Quote Originally Posted by WRCStan View Post
They will look like the shape of a production model, then fans will ask "What is that car?" and the answer is "It's a Project Rally One Rally1"... then "OK thanks, I'm going to support that team because it's red and white and got cool drivers with Gen Z names like Lando. I follow him on Bik Bok"...

The middle aged people will learn they're getting old and will get used to it very quickly I'm sure. It's a big change. Older people will watch old videos on VHS and say "they look like real men there, not like these kids today".
I don't think that's what will happen. If someone, even younger, approaches the world of rallying, does so because they like cars, especially the ones that remind road cars models, as opposed to single seaters. Are they going to be enthusiastic about these made up protos? I don't think so. Just like nobody was excited about those Extreme E cars.


Quote Originally Posted by WRCStan View Post
We need to live in our times and not compare to the incomparable and unachievable. There were no commercial rights or promoter in Group A amateur privateer days and no Rally car extensions to Group A. Where is the red line? Maybe you will realise now it was put there 30 years ago and has been moving closer to you ever since. You decide, it's personal to you, but I think you will still be watching in the future
If we don't look at the world with a historical prespective and without the knowledge of the past, we're doomed to never understand the present, let alone build a future. In rallying terms, the line has been pushed and pushed and today we see they're getting rid of one of the core aspects (if not THE core aspect) of rallying.
No, I won't be watching a championship if it will be infested by these "things", many other championships and disciplines out there.