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Kyle T
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Sorry if this has been mentioned, but just seen that Citroen, Skoda, Mitsubishi and peugeot have dropped out of the WRC leaving only Subaru and Ford?!

Is this a strike agains FIA or what? Cant find any details so wondered if someone had a clue?

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wow, subaru and ford left doing it

this may be the end of the WRC then

4 cars would not make for interesting viewing and the championship table would be somewhat bare
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wow, subaru and ford left doing it

this may be the end of the WRC then

4 cars would not make for interesting viewing and the championship table would be somewhat bare



I dont know about the end of the WRC, but certainly the end of FIAs running of it. Surely some privateer will take over the sport and offer more for the teams?

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maybe but id say its an expensive thing to keep running without being a well established organisation

itd be a shame to see it go, as its the only proper motorsport left now, after the early 90s btcc downsizing
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i mean, downsizing of btcc since the early 90s
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Yeah I know what you mean, its getting a little annoying now, with all the F1 changes and the general over commercial running of it, and now WRCs down the pan!

What about all the drivers that will be left without contracts?

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i thought citreon were pulling out next year anyway, but the cars will still be ran my a private entrys, as there developing the c2/c4 for 2007
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Gutted!
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ummm what a shame

weird though cos other day i saw that colin mcrae was looking forward to new season with skoda, and like previously said citroen was developing a new vehicle as xsara has expired its life span now in wrc
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yeah, ive seen pics of a c4 wrc, so maybe they plan to have a new series without the fia
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
itd be a shame to see it go, as its the only proper motorsport left now, after the early 90s btcc downsizing



last decent comerial 4 wheeled motorport maybe
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People are too bloody obsessed with football these days. When will they learn motorsport is a million times better. We need more motorsport!!!!
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there's plenty, it just isnt commercialised.
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yes ed, i agree wholeheartedly

i remember back in the day when i used to sit on a sunday and watch the btcc with tarquini, menu, muller, cleland et al

and the wrc was far better than it has been

come to think of it, f1 was too

football is gay

thatnk the lord for motors tv though, i spent this afternoon watching the ford saloon car championship to keep me sane
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http://www.wrc.com/page/Home/0,,10111,00.html

Yep... they've all pulled out!
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hope to see collin mcrae back in the wrc tho,he was at leyland test track with alistair and his dad 2 weekends ago in a mk2 escort,one of about 4 theyve got in perfect condition
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fiat are looking at coming in to the WRC.

PSA pulled citroen and pug out.

there will be citreon C4's in WRC next year

Red Bull are looking at funding a skoda team.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/world_rally/4527786.stm
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OOh Scoobys & Fords left, wonder if Ford are allowed to bring back the RS500 into the rally world after its ban

 
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