after a while, i came back to the game, determined to complete the historic mode. at first, it felt really satisfying to be able to rely on your co-driver, to drive new tracks, and to have to handle cars from different eras in order to defeat a tough ai. eventually, though, some of the downsides of the original dirt rally became apparent. it got tiring to play the same stages over and over again, especially considering that the dlc cars and locations were not integrated into this mode. eventually, with only two classes left, i gave up trying to finish first in every one.