Again, sorry for commenting here as I can't on YT: M1 on tarmac can be meta as the 037 (Lancia is more dominating/nimbler on gravel), but survival chances go down when there's less grip (sheer speed + weight, size). On fast stages you'll see the M1 on top of TT near as much as the 037 (or even dominate CER spots), but imho for multi-stages without restart, just isn't as safe. Manta is easiest to drive and avoid trouble by far, but can be underpowered vs. the rest on faster sections -- on a longer event, just not crashing can be its big plus when not aiming for the very top. Still, it's a fairly balanced class.
Roy Magnes, for strat I also went with wet>wet>hard>soft. With less visibility on the final stage, and nothing left to lose after significant lost time on SS4, I favored a safer car to react on surprises for a final push. Good job evading the tree! That "3 right short" gets me often too, so as the next corner but in reverse.
PS: Myrvold, regarding the lack of RWD events in this club: I guess those are my favorite, but unfortunately on capable hands, H3 RWD TT has been dominated by the McRae MKII (a 04' restomod w/ custom ind. rear susp.), with even better P/W than the Gr.4 MR coffins, but without their downsides that could balance them against the later M3.
ATM, Colin's Nova in H1 FWD enjoys an even greater advantage: while P/W looks unfavorable, can easily sustain higher cornering speeds vs. the Fulvia and Mini, plus the 5 gear set. Then there's the McRae "R4" in NR4/R4, completely out of spec...
Rally2 is another problematic one. The 22' Fabia dominates it the same way as WRC2 (fair as IRL), but Rally2 is missing the other 3 more recent competitors (even the Mk8 back from DR2), so older R5s are more outclassed.