We examine whether the Hypercar era now eclipses the iconic Group C era
It’s not exactly news that the Hypercar era of the World Endurance Championship has been a popular one. It was this ruleset that got the WEC back to being a popular series, bringing back several topline automotive manufacturers to race in the top echelon of endurance racing.
As a result, the audience came too, and the WEC’s popularity has been rising ever since and the Hypercar regulations are now seen as the best regulations to have hit endurance racing since the iconic Group C era.
The Group C era is still seen as the strongest era for endurance racing, but can the Hypercar era ever eclipse it?
It’s not exactly news that the Hypercar era of the World Endurance Championship has been a popular one. It was this ruleset that got the WEC back to being a popular series, bringing back several topline automotive manufacturers to race in the top echelon of endurance racing.
As a result, the audience came too, and the WEC’s popularity has been rising ever since and the Hypercar regulations are now seen as the best regulations to have hit endurance racing since the iconic Group C era.
The Group C era is still seen as the strongest era for endurance racing, but can the Hypercar era ever eclipse it?
That's what we explore in our latest video.
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