Quote Originally Posted by spyros View Post
Last year I attended the Acropolis Rally, and something really stood out to me. There was a group of young fans standing next to me, and they barely knew any drivers apart from Sébastien Ogier — mainly because they had watched a Netflix documentary about him. They also couldn’t recognize most of the cars, let alone know anything about their technical characteristics or differences. They were basically complete newcomers to the sport.

I think this says a lot about the current state of rally popularity. The sport is struggling to create deeper engagement and knowledge among younger audiences, compared to previous generations where fans knew the drivers, teams, and technical side of the cars in great detail.
On every rally there are real hardcore fans, and a lot more temporary fans who just visit because it's close to where they live.

On every rally you see lots of people who have no idea what's going on, they are just there for the show. For a day out.