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Subaru Gone from WRC

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  • 16-12-2008 11:09am
    #1
    blackiebest
    Registered Users Posts: 650 ✭✭✭


    So sad, the sport is a victim of the economics


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    h3000
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭h3000


    Fupping hell.

    http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=101&id=3541&desc=Subaru%20pulls%20out%20of%20the%20WRC

    Thats the WRC finished so, it's suck a f***ing shame, I love the sport. The excitment of the WRC is just so great. The FIA are going to have to shake up the sport soon. It needs more TV coverage, get it out there to the public.

    I am off now to break some stuff:mad::mad::mad:

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    Rabies
    Registered Users Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    I think Suzuki is also gone.


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    h3000
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭h3000


    Rabies wrote: »
    I think Suzuki is also gone.

    Yeah it is. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055442112

    Bye Bye WRC:(


    It will have to be renamed FCRC Ford Citroen Rally Championship

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    Fredrick
    Registered Users Posts: 275 ✭✭Fredrick


    Fecking shame really is, was looking forward to seeing them in january. I wonder wat solberg and atkinson are gonna do now?


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    opelmanta
    Registered Users Posts: 259 ✭✭opelmanta


    Looks like the WRC mightnt be around for much longer so


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    ednwireland
    Registered Users Posts: 14,308 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    h3000 wrote: »
    Yeah it is. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055442112

    Bye Bye WRC:(


    It will have to be renamed FCRC Ford Citroen Rally Championship


    what makes you think ford wil be able to run a rally team next year they are bankrupt ( or for that matter citroen) its not looking promising for the wrc next year

    My weather

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    h3000
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭h3000


    ednwireland wrote: »
    what makes you think ford wil be able to run a rally team next year they are bankrupt ( or for that matter citroen) its not looking promising for the wrc next year

    Not a lot at all.

    As I said above Bye Bye WRC. Hopefully the IRC will take off.




    EDIT:
    Hopefully the new WRC regulations in 2010 should reduce the costs of the sport and we might get to see some of the old teams back.

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    BFassassin
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    That is really really sad news. Its going to be just a load of privately run teams now I reckon. like kronos ect.


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    nikimere
    Registered Users Posts: 467 ✭✭nikimere


    BFassassin wrote: »
    That is really really sad news. Its going to be just a load of privately run teams now I reckon. like kronos ect.
    Yep, and there's nothing wrong with that either.


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    jmayo
    Registered Users Posts: 13,110 ✭✭✭✭jmayo


    Is it just Ford and Citroen left ?
    If you look at all the manufacturers that used to be in the sport at the highest level.
    Toyota, Peugeot, Subaru, Audi, Mitsubishi, Lancia all provided world champions and then the other manufacturers like Mazda, Renault, VW, Suzuki, Nissan, Hyundai and Skoda have also moved on.
    Can the WRC can't survive on a couple of manufacturers.
    It is too expensive nowadays for a privateer.
    Loeb for another title anyone :mad:


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    h3000
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭h3000


    Update: http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=101&id=3544&desc=Subaru%20doesn’t%20rule%20out%20WRC%20return

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    De Hipster
    Registered Users Posts: 1,160 ✭✭✭De Hipster


    Bad news indeed for the WRC as a championship of calibre. Hopefully Prodrive will have a team together for 2010.

    Peugeot, Toyota, Fiat and others could well be back for the S2000 WRC regulations in 2010 too.

    Here's hoping anyway!


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    homer90
    Registered Users Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭homer90


    Sad Sad day............... :(

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    Colin Mcrae 1995

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    Gutted...................


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    h3000
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    Subaru will be a loss to WRC but I realy hope Solberg and Atko a drive next year.

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    zeris
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    Might see a Prodrive attempt again to get into F1.


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    EvilMonkey
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    zeris wrote: »
    Might see a Prodrive attempt again to get into F1.
    Are they going to try and buy Honda?


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    zeris
    Registered Users Posts: 401 ✭✭zeris


    Richards and Honda have previous but why would you buy an expensive failure when Prodrive could start from scratch cheaper. At the same time Prodrive would have to pay the FIA deposit, not get any FOM earnings for a season and have missed the entry date for 2009.


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    corkbird
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    It is such a shame..won't be the same without either team..however, still excitment to be had surely?


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    kaizersoze
    Registered Users Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    zeris wrote: »
    Richards and Honda have previous but why would you buy an expensive failure when Prodrive could start from scratch cheaper. At the same time Prodrive would have to pay the FIA deposit, not get any FOM earnings for a season and have missed the entry date for 2009.

    The cost of buying the team would be substancially lower that the actual value of it and would without doubt be trimmed down by who ever buys it. Their factory and facilities are second to none and would mean no investment needed on that side of things by the new owner. I have a feeling that Honda would accept any reasonable offer just to get some kind of return on it.

    The FIA and FOM situation would be quickly sorted I'd say along with missing the entry date. The FIA don't want to see a dwindling grid and Bernie is now in breach of contract with all the TV broadcast rights holders because of only 18 cars on the grid. Their contracts guarantee a minimum of 20 competitors. No doubt they'll be looking for discounts or money back.:)
    Even talks of asking teams to run a third 'non points earning' car to make up the numbers.

    Anyway, back on topic. Sad to see Subaru and Suzuli drop out. Can't really see the WRC being as popular without them. Just when we get on the WRC callender it looks like the whole thing is going to callapse.:(


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    thepoolgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭thepoolgirl


    Said on news yest that there still doing Ireland rally in jan but thats it.think theres summet on rally.ie too


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    dcr22B
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    thepoolgirl wrote: »
    Said on news yest that there still doing Ireland rally in jan but thats it.think theres summet on rally.ie too

    Think you'll find that's the privateer Adapta WRT with Mads Ostberg and one other unnamed driver. There will be no SWRT at Rally Ireland unfortunately.


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    jmayo
    Registered Users Posts: 13,110 ✭✭✭✭jmayo


    zeris wrote: »
    Might see a Prodrive attempt again to get into F1.

    Not a good idea to try and get into F1 these days.
    The whole motoring world is facing tough times and there ain't the money out there anymore.
    LIGHTNING wrote: »
    Good call I didnt think of that. Did anybody see that statement from prodrive? Dave Richards said that the rally team only made up 20% of their revenue. So it means that this wont cripple them as they will re-organise.

    Prodrive make a lot of their money from providing competition cars to others AFAIK.
    Thus their own rally team is a subset of this.
    Of course Subaru will probably shelve the continuing design of the cars ?
    Anyway lot of parts of cars are British designed and built.

    Also they have had involvement in GT series & Le Mans with Ferrari and Aston Martin. Richards was also involved in buying back Aston Martin from Ford.


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    #24
    dcr22B
    Registered Users Posts: 2,528 ✭✭✭dcr22B


    Prodrive also own Ford Performance Racing, one of two works teams in the V8 Supercars Australia championship.


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    #25
    barnicles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,910 ✭✭✭barnicles


    OMFG Just Ford and Citreon,

    Come on people what stupidity is this.

    </rant>


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    #26
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    barnicles wrote: »
    OMFG Just Ford and Citreon,

    Come on people what stupidity is this.

    </rant>

    I know, this recession is annoying me, why are companies not spending money they don't have!? GOD! They're so stupid!


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