Yes, Burns is still the best simulation of rally driving. Also, the championship mod was always unpredictable, like the real thing. In every other rally game, you have fix driver's times and a number of crashes. Evry time you drive a stage, your opponents set the same time. It use to drives me nuts. The only problem of Burns Rally is low budget.
Out of Colin games 2 and 5 were enjoyble to me, but the new Dirt ofers best driving expirience.