Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
But they arent considered 'big names'. Are there any current or former national champions that could/would be classed as such ?

Surely there are drivers from bigger countries like Spain, France, Italy, Belgium etc ?
Someone being unbeatable at home doesn't mean he is that good anywhere else. In fact many times it proved otherwise. French champion Sylvain Michel appeared last year twice in ERC and was 8th and 5th. Spanish champion Ivan Ares appeared on this year's Canarias and while he was de facto at home he finished only 8th with not a single time in top 3. Italian champion Paolo Andreucci doesn't start abroad at all and same goes for Belgian champion Vincent Verschueren.