http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...16/2448307.htm

http://www.fhi.co.jp/english/contents/pdf_en_49558.pdf

Due to the "global economic crisis" Subaru announced, 4 hours ago, that they are suspending all WRC motorsports activities.


Wow.

Discuss...

NOOOOOOO! Their involvement in WRC was what got me into AWD turbo cars in the first place!

You beat me by a few minutes... Yes, Subaru, yesterday Suzuki, then Honda pulls from Formula one. It is a Domino efect started by Bush! <<< I am not kidding either.

Carlos

^^^+1

I wanted one very badly until I rode in my first evo. I still love the cars though that sucks. I hope they get back to kickin but soon

s***, motorsports are on the way out

Subaru and Suzuki out of WRC, Audi and Porsche out of ALMS, Honda out of F1...it's the Carpocalypse!

Thanks Jalopnik...

*Waits for the inevitable "Subaru sucks anyways" comment*

So who does this leave in the WRC apart from privateer teams? All I can think of are Ford and Peugeot.

Bush Sucks....Period

Sorry, ok, we'll say....it just sucks the economy is like this and it's forcing things like this to happen...

Lets try to keep the political comments out of here otherwise this thread is going to turn into an off-topic nightmare.

If people really think the economy is the only reason Suburu is pulling out....I would pull your head out...of the sand and look up the proposed 2010 S2000 regulations. The economy gave them the cover they needed, They have'nt exactly been tearing up the scene over the past 2 or 3 seasons.

And to those who blame this on Bush... Are you guys really that...

http://www.rallye-info.com/article.asp?sid=0&stid=6795

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/13/w...r-2010-season/

the end is near

This is definitely a sad trend for enthusiasts. More competition makes racing better, and as we all know technology trickles down from high level racing efforts. Less money spent on racing development, means less advancements will trickle down to us chickens.

I hope the economy does not effect the racing budgets of the smaller shops that compete in time attack and such. The things they learn on the track directly benefit us in the performance community.

Mitsu pulled out of racing a few years ago. Now Subaru. I guess the French will win all the rallies. Oy vey.

whelp, at least gas is cheap....for now...