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Posted: **Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:08 pm**

Within 24hrs, Suzuki and now Subaru have withdrawn, effective immediately, from the World Rally Championship, both due to the current world financial crisis.

Posted: **Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:15 pm**

That's funny... I was actually joking about Subaru or Mitsubishi pulling out this afternoon.

It's a real shame that this sort of things is happening.

Posted: **Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:05 pm**

That's shit. Very sad to see Subaru go. Hope they're back for 2010. What's happening with Atko, Petter and their co-drivers?

Posted: **Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:15 am**

What?? Thats gay that Subaru are pulling out

Posted: **Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:08 am**

Well, money could seriously be better spent than hooning through the forest

Posted: **Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:34 am**

EskimO wrote:What?? Thats gay that Subaru are pulling out

Yeh man, feel the same way, must be shocking for the die-hard fans

Not sure about you guys, but the only upside from this is, that they got that ugly rex of the road. But I do hope they will be back in the years to come (with a much more visually appealling car!!), subaru was probably the only interesting team in the wrc, the spectacular crashes, tension in the cabin, the amazing jumps, you know what i mean. And in saying that i came across this video on youtube, for those who haven't seen check it out, some pretty cool jumps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdRpnFywpP4

Not sure if i'm right here, but Clarence isn't "hooning through the forest" (lol!!!), really what made subaru? Like when you think of rallying you don't think of, heaven forbid, suzuki, etc?

Posted: **Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:42 am**

tangcla wrote:Well, money could seriously be better spent than hooning through the forest

Posted: **Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:55 am**

Well the current ecconomic climate is really changing thing in the motoring world.

Honda has pulled out of F1, & I'm sure there are several other teams are not far behind. Suzuki & Subaru out of WRC... If Mitsubishi pull out, there will almost be no reason to watch WRC IMO. I've always been a big fan of the Jap Rally cars

Posted: **Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:56 am**

Gee that isn't good huh?

shame really

Posted: **Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:03 am**

I wonder where it leaves Peter and Chris in this kerfuffle.

Posted: **Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:07 am**

tangcla wrote:Well, money could seriously be better spent than hooning through the forest

yeah like supporting ram raiders :lol:

Posted: **Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:13 am**

Just found a link explaining it all, http://blogs.edmunds.com/straightline/2 ... teams.html

Posted: **Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:16 am**

Nice find.. good work

Posted: **Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:22 am**

No sweat, you should find a link for each of the manufacturers on the page..ah i'll do it myself to save you guys some time:

SWRT outing: http://www.swrt.com/news/latest_news.html?id=1590

Porsche and Audi's outing: http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/15/pors ... t-of-alms/

Suzuki's outing: http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssCons ... 7520081215

Honda's road racing outing: http://blogs.sportrider.com/6382223/spo ... index.html

I think this is just the tip of the ice-berg.

Posted: **Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:35 am**

AndySTi wrote:Not sure if i'm right here, but Clarence isn't "hooning through the forest" (lol!!!), really what made subaru? Like when you think of rallying you don't think of, heaven forbid, suzuki, etc?

LOL

Yes it's what made Subaru famous... but that has been well established already