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heard on news today subaru wrc are to pull out due to finance. 1st honda in f1 now subaru in wrc.

this could be a good thing too. Manufactures are pulling out of things so they can still fund the research and tecnology to develop new cars etc it will be bad to see them go though

Its the only reason i watch the wrc to follow the Subaru team

also heard suzuki are out aswell

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

such a shame

It is a fact now, what a sad day for the world of rallying

the whole "cult of Subaru" has been built purely on their success and profile in rallying, shame to see them go, along with Suzuki.

By my reckoning, that leaves just Ford and Citroen as manufacturer teams? As with the BTCC, where there's now only Vauxhall as SEAT have pulled out, the manufacturers are quitting in their droves. My only hope is that reduced budgets opens the way for more privateers to enter smaller teams.

i join you all on that thought

As sad as the day Carl Fogarty announced his retirement

thats an even saddier day

Hopefully when the credit crunch is over and things get back to normal Subaru will be back in there It doesn't really surprise me they have pulled out as sales of the Impreza have been pretty slow and the rally world has said the new car was $hit and needed a lot more development

I can't believe it, I just done the school run and had loads of people asking if I'd heard the news about Subaru. Even people I didn't know were asking me if it was true.

I'm still in shock, WRC without Subaru is like a car with no engine

Its not the government I blame for scaring the general public into thinking cars are evil it's the media and thier great global warming swindal.

very sad day fm

too right the media has a lot to do with how things effect the general public and it can turn situtations from bad to worst this covers both motoring and their swampy wannabe ways and the reporting of the doom and gloom every day with businesses and jobs.

It is a very sad day indeed, I have it on good authority that vauxhall wanted to pull out of the BTCC but for contractual reasons have chosen to stay for 2009.
Lets hope that if/when Subaru return in 2010 that the car is a championship winner like it was meant to be this year then we can bring back the good'ol days

wow this is a real shame i'm so glad i saw them at the Rally GB this year and there was such a following of fans it is unfortunate when this happens.....can't imagine Man Utd/Chelsea pulling out of the Premiership!! not sure thats a reasonable comparison anyway lets hope they are back stronger in 2010....i have just cancelled my accommodation for next years Rally GB as the Subaru Team and their drivers are such a big part of going ......................