Quote Originally Posted by doubled1978 View Post
Group B to Group A was initially bad, but became great over the next couple of years. 1987 itself was pretty rubbish with the cars etc, but most of that was because of the sudden end to Group B, if 1987 had allowed Group B cars with reduced power/better safety and then gone Group A in 1988 it would have been a better transition with more decent cars ready to compete.
From 2.0 to 1.6 I actually thought was better, the cars sounded better as they revved higher and they didn’t look any slower to watch. We only had Ford and Citroen anyway, so we didn’t lose any manufactures and by the end of that year the Mini was running, with Hyundai and VW in the wings...
I think others have said before on here, new regs are a good time for new companies to enter as they don’t have to compete against teams who have used the same regulations for some time already, everyone has learning to do.

Agreed! Hopefully it will encourage more manufacturer interest too.
Shame that some 'fans' say they / others will walk away even before a reg change has taken effect. I guess it shows they aren't proper fans in the first place.
As long as something is being driven flat out through a forest, by the best in the world, I'll always be there with a grin on my face.