I sure wish rally would've caught on here in the states. Back in the early '80's, we had an international rally event here in the Capitol Forests of Olympia, which left a real impression on my teenage mind (Audi and Lancia were the big guns back then). Since then, I can't watch or get enthused about static oval-track events (e.g. NASCAR), simply cuz they don't hold a candle to the skill and thrill of watching a rally car whip around a cliffside hairpin turn while throttling up at +75mph. Could've been a real economic boon to our depressed rural logging communities too. Sad that Merkins don't always know a good thing when they see it.