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QuasiMondo · 12-16-2008, 02:39 PM

BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Rallying | Suzuki pull out of world rallying
BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Rallying | Subaru pull out of world rallying

I'm still upset over Mitsubishi pulling out two years ago, and now I discover that both Subaru and Suzuki are withdrawing from world rally competition. I sorta expected this from Suzuki, they were nowhere as successful in the WRC as they were in the J-WRC where the Swift was absolutely dominant. I'm stunned by Subaru's departure, they haven't been as successful since they went away from the first-gen Imprezas, but with the new third gen models, they looked ready to stage a serious challenge to Citroen and Ford's dominance.

A sad day for rally enthusiasts indeed.

That leaves the WRC with just four teams: One from Citroen and three from Ford (two of those teams are privately financed, however).

12-16-2008, 02:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
QuasiMondo Wise-ass Latino Location: Pretoria (Tshwane), RSA	Suzuki and Subaru withdraw from the WRC! BBC SPORT \| Motorsport \| Rallying \| Suzuki pull out of world rallying BBC SPORT \| Motorsport \| Rallying \| Subaru pull out of world rallying I'm still upset over Mitsubishi pulling out two years ago, and now I discover that both Subaru and Suzuki are withdrawing from world rally competition. I sorta expected this from Suzuki, they were nowhere as successful in the WRC as they were in the J-WRC where the Swift was absolutely dominant. I'm stunned by Subaru's departure, they haven't been as successful since they went away from the first-gen Imprezas, but with the new third gen models, they looked ready to stage a serious challenge to Citroen and Ford's dominance. A sad day for rally enthusiasts indeed. That leaves the WRC with just four teams: One from Citroen and three from Ford (two of those teams are privately financed, however). __________________ Cameron originally envisioned the Terminator as a small, unremarkable man, giving it the ability to blend in more easily. As a result, his first choice for the part was Lance Henriksen. O. J. Simpson was on the shortlist but Cameron did not think that such a nice guy could be a ruthless killer. -From the Collector's Edition DVD of The Terminator Last edited by QuasiMondo; 12-16-2008 at 04:36 PM..