Subaru pull out of WRC
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Originally Posted by Moggy,Dec 16 2008, 01:52 PM
I read something about Pro-drive possibly entering LM in some guise, that would be good.
Although I've had a few Christmas do's recently and it's a bit foggy
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Originally Posted by MB,Dec 16 2008, 10:42 AM
I thought the new smaller car might have been quite good!
BTCC with 2 manufacturers is going to be pish next year. Only Citroen and Ford left in rallying. I suspect the first season Loeb doesn't bring home both campionships that Citroen will leave too. Why are they even in it? They don't even have a single sporty car to cash in on the success - it's bizarre!
And I suspect Toyota will be out of F1 as a manufacturer before next season starts.
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It looks like everyone saw too late that motorsport as a whole was getting too expensive.
We should have seen it when BTCC was all Vauxhall, Seat and a few privateers.
I don't follow the rallying so much but it looks like it's been heading this way for a few seasons.
Seeing Hammond's article on Sunday's Top Gear about BTCC made me realise how interesting that used to be, even with the mad Sierra Cosworths it always looked like you could go out on Monday and buy a car just like the ones you'd seen racing.
All forms of motorsport seem to have lost their way with the massively increased budgets and less and less relevance to the man in the street.
Bring back homologation specials!
Alfa 155s and the BMW 3 and Volvo Ts, those were the days!
We should have seen it when BTCC was all Vauxhall, Seat and a few privateers.
I don't follow the rallying so much but it looks like it's been heading this way for a few seasons.
Seeing Hammond's article on Sunday's Top Gear about BTCC made me realise how interesting that used to be, even with the mad Sierra Cosworths it always looked like you could go out on Monday and buy a car just like the ones you'd seen racing.
All forms of motorsport seem to have lost their way with the massively increased budgets and less and less relevance to the man in the street.
Bring back homologation specials!
Alfa 155s and the BMW 3 and Volvo Ts, those were the days!
