Quote Originally Posted by Steve Boyd View Post
I don't recall entries from the likes of Hannu Mikkola, Stig Blomqvist, Per Eklund, Ari Vatanen or Henri Toivonen in the BRC putting anybody off entering. I think it actually encouraged British & Irish drivers to enter to see how close they could get to the international stars.
Changed days now though. Most back then wouldn’t have been spending anything like the ludicrous modern day costs of being near the top.