GT Class

[Mirek]

This is how they buildt their name.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyPb_24ThUQ

Not everyone need to win overall, for some it is enough to win in class.

You just proved my point. They were involved when they were winning overall.

For a long time Skoda has not been runing for WRC overall wins and still they seem quite pleased to continue involved on a WRC secondary category.

You clearly missed the point.

1) Škoda has been directly fighting their market peers.
2) Škoda has been fighting for overall victories in IRC, ERC, national championships, MERC, CODASUR, APRC. It only has not been fighting for overall victories on WRC events but nevertheless it took world championship titles in WRC2 which has a reasonable marketing value.

None of this applies for any GT manufacturer.

Porsche has some (successful) heritage in rallying, even in the toughest one - Safari, the others don't. Call it nostalgia if You wish, people still enjoy seeing this brand on the stages, moreover it has something different to offer from the shopping trolleys.

Well, the talk was about the brand involvement. Imagine to come to the managing board of Porsche and say that you want a budget to make a project which will bring them nothing but it will be fun. Motorsport is a business activity not a reenactment of historical events. Even those forty years a go it was.

Brands get nothing, yes.

But me as spectator, I wan´t to see more different modern rally cars.

Sure but it's the brands who need to get something to make it worth their money and there is nothing rallying can currently offer to premium brands.