in Belgium almost everyone agrees that R5's (and S2000's) are far more spectacular than WRC's, regardless who drives it.