Mitsubishi Motors to suspend participation in the FIA World Rally Championship (http://car.kak.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=4891&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0)

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 (commonly known as Paris-Dakar). 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.

[source: newspress.co.uk]


Why are all official teams (Citroen, Peugeot, Mitsubishi, Skoda) leaving WRC in 2006? The only one left is Ford WRC team...
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and is Subaru not left to?

i think this is a bit ridiculous! two teams left for 2006...hopefully Subaru will take the manufacurers title then!

^^You're right I missed Subaru WRC team...Sorry my bad.

Anyway, there will be just 2 official teams in 2006...you just said it, is ridiculous.

i can not understan way sow many teams have left the wrc, i mean there is not good reason for sow many tems leving, can somwone explem me this.
I know that citrone is coming back, way is peugeot not coming back?
I dont know but if this folow like this ther will be no oficila tems in the wrc, wiche is a shame.
woden it be kool that bmw started racing withe the mini, I know that it doe not have a 2l but I think it wode be kool to se a mini in the wrc.

They need to focus their directions on sales and improving them, not rally. MMC are still in dire straights and they have much more important things than rallies to consider.

That is a shame... Only 2 teams left:(

WRC Rally 06' - What a hoot!

Ahwell, I guess it's necessary.

wtf?????? how can there be a competition with two teams? Hey, lets have a world cup and the only teams are ghana and nigeria. WOHOO!!!

I thought they quit because they couldn't win...but oh well, I suppose being "broke" is a good reason too...

wtf?????? how can there be a competition with two teams? Hey, lets have a world cup and the only teams are ghana and nigeria. WOHOO!!!
There arent two teams, I believe what he meant is that there are only 2 manufacturer teams.

it's not surprising Mitsubishi aren't it exactly doing well...i mean there was a dealers in my home town...it moved about 3 times and now it's gone

Citroen will have to provid some sort of car and team. What are they just gonna pay Sebastian Loeb to sit on his backside till 2008?

Sure ah..? Maybe they will change.....

all these teams have moved to private companies appart from subaru and ford but the others are still rallying but with crappy looks.

but these raly teams are sending false infomation so they can leave us waiting for their debut and also to hide the cars technoligy untill the monte carlo rally this year, which everything will clear up and they will finaly revial their cars

(just a quick question ... are you allowed to use signatures on this forum?)

omg that is so bad. that its gonna make it so much less interesting.

they do this every time they reliease a new car, because it makes people cant wait to see it

so i guess if anyone wants to see the new citroen or subaru ect you have to wait untill the monte carlo rally which is 2/3 days away

i don't understand mitsubitsi they come with a new car drive a couple of rallies it sucks and then they withdraw i find it kinda weak

Mabye because they don't feel like competing. Gosh, do you have comapssion?

if you know that the cars isn't going to work how it is supposed to but still enter it your stupid wait a season instead of entering an unfinished/unreliable car

as long as their car crosses the finish line then they will get points.... its just a 50/50 chance that their car crosses the line.

yeah positive thinkin even panizzi(or however you write his name) couln't get it high in spain and he's the tarmac/asfalt king

if you know that the cars isn't going to work how it is supposed to but still enter it your stupid wait a season instead of entering an unfinished/unreliable car

They have bigger fish to fry than rallying. Shi tsubishi are still in deep financial trouble and they need to concentrate their efforts on turning the company around.

I know for sure they are just about broke in Australia.
WRC isn't going to be that great with only 2 offical teams.

so if your broke don't compete at al don't make bullS car that compete three rallies and put all your money in the company there still stupid:P

Yes, rescuing the company is far more important than making up the numbers in rallying. They are not overly successful at the present day in the WRC so rescuing the company sounds like a smart idea.

sound smart i can understand it from a marketing prospect but there failling big so it doesn't look that great from a maketing prospect so i think they should really stop entering cars in the ralley world

Ah crap.

bring back Group B rallying

bombs on wheels:D wahooooo like to see that ago:P peugot 106 :D:P

At least they still winning Dakar

Whats group B rallying?

^^^^Isn't that the Group with little or no restrictions? Stupid Ford RS200 or whatever it is, it banned Group B, it would've been cool to see Group B at a time where technology rules..........

if only ford didnt use that rs200 ... its a good car but its steering is so sharp and with almost 400bhp behind it .... it was lethal to rally with .... so i guess that why it whent straight into that crowed.

not very good car i dont like that ford but many do