Subaru pulls out of WRC

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by krapmeister on 15-12-08 09:42 PM

Sad news - just 24 hrs after Suzuki announce their decision to pull out, Subaru announce they to will be quitting the WRC effective immediately:

Subaru gone

Motorsport everywhere is taking quite a hit at the moment. Various cost-cutting measures being announced but IMO they won't make much difference - if no-one is buying cars then the manufacturers will stop spending money on motor racing...

Dark days indeed.
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by GT-TT on 15-12-08 10:37 PM

Geez thats Crapo i actually liked subaru in the WRC :suicide2:
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by LE7SGO on 16-12-08 05:49 AM

sad day indeed. it sucks known that subaru are out, will make evo drivers happy however.

but atleast they may be back in 2010, however it seems wierd because in theory thats when the "economic crisis" will be in full swing.
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by hawks123 on 16-12-08 06:01 AM

It least this might mean subaru will not go under next year.
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by rsfever on 16-12-08 12:10 PM

Wow, you guys get news fast!

I'm in Japan and just heard!

http://www.japantoday.com/category/spor … ampionship
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by B4Cruiser on 16-12-08 01:36 PM

Thats a major blow to the WRC... Not much of a 'world' rally championship now is it.  Judging from the article with only Cit and Ford left, how long have Mits and Peugot pulled out of the wrc?
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by aurelius on 16-12-08 01:58 PM

I'd pull out too if I had an Impreza that ugly.
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by hawks123 on 16-12-08 02:09 PM

Only a matter of time till ford bails out also
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by Kevlar GT on 16-12-08 02:15 PM

Apparently they were going to pull the pin at the end of 2009, just a reason to do it early. Go Skoda !

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by hawks123 on 16-12-08 02:17 PM

Kevlar GT;168161 wrote:

Apparently they were going to pull the pin at the end of 2009, just a reason to do it early. Go Skoda !

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Go Hyundi!:Derisive:
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by BigWillieStyles on 16-12-08 06:26 PM

Suzuki have also said they will be leaving rally motorsport.

This is all due to the world economic problems.

Toyota announced yesterday that its factories will be reducing its production of cars, and many casual staff will be fired. Japan is really struggling and car manufactures are one of the most dependent on the world economy.

Im sure Subaru and Suzuki will be back when the world economic issues are resolved.
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by krapmeister on 16-12-08 07:34 PM

Im sure Subaru and Suzuki will be back when the world economic issues are resolved.
Don't be too sure on that - dependson what rukes the FIA implement.

At the moment they are looking to get rid of WRC and go to S2000 regs - which is if I understand correctly - naturally aspirated, front wheel drive production-based cars.

Think naturally aspirated Group N - much like the ARC Toyota Corollas.
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by BigWillieStyles on 16-12-08 08:48 PM

krapmeister;168199 wrote:

Don't be too sure on that - dependson what rukes the FIA implement.

At the moment they are looking to get rid of WRC and go to S2000 regs - which is if I understand correctly - naturally aspirated, front wheel drive production-based cars.

Think naturally aspirated Group N - much like the ARC Toyota Corollas.
Front wheel drive is only for the Super 2000 touring cars, awd is permitted in rally. They are basically trying to get more diversity to the range of cars entering these motorsports. Im almost certain Subaru will be back to to raise the bar.
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by krapmeister on 16-12-08 09:16 PM

Front wheel drive is only for the Super 2000 touring cars, awd is permitted in rally. They are basically trying to get more diversity to the range of cars entering these motorsports. Im almost certain Subaru will be back to to raise the bar.
Rallying is at the heart of Subaru - however, by all reports the new rules were not to Subaru's liking. 4WD may well be permitted under the S2000 rules, however, a NA 4WD rally car may not be as competitive as a NA 2WD rally car due to the extra weight of the 4WD system.

I really do hope that Subaru will be back - but it may not be under these regs.

EDIT: I stand corrected on the ARC Corollas, they are indeed 4WD - so weight may not be the issue then for Subaru. Perhaps the lack of turbocharging in the S2000 regs isn't to their liking? Any NA Rex I've been in hasn't been particularly powerful.
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