I went to Gartheiniog on Saturday and I enjoyed it a lot. Weather was reasonable, nobody comes to Wales to enjoy the sun, and the cars made a good show.
The Polos and the Fabias are on a different league, Meeke was a bit disappointing and Tanak made a fantastic job.
I think the rally cannot cope with more spectators without creating a massive traffic jam and parking problems. Not counting the disgusting amount of litter the forests show when people leaves. This year signing the contract with the Forest Agency was complicated, I won't be surprised if the forest agency says no in the future for environmental reasons ( aka, take your litter home ).
Also, there are rumours of VW pulling the plug to the WRC but they have been denied.
http://www.diariomotor.com/competici...uro-en-el-wrc/