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> That's precisely why car races are boring these days. Everything is forbidden and over-regulated so there's no space for innovation anymore. Look at F1 and its bloat of regulations.

Does rally (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDGJoPmR_8U) count as car racing?

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Rally is just going to be another example. As of this year, all the cars are econobox facades over space frames. No trickle-down innovation or 'win on Sunday sell on Monday'.

Here's another one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2F7EaeDbHY&t=158s

Got to wonder what the spectator body count is at an event like this.

Well, Group B was peak rally popularity, but as drivers (and public) started dying, it had to be regulated to oblivion.

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