It’s a difficult one. Following the conversation in news and rumours thread, but thought I’d post here as it was kind of getting off topic of news and rumours and the problem of declining interest in wrc is probably more suited here.
The problem for me, and I’ve been a car nut since forever, is cars are just becoming boring. There are not so much family hatchbacks or saloon cars that rally cars used to be based on. They are all becoming jacked up wannabe SUV’s that are design for mums to ferry their kids to school in, all look the same and are just intrinsically dull.
Add to that the shift to electric. I don’t want to watch white goods hurtling through forests, I can go down the lane near I live and watch the local pikeys chucking washing machines in a hedge if that is what interests me. I think most rally fans like the mechanics of internal combustion engines. It’s exciting. It’s evocative. Nothing beats the sound of a bda escort, the howl of a 5 cylinder Quattro, the beat of a Subaru boxer, the wail of a 6r4 or a stratos v6. The sound of a powerful vacuum cleaner hurtling towards me doesn’t excite me. The powers that be have a difficult job on their hands.