It only makes me wish I was around back then to experience these things. I usually go rallying with three other people who are quite a lot older than me but it's a good laugh, they're always going on about old rallies they went to, Isle of Man, WRC/RAC, local rallies, etc. Sleeping in the back of an old Vauxhall for two days in a row just so they could be there on time for the first car. They met a fair few of the old rallyers first hand as well.
It all sounds much more fun than it is now. I'll probably sound like a scratched record because I've said it so much but the WRC is a lost cause.
National rallies are the only ones I look forward to now. A couple of years ago in February just after it had snowed, the local rally was on. Sadly someone died on that 20 minutes after I left the exact spot they died in, they came down a long straight with speed bumps in it and lost the back end on some ice, clipped the verge and flipped the car several times before the roof of the car smashed into a substantial sign.
Helping cars out of ditches in the side of the road, actually getting to meet the drivers and have a laugh with them is something I remember well about that rally. It was almost comical, one car went into a ditch, we got it out and then the next car through ended up stuck in the same place, one after another. It was damn cold but it was one of the best experiences ever.
Best thing about the national rallies though is that they are never predictable.