Subaru set to pull out of WRC!

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Finnish media MTV3 said that Subaru is also out of wrc 2009! They have inside source for this and Subaru will publish this new tomorrow. Hope it's not true!!!

Here are the link (It's Finnish): [www.mtv3.fi]
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Copied from Petter Solberg forums.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/eurosport/tickerdb/sport/42.xml - Looks like its confirmed :(

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/16122008/58/subaru-follows-suzuki-wrc.html

Subaru follows Suzuki out of WRC
Eurosport - Tue, 16 Dec 09:16:00 2008

Fuji Heavy Industries, the maker of Subaru cars, are to pull out of the world rally championship citing the global economic crisis.

More StoriesSuzuki pull out of WRC
Honda pulls out of Formula One
Subaru joins fellow Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corp, which announced its exit a day earlier, and leaves no other Japanese automaker left in the race.

Carmakers all over the world are under severe pressure to reduce spending as they bleed cash due to a sudden downturn in global car demand.

Honda Motor Co, Japan's number two automaker, this month quit Formula One racing for similar reasons.

Reuters
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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72492
 
Sad day if its true, but not utterly surprising.

They've struggled for a few seasons, and now they've spent loads of money on the new car just as the WRC announce rule changes.
 
They've been doing nothing except throwing Impreza's into the scenery since the glory days of 2003 anyway.

WRC is boring now, it's a Citroen beating a grid full of Fords.
 
Question is ... are they simply out till 2010, to save money for 1 year before fielding an s2000 spec car ... or are they out for good?

I know that the WRX is more group N rather than S2000, however I feel they can possibly mod it to s2000 regs.
 
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gareth.e said:
:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: Woah!?!!?!?!

Subaru are WRC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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they were they aint anymore. infact they were like 100 points behind citroen in the end this year? with ford inbetween?

Edit: tables

Manufacturers' championship standings
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Drivers' championship standings
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if they do pull out will the other 3 teams even bother to turn up?
 
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NightSt@lk3r said:
Well Loeb will be gone so at least there will be a new champion.
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If Citroen offer enough £££ he'll stay I bet.



EDIT:

Actually I just realised something, isn't part of the S2000 regs that they have to use a spec. tranny?
Subaru would NOT like that, so maybe they really are pulling out.
 
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