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Sad day for Mitsu WRC fans.....

Postby wagon r » December 14th, 2005, 8:29 am

....read and go get some kleenex... :(

...taken from rally live.



Mitsubishi suspend WRC programme
Tentative 2008 return scheduled


Mitsubishi's Dakar programme to remain

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has announced that it has decided to suspend participation in the FIA World Rally Championship series from 2006.

With the Mitsubishi Motors Revitalization Plan as a basis, MMC has made a solid start toward revitalizing its business operations. However, to strengthen and build upon this base, MMC realizes that it must focus management resources on the continued promotion of the revitalization plan.

Mitsubishi Motors hopes to return to the WRC Championship series from 2008, after the completion of the 3-year revitalization plan, which covers fiscal 2005 to 2007.

This decision however does not extend to MMC's efforts in the Dakar Rally. Mitsubishi Motors will continue to compete in this event.

Starting with an overall championship in the Safari Rally in 1974, the Mitsubishi WRC Team has accomplished a spectacular 34 wins in the WRC series. The team won the drivers' title 4 consecutive years from 1996 to 1999, and won the prestigious manufacturers' title in 1998.

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Postby Yeo » December 14th, 2005, 8:42 am

:x :x :x
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Postby tourniquet » December 14th, 2005, 9:54 am

very nice 8)
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Postby Rx » December 14th, 2005, 10:00 am

nice ............



lots of joy in SUBARU camp :onfire:
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Postby rumbelly » December 14th, 2005, 10:03 am

Rx wrote:nice ............



lots of joy in SUBARU camp :onfire:

:)
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Postby Spyrogyra » December 14th, 2005, 12:43 pm

I don't understand what all the glee is about, Mitsubishi hasn't been really competitive in the WRC since the what 2003 season? Since then they've been trying to penetrate the USDM market with the EVO and at the same time battling litigation for something that I really can't remember.

This was expected, it's the same reason why Nissan stopped competing in the WRC so many years ago
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Postby wagon r » December 14th, 2005, 12:47 pm

...but the last few rallies were great for them. the evo was very competitive with some stage wins.

what i sad about is the limited amount of factory teams in WRC.
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Postby Spyrogyra » December 14th, 2005, 1:00 pm

what i sad about is the limited amount of factory teams in WRC.


that is sad
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Postby plex » December 14th, 2005, 7:58 pm

sad day for the mitsu fans indeed..
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Postby venum » December 14th, 2005, 9:34 pm

the flecking scoobies, cits, pugs and the rest of the looses must be celebrating

:cry: :cry: :cry:
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Postby Monk BANzai » December 14th, 2005, 10:11 pm

smart move....
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Postby zodiaque » December 14th, 2005, 10:21 pm

What???
I'll go drive for em! :D *starts striping down lancer*

but seriously,I think they will come out strong, its like a holiday, they will come back refreshed and ready to knock out the competition 8)
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Postby R. Mutt » December 15th, 2005, 2:52 am

Banzai Rastafarai wrote:smart move....


agreed...they have their priorities. Let them restructure their business...then when they can allocate the proper funds for research and development...they come back to WRC full force.
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Postby plex » December 15th, 2005, 5:41 am

venum wrote:the flecking scoobies, cits, pugs and the rest of the looses must be celebrating

:cry: :cry: :cry:


pugs are no longer in wrc, they pull out..
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Postby Maserati » December 15th, 2005, 11:01 am

ah is ah scooby man
but less teams in the WRC is not good at all.jeeze
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Postby sio » December 15th, 2005, 12:15 pm

What is going on. The new rules in WRC has everyone pulling out. THere will be no teams for next year.
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Postby Maserati » December 15th, 2005, 12:31 pm

agreed...they have their priorities. Let them restructure their business...then when they can allocate the proper funds for research and development...they come back to WRC full force.

didn't they do this sometime ago?
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Postby God Bless the Black Top* » December 15th, 2005, 2:46 pm

that sux doods,


but they're broksin' so i guess it's for the best.....sigh
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Postby NickJr. » December 17th, 2005, 6:11 pm

Besides Ford and Subaru I don't think there are any other factory teams, the new rules are quite fcuked up. I don't see how this is going to help the sport as development will all but grind to a hault :( Mitsu never really came back to the lime light in the WRC since Tommy left. But better they take a holiday instead of going on till they shut down all together. Would be nice to see them in the runnings come 2008.
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Postby Maserati » December 17th, 2005, 10:50 pm

Mitsu never really came back to the lime light in the WRC since Tommy left

dat was d days!!
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Postby Sanctifier » December 18th, 2005, 9:10 am

All factory teams regrouping...
GM and Ford USA in deep financial doodoo as well.
Hope it doesn't affect Ford's WRC effort in 2006/2007.

As for Mitsubishi, lets wait for E10 in late 2006/2007.
Then maybe a WRC re-entry in 2008 :?:
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