| zoomfactor | 09-09-2004 09:50 PM |
Marco Martin to Peugeot
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Just saw this.
[URL=http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/rally/12846/]http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/rally/12846/[/URL]
Good career move or what?
[URL=http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/rally/12846/]http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/rally/12846/[/URL]
Good career move or what?
| shoracer | 09-09-2004 09:54 PM |
Ford You big dumb idiots.
| artkevin | 09-09-2004 10:04 PM |
Here at Ford we like to get rid of good drivers. Just ask Justin Wilson, Mark Webber and Colin Mcrae.
| DetroitWRX | 09-09-2004 10:22 PM |
Last line has been in talks with Subaru. That would be nice to see him back in blue. Ford is cutting all over seas racing budgets so the WRC might do become like Mitu.
| Tensen | 09-09-2004 10:29 PM |
woah...good for him! now subaru just needs to sign someone like duval (who has been doing pretty well lately, he kicked tail on rally germany) as petters second...i like mikko, but he doesnt produce results...ah hell, throw david higgins into mikkos seat!
| Prestige Motorsports | 09-11-2004 10:16 AM |
[QUOTE=Tensen]woah...good for him! now subaru just needs to sign someone like duval (who has been doing pretty well lately, he kicked tail on rally germany) as petters second...i like mikko, but he doesnt produce results...ah hell, throw david higgins into mikkos seat![/QUOTE]
Is Burns not going to be back by next season? Originally, I had heard that he woudl be returning for the 2005 season and would be driving a Subaru. Has his health not improved?
Is Burns not going to be back by next season? Originally, I had heard that he woudl be returning for the 2005 season and would be driving a Subaru. Has his health not improved?
| Dirt Man | 09-11-2004 10:40 AM |
I wonder if McRae would be interested in coming back to Ford. Granted his salary would be cut considerably but it puts him back in the WRC.
| 04RedWRX | 09-11-2004 11:52 AM |
I just can't understand what Ford's thinking. I've been a Blue Oval guy for a long time and can't make sense of some of their marketing ideas. I read somewhere that they had no plans to bring the AWD Focus to the US, reason was the target market couldn't afford it? Better to sell a handfull of their 100k plus Ford GT's. WTH, have they seen the number of WRX/STI/EVO's being driven by 20 somethings? I don't know, I wish Marco well.
| WRXedUSA | 09-11-2004 01:18 PM |
Markko much??
Met him at the Stockholm airport once. Not so friendly. I wish Ford could have seen him and Francois as a outlet for pushing thier brand. Those RS Focuses in blue over the pond are SIIICK!!
I feel Ford will withdraw this next year sadly. :(
I just don't want the SRT-USA Mitsubishi-USA Prorally thing to go on in WRC.
I hope Skoda is bouyed by thier recent success and Suzuki comes along with "Teh Monster" leading he charge for the APRC.
Met him at the Stockholm airport once. Not so friendly. I wish Ford could have seen him and Francois as a outlet for pushing thier brand. Those RS Focuses in blue over the pond are SIIICK!!
I feel Ford will withdraw this next year sadly. :(
I just don't want the SRT-USA Mitsubishi-USA Prorally thing to go on in WRC.
I hope Skoda is bouyed by thier recent success and Suzuki comes along with "Teh Monster" leading he charge for the APRC.
| Butt Dyno | 09-11-2004 01:24 PM |
Maybe Dodge will throw together an AWD SRT4 for the WRC :)
Eh. There needs to be more manufacturers. Maybe Toyota could come back *shrug*
john
Eh. There needs to be more manufacturers. Maybe Toyota could come back *shrug*
john
| Rallycarperson | 09-11-2004 05:49 PM |
Good for Martin. Just hope Peugeot will fix their gearbox troubles.
Wonder if Subarus goin to replace Mikko? :confused:
-Mark
[url="http://www.mapmotors.com/"]www.MAPmotors.com[/url]
Wonder if Subarus goin to replace Mikko? :confused:
-Mark
[url="http://www.mapmotors.com/"]www.MAPmotors.com[/url]
| mlambert | 09-11-2004 08:50 PM |
great job ford
time to start cheering for peugeot crap
time to start cheering for peugeot crap
| WRXedUSA | 09-13-2004 09:07 PM |
Speed must have ESP or be completely RETARDED.
Because I've been slutting around the rally news websites and have yet to see something official.
Because I've been slutting around the rally news websites and have yet to see something official.
| Chaste Automotive | 09-13-2004 10:07 PM |
From my inside sources there will not be a Ford WRC team next year. Richard Burns will never drive for Subaru, in fact he can barely make it out to the store right now. Very sad.
| Bort | 09-13-2004 11:07 PM |
At least with Peugeot the back-up shift lever isn't shared with the handbrake like in the Focus. I bet that really pissed off Markko.
| kotaro | 09-14-2004 03:03 AM |
[QUOTE=Chaste Automotive]Richard Burns will never drive for Subaru, in fact he can barely make it out to the store right now. Very sad.[/QUOTE]
:( !
:( !
| MattDell | 09-14-2004 03:10 AM |
[QUOTE=Tensen]woah...good for him! now subaru just needs to sign someone like duval (who has been doing pretty well lately, he kicked tail on rally germany) as petters second...i like mikko, but he doesnt produce results...ah hell, throw david higgins into mikkos seat![/QUOTE]
Or.. keep Mikko and get a 3rd driver. THAT is what is hurting Subaru's manufacturer championship points, not a rookie driver.
-Matt
Or.. keep Mikko and get a 3rd driver. THAT is what is hurting Subaru's manufacturer championship points, not a rookie driver.
-Matt
| mike270 | 09-14-2004 02:28 PM |
[QUOTE=MattDell]Or.. keep Mikko and get a 3rd driver. THAT is what is hurting Subaru's manufacturer championship points, not a rookie driver.
-Matt[/QUOTE]
I thought only 2 drivers could score manufactures points?
-Matt[/QUOTE]
I thought only 2 drivers could score manufactures points?
| johnfelstead | 09-14-2004 06:46 PM |
[QUOTE=Chaste Automotive]From my inside sources there will not be a Ford WRC team next year. Richard Burns will never drive for Subaru, in fact he can barely make it out to the store right now. Very sad.[/QUOTE]
You should never say never. Richard is out of hospital and continuing to recover, he lost a lot of weight at first that left him bed bound, but he is building his strength up as he continues his treatment at home.
I think its almost certain Ford will withdraw from the WRC, you dont let your top two drivers go and sign no replacements if you are staying as a serious player. WRC is in a poor state right now. :(
You should never say never. Richard is out of hospital and continuing to recover, he lost a lot of weight at first that left him bed bound, but he is building his strength up as he continues his treatment at home.
I think its almost certain Ford will withdraw from the WRC, you dont let your top two drivers go and sign no replacements if you are staying as a serious player. WRC is in a poor state right now. :(
| MattDell | 09-14-2004 06:56 PM |
[QUOTE=mike270]I thought only 2 drivers could score manufactures points?[/QUOTE]
I must've missed that Max Mosley brain fart. The only restriction on the drivers, from what I understood, was that the 3rd driver couldn't have won a rally in a previous season.
-Matt
I must've missed that Max Mosley brain fart. The only restriction on the drivers, from what I understood, was that the 3rd driver couldn't have won a rally in a previous season.
-Matt
| Subie Gal | 09-14-2004 10:00 PM |
interesting news
even more interesting is that
wrc.com
rally-live.com
autosport.com
none of them are reporting this... yet...?? :confused:
seems as tho ' they'd be in the know moreso than nascar-vision
but if it's true... i guess we'll have to wait n see what Ford decides to do.
even more interesting is that
wrc.com
rally-live.com
autosport.com
none of them are reporting this... yet...?? :confused:
seems as tho ' they'd be in the know moreso than nascar-vision
but if it's true... i guess we'll have to wait n see what Ford decides to do.
| MarkA | 09-14-2004 11:01 PM |
The Focus guys have been talking about it since last week: [url]http://www.focaljet.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=2416359014[/url] and the article they have posted there sources Autosport/Racer.
So this means most of the WRC rallies will see just 6 factory cars with Skoda's occasional appearances and maybe a return from Mitsu?!?!? :rolleyes:
I hope Max Mosley is happy now... :mad:
So this means most of the WRC rallies will see just 6 factory cars with Skoda's occasional appearances and maybe a return from Mitsu?!?!? :rolleyes:
I hope Max Mosley is happy now... :mad:
| GC84ever | 09-15-2004 01:52 AM |
The only thing that is for sure is that Duval is released from Ford and he's been talking to Citreon.
| mike270 | 09-16-2004 02:33 AM |
I found some more links to the story...not in english but you should be able to translate them. I haven't read them yet....
[url]http://www.rallye-magazin.de/index.php?PHPSESSID=5bd55b9648f403f330a577fc780c6c33&newsID=5827&view=news_detail[/url]
[url]http://www.rally-magazin.com/engine.asp?method=page&id=673&SQL=RallyNovice&DSN=F1M-base6&Rubrika=Novice&dir=Novice&aichi=kmet[/url]
[url]http://www.rallye-magazin.de/index.php?PHPSESSID=5bd55b9648f403f330a577fc780c6c33&newsID=5827&view=news_detail[/url]
[url]http://www.rally-magazin.com/engine.asp?method=page&id=673&SQL=RallyNovice&DSN=F1M-base6&Rubrika=Novice&dir=Novice&aichi=kmet[/url]
| kotaro | 09-16-2004 05:20 PM |
[QUOTE=johnfelstead]You should never say never. Richard is out of hospital and continuing to recover, he lost a lot of weight at first that left him bed bound, but he is building his strength up as he continues his treatment at home.
[/QUOTE]
Sorry for keeping it offtopic, but those words about him continuing to recover really do make me believe that he can pull it off...Let`s just hope he can.
[/QUOTE]
Sorry for keeping it offtopic, but those words about him continuing to recover really do make me believe that he can pull it off...Let`s just hope he can.
| akmotorsports | 09-16-2004 05:21 PM |
I really really really hope that Markko rejoins Subaru... ok, it helps that I'm of Baltic origin. ;) Lately it seems that Ford has even given up on THIS season let alone next. This from a team that celebrated race no. 100 with a 1-2 finish in Mexico. Shame...
| XtianLA | 09-16-2004 05:58 PM |
Wow, that's crazy. I can't believe that. I'll agree with you guys though. It would be awesome to see Markko on our side. :banana:
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