Quote Originally Posted by HKSjbg View Post
I know it was a very different prospect back then with 40+ rounds in a season, but why was the ERC so strong in the 1980s/1990s despite a strong WRC? Is my perception of the ERC in the 90s wrong or was it just that rallying in general was in better health?
Maybe because ERC looked more like a ranking system back then. Nobody did the full rounds which wouldn't make for great entertainment today and the leading crews rarely met. You could even do the same for 2022 by selecting 40+ rounds off eWRC and mathematics of your choice and still say the sport looks in good health.