It was a little over a year ago when I put out a piece about how Ireland deserved to get their WRC round back. I'll freely admit that looking back, those words came from a bit of naivety and perhaps some nostalgia as I watched ex-WRC cars tearing down the country lanes outside of Galway. I'll also admit that there was a fair bit of ignorance at play in my assumption that hosting a WRC round was the “be all and end all” when it comes to rallying. What I've learned this weekend both from my own observations and some very enlightening conversations with incredibly knowledgeable people is that this assumption couldn't have been further from the truth. During my time here in Ireland, it has...
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