Subaru pull out of 2009 WRC

ok I know this is not bike related but I was bought up watch subaru in the WRC and whenever someone mentioned it I always linked subaru to this…

it’s such a shame, the credit crunch is really begining to effect everything, now only ford and citroen are left…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/world_rally/7785299.stm

Heard this on the news this morning, In my mind the name SUBARU is/was synonymous with WRC. Shame. :frowning:

Suzuki also pulled out as well. Despite the protestations of the F1 teams and other motorsport teams I think that many more are going to be pulling the plug.

Bring back Lancia!

I get the feeling that the motorsport industry is going to be in for a very very rough ride over the next year or two

That`s not good for sport if everyone starts to pull out.

it’s gonna effect car development in the long term, like one tyre rules and the like, if there is no competetion between brands from dominance then there will be no progress.

Such a shame to see the big names falling