Subaru to quit WRC?

[garycat]

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/15/rumormill-subar...

Bad news if it is true.

[grahamdance]

Can anyone copy the article here? Work has blocked the site

[97BlackC5]

Subaru just confirmed they are to pull out of WRC at press conference!!!!

[Muzzer]

97BlackC5 said:

Subaru just confirmed they are to pull out of WRC at press conference!!!!

Where have you seen this?

[patmahe]

Looks like the end is near for the WRC - either that or it will continue as a shadow of its former self with mainly privateer teams. Sad for the people employed in the industry.

ETA: For Grahamdance

Even more bad news (motor)sports fans. According to a report by Finnish sports site MT3.fi, Subaru will follow in the footsteps of Suzuki and pull out of the 2009 World Rally Championship (WRC) season. While Suzuki's declaration was a surprise, Subaru's exit from the world of rallying would be a serious blow to the sport as a whole and its fans in particular. A formal announcement will supposedly follow tomorrow, but we're keeping our fingers crossed that the Finns got this one wrong. Thanks to Eralp for the tip!

Edited by patmahe on Tuesday 16th December 09:10

[MrKipling43]

Weak.

[Andy47]

The press conference they said they would hold was at 9.00 GMT this morning. I haven't seen it confirmed anywhere atm.

[TonyHetherington]

Apparently it's on sky news at the moment

[97BlackC5]

Reuters News Wire - 9am this morning

[Nic Jones]

Why are they talking about Subaru but all the coverage is of Suzuki?

[Andy47]

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAn...

"TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Fuji Heavy Industries (7270.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the maker of Subaru cars, said on Tuesday it would pull out of the world rally championship citing the global economic crisis."

[kevin ritson]

Some would say Subaru haven't been competing in the WRC for several years...

Edited by kevin ritson on Tuesday 16th December 09:27

[kcurtis]

Sky news and BBC News 24 have confirmed this aswell in the last few moments.

[garycat]

Are there any factory teams left now?

[Dirty Boy]

Maybe they're buying the Honda F1 team instead

[Nic Jones]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

No, my brain just made it up and I pretended to watch it on Sky news just now.

[tuffer]

Dirty Boy said:

Maybe they're buying the Honda F1 team instead

Well there was some speculation that Dave Richards was in the running, maybe Subaru are stepping up..........but then again maybe not.

[zac510]

On Autosport so pretty safe to say it's true:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72492

[Van Man 55]

Nice

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

[hostile17]

kevin ritson said:

Some would say Subaru haven't been competing in the WRC for several years...

Fair comment. I guess being constantly beaten by Loeb and Citroen (with a few cameos from Gronholm and the Ford boys) since 2004 gets a little wearing. Better that they pull out now than compete for another winless year, further tarnishing their past glories.