Rumormill: Subaru pulling out of WRC tomorrow - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

van · 2008-12-15, 05:43 PM

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/15/r...-wrc-tomorrow/

Dean · 2008-12-15, 05:47 PM

That will suck. Must be the new body style.

subierex09 · 2008-12-15, 05:56 PM

oh man thats aweful

thats almost like a slap in the face! just like the new body styles were haha i agree with you dean

Nick Koan · 2008-12-15, 06:15 PM

Probably due to the new S2000 rules.

skimonkey30 · 2008-12-15, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Koan

Probably due to the new S2000 rules.

exactly

MattR · 2008-12-15, 07:06 PM

Good, the WRC under the s2000 rules will suck even more than it does now. Let it fail and someone else will start up a better series. The FIA is a joke.

doubleurx · 2008-12-15, 08:15 PM

Man I just can't imagine WRC with everyone driving S2000's YO!

sperry · 2008-12-15, 09:48 PM

Don't forget to factor in SCCA and Speed Channel's part in this whole fiasco... just as rally was becoming a top level spectator sport in the US, SCCA drops their series, and Speed drops WRC.

Idiots... with US viewership pushed by the whole X-Games level exposure, rally could have been big here if they bothered to continue to market it.

Jesubi11 · 2008-12-15, 11:46 PM

Subaru is to rally as awd is to Subaru... oh wait...

Nick Koan · 2008-12-16, 09:29 AM

Its official.

http://www.f1technical.net/news/11306

sperry · 2008-12-16, 11:13 AM

I'm actually more bummed out over this than I thought I'd be.

MPREZIV · 2008-12-16, 12:05 PM

weaksauce.

MattR · 2008-12-16, 12:08 PM

Yeah, it sucks for sure..

ScottyS · 2008-12-16, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

Idiots... with US viewership pushed by the whole X-Games level exposure, rally could have been big here if they bothered to continue to market it.

Except for those little agencies called the USFS and BLM......they are to U.S. off-road motorsports like the EPA is to efficient diesel cars.

sybir · 2008-12-16, 03:33 PM

No, Rim was totally cool in '06 when USFS and BLM shut down all the stage roads and the entire rally was run in the dirt oval section of the Palmdale fairgrounds.

Take the largest (spectator) rally event on the west coast, reward corporate sponsorship with towing 100+ cars leaving spectators freezing in the pouring rain with no cell service in the Angeles mountains, give it a couple years to die, and when people still try to keep it going, restrict it to fairgrounds.

Yup.

I don't know why rally never took off in the US.

My heart goes out to all the guys trying to keep it going in the face of the BS.

Nick Koan · 2008-12-17, 09:34 AM

The good news now, is that Prodrive should have the resources free to buy the Honda F1 team.

sperry · 2008-12-17, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Koan

The good news now, is that Prodrive should have the resources free to buy the Honda F1 team.

I guess they should get a little experience in the sport before they're the spec engine supplier in 2010.

2008-12-15, 05:43 PM	#1
van SECCS Brewmeister Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: on the edge of a marsh Posts: 1,451	Rumormill: Subaru pulling out of WRC tomorrow http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/15/r...-wrc-tomorrow/

2008-12-15, 05:47 PM	#2
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	That will suck. Must be the new body style. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2008-12-15, 05:56 PM	#3
subierex09 n00b Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 23 Car: '09 wrx	oh man thats aweful thats almost like a slap in the face! just like the new body styles were haha i agree with you dean __________________ "you are tripping out.....man"- super troopers

2008-12-15, 06:15 PM	#4
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Probably due to the new S2000 rules. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2008-12-15, 07:06 PM	#6
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Good, the WRC under the s2000 rules will suck even more than it does now. Let it fail and someone else will start up a better series. The FIA is a joke. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2008-12-15, 08:15 PM	#7
doubleurx EJ205 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Truckee Posts: 1,948	Man I just can't imagine WRC with everyone driving S2000's YO! __________________ Does it have a motor..............Does it have a motor?

2008-12-15, 09:48 PM	#8
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Don't forget to factor in SCCA and Speed Channel's part in this whole fiasco... just as rally was becoming a top level spectator sport in the US, SCCA drops their series, and Speed drops WRC. Idiots... with US viewership pushed by the whole X-Games level exposure, rally could have been big here if they bothered to continue to market it. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2008-12-15, 11:46 PM	#9
Jesubi11 EJ22 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Springdale AR Posts: 137 Car: 04 wrx wagon Get busy livin' or get busy dyn'	Subaru is to rally as awd is to Subaru... oh wait... __________________ I love my car

2008-12-16, 09:29 AM	#10
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Its official. http://www.f1technical.net/news/11306 __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2008-12-16, 11:13 AM	#11
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	I'm actually more bummed out over this than I thought I'd be. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2008-12-16, 12:05 PM	#12
MPREZIV Token Real Name: Le Stig Afrique? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sitting next to a big yellow box Posts: 3,589 Car: 2001 Impreza 2.5 RS Class: 05 TDSP No, I won't work on your car. F your car*	weaksauce. __________________ "...these condoms have a topical anesthetic to reduce sensitivity, so you can last longer. What a paradox. You can't feel a thing, but you can f*ck for HOURS..."

2008-12-16, 12:08 PM	#13
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Yeah, it sucks for sure.. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2008-12-16, 03:33 PM	#15
sybir The Don Real Name: Aaron Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,097 Car: '97 Legacy / '05 FXT Class: low	No, Rim was totally cool in '06 when USFS and BLM shut down all the stage roads and the entire rally was run in the dirt oval section of the Palmdale fairgrounds. Take the largest (spectator) rally event on the west coast, reward corporate sponsorship with towing 100+ cars leaving spectators freezing in the pouring rain with no cell service in the Angeles mountains, give it a couple years to die, and when people still try to keep it going, restrict it to fairgrounds. Yup. I don't know why rally never took off in the US. My heart goes out to all the guys trying to keep it going in the face of the BS. __________________ Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic.

2008-12-17, 09:34 AM	#16
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	The good news now, is that Prodrive should have the resources free to buy the Honda F1 team. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

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