Está tudo tolo - Subaru de fora do WRC

[JRodrigues]

ArraySubaru to withdraw from World Rally Championship
16 December 2008

Subaru has announced its decision to withdraw from the 2009 World Rally Championship
Subaru has announced its decision to withdraw from the 2009 World Rally Championship.

This sudden decision was in response to the widespread economic downturn that is affecting the entire automotive industry, and follows Suzuki’s withdrawal announced yesterday.

After 20 years in the sport, during which time the Prodrive-run Subaru World Rally Team has won six World Rally Championship titles, this is not only sad news for Subaru and the team, but also for millions of rallying fans around the world. Thanks to its highly successful World Rally Championship programme, Subaru has developed into one of the world’s most widely recognised and evocative automotive brands.

Prodrive chairman, David Richards, said: “Subaru’s departure from the World Rally Championship is a great loss as it is one of the sport’s icons. The Subaru World Rally Team has created true champions such as Colin McRae and Richard Burns and its absence will be felt by many the world over. Although this decision closes a significant chapter in Prodrive’s history, our focus now turns to the future.”

For many, Prodrive and Subaru are synonymous, given the long-standing and close association between the two companies. However, while the Subaru World Rally Team historically represented a significant part of Prodrive’s business, today it accounts for no more than 20 per cent of the company’s turnover.

Prodrive will look to redeploy as many of the rally team as possible in other areas of its business operations, which have grown to span advanced engineering and manufacturing for the automotive, defence, marine and aerospace industries, in addition to other motorsport programmes.

Despite the current economic downturn, Prodrive’s automotive engineering business remains buoyant as it works with vehicle manufacturers to accelerate the development of next generation fuel-efficient vehicles and alternative fuel technologies.

Together with Subaru, Prodrive’s commitment to its customer rally teams will also continue unabated for 2009 and beyond. Over the past 15 years, Prodrive has sold close to 500 rally cars to more than 400 private competitors and independent rally teams in 47 countries. During this time, Prodrive’s customers have won five consecutive Production World Rally Championships and countless international rallies. In 2008, Prodrive-supported customer teams have claimed eight rally championship titles around the world.

Looking ahead, 2010 will see the introduction of new World Rally Championship technical regulations, which provide Prodrive with an opportunity to prepare for re-entering the championship with a new team and build on its 24 years of World Rally Championship experience and success.[/quote]

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[Félix Simões]

Este é o perigo do envolvimento oficial das marcas. Elevam o nível (de despesas) a um ponto que os privados não conseguem competir. E depois quando há uma conjuntura menos favorável, para as marcas de automóveis, saltam todos fora.

Eu sei que o envolvimento das marcas, normalmente, aumenta a espectacularidade, mas se não forem controlados desde o início (como no WTCC, por exemplo) a modalidade perde a sustentabilidade.

[Dinis Santos]

Mas aqui a FIA também tem uma parte de culpa, porque anunciaram o S2000 + para 2010. A subaru não tem nenhum S2000 e pediu a FIA para adaptar o grupo N ao S2000+ e a FIA diz que tem de contruir um S2000 de raiz...

[Rui Cunha]

Vai sair a subaru, vai entrar a seat com o seu velhinho marbella. :biggrinbandit:

Esses gajos pensavam que podiam sustentar campeonatos com carros cheios de evoluções tecnológicas? o mesmo vai acontecer na F1.

o desporto automóvel é feito de espectáculo, acho que se estão a aperceber que os carros actuais estão completamente contra os princípios dos rallyes, qualquer dia uma criança consegue pilotar um carro com 300 cv.

Que saiam as marcas todas e quem faz estes regulamentos estúpidos.

[J.Oliveira]

A subaru deve estar mesmo nas lonas, depois de tanto dinheiro gasto para desenvolver o novo impreza para o WRC, que fez meia época, e agora sai. Mas também, com os carros que tem andado a fazer, excepto o legacy não me admira muito.

Quem ia comprar isto.....


...quando pode comprar isto?



Ou isto....


em vez disto?

[Artur Nunes]

Por acaso... preferi isto:



a GPL, em vez disto...



mas a Nissan é Renault, por isso tambem me parece que não andará lá com muita saúde...

[JRodrigues]

ArrayA subaru deve estar mesmo nas lonas, depois de tanto dinheiro gasto para desenvolver o novo impreza para o WRC, que fez meia época, e agora sai. Mas também, com os carros que tem andado a fazer, excepto o legacy não me admira muito.

Quem ia comprar isto.....


...quando pode comprar isto?

Ou isto....


em vez disto?
[/quote]

Diz isso às pessoas que fizeram com que as vendas da Subaru este ano subissem, acontecendo o mesmo com o valor das suas acções.

[J.Oliveira]

ArrayDiz isso às pessoas que fizeram com que as vendas da Subaru este ano subissem, acontecendo o mesmo com o valor das suas acções.[/quote]

É tudo subarus legacys diesel e subarus justy :rolleyes:
Eu não sei se subiram, mas se eu tenho 50centimos no bolso e quero almoçar, não me chega, e no dia a seguir já tenho 60centimos, tou mais rico, mas ainda não dá pra almoçar.:wondering:

e é por isso que o tribeca ainda há pouco saiu e já levou uma frente toda nova, devia ser das vendas galopantes:biggrinbandit:

[Artur Nunes]

in Autosport...

Subaru pulls out of the WRC

By Jonathan Noble Tuesday, December 16th 2008, 09:28 GMT

"Subaru has made a shock announcement that it will pull out of the World Rally Championship with immediate effect.

Just 24 hours after Suzuki quit the series, Subaru cited the worldwide financial economic crisis as to why it will also not continue.
David Richards, the boss of the Prodrive company that runs Subaru's efforts in the WRC, was saddened by the decision which brings to an end a 20-year association.

"Subaru's departure from the World Rally Championship is a great loss as it is one of the sport's icons," said Richards, who helped Prodrive win six WRC titles.

"The Subaru World Rally Team has created true champions such as Colin McRae and Richard Burns and its absence will be felt by many the world over. Although this decision closes a significant chapter in Prodrive's history, our focus now turns to the future."

Richards said Prodrive would look to redeploy their WRC workforce elsewhere in the company - having also confirmed that their customer rally teams will continue.

A statement from Prodrive suggested that they were looking for a swift return to the WRC, especially with new regulations are set to come into force in 2010.

"Looking ahead, 2010 will see the introduction of new World Rally Championship technical regulations, which provide Prodrive with an opportunity to prepare for re-entering the championship with a new team and build on its 24 years of World Rally Championship experience and success," said the statement.

Subaru has struggled to find form with the Impreza in recent years. The last victory was in September 2005, when Petter Solberg took victory in the Rally GB after Sebastien Loeb chose not to triumph following the death of Michael Park. The last win on merit was the Rally Mexico in March 2005.

The long-awaited new Impreza was introduced in the Acropolis Rally in May and, although its performance was originally encouraging with Solberg finishing second in Greece, it was never able to genuinely challenge Citroen or Ford for victories.

The team were hoping to push ahead with the development of the car ahead of next season and were planning to run four cars in 2009.

The withdrawal of Subaru and Suzuki in the last 24 hours leaves just two manufacturers in the sport - Citroen and Ford". :confused:


E ainda falam da crise da F1...

Subaru era um clássico dos rallyes, e tem tido uma tecnologia muito própria (motores boxer na frente, 4wd total em todos os modelos de estrada) que a diferencia, passe alguma falta de chispa no design de carrocerias.

Sendo agora parcialmente da Toyota (o resto é da Fuiji Heavy Hindustries, firma mãe), rumora-se que vai existir uma maior sinergia entre as duas marcas (vale tudo, desde Toyotas desportivos com motor traseiro boxer e 4wd até Subarus com motores tradicionais de origem Toyota frontais e sem 4wd...), depois de falhada a parceria com a GM.

A ver vamos...

[J.Oliveira]

Ha uns tempos atrás ja haviam muitos rumores de a toyota e subaru estarem a desenvolver um desportivo em conjunto., agora cada vez parece mais obvio :wondering: