Exactly the same is happening in WRC (apart from the round and around bit)
Personally im only interested in the Group B cars for a number of reasons which cant be said about WRC today.
When you limit anything the drivers at the top of their game are all pretty closely matched, so unless you go back to the amazing days of group B cars where the rally cars were quicker round some circuits than F1 cars, then motorsport will not be as exciting.
However those days are long gone and will never be taken back up. Rallies such as the Roger Albert Clark are far more exciting than WRC or F1 imo, and dont get nearly enough TV coverage. And these events are now some of the most popular in the country...
Get out and watch them, standing feet from some of the best escorts in the world, with some of the best drivers in the world.. it doesnt get much better than that!!!