| Nordstone | 09-25-2002 12:47 AM |
McRae signed with Citroen
A reliable source just informed me that McRae signed a contract with Citroen. He said he didn't know any details yet and the duration of the contract was not specified.
| WRXMaster | 09-25-2002 12:48 AM |
I heard about it too.................on [url]www.rallyforum.com[/url]
| Nordstone | 09-25-2002 01:24 AM |
Some usually reliable sources from WRC.com were talking about it.
| Orion | 09-25-2002 08:14 AM |
I can't access WRC.com at work (firewall :rolleyes: ) but all I could find was this dated today:
[url]http://rally.racing-live.com/en/headlines/news/detail/020925113905.shtml[/url]
[url]http://rally.racing-live.com/en/headlines/news/detail/020925113905.shtml[/url]
| Thug | 09-25-2002 08:25 AM |
Eh, good and bad news. Good to see McRae getting into a better car. But bad because it's really just like having more Peugeots(let's not kid ourselves) on the podium.
| johnfelstead | 09-25-2002 09:07 AM |
acording to autosport he hasnt signed a deal yet, but ford have oficially released him for next year and will not renew his contract.
[url]http://www.autosport.com/newsitem.asp?id=20725&s=8[/url]
It's bound to be citroen now, Subaru cant afford what he wants.
[url]http://www.autosport.com/newsitem.asp?id=20725&s=8[/url]
It's bound to be citroen now, Subaru cant afford what he wants.
| Subie Gal | 09-25-2002 09:36 AM |
sorry but i dont WANT McCrash back with Subaru...
bye... have fun Colin... :)
hope the Citro guys are ready to "shell out" for a new shell every other rally.....
Colin is fast.. always has been... but he wins - or destroys the car
not much in between that... :rolleyes: next year will be interesting tho!
Hope SWRT sorts out all of the little bugs w/the car so Tommi
can have some fun!!!
Jamie
[url]www.subiegalracing.com[/url]
[url]www.subiegal.com[/url]
bye... have fun Colin... :)
hope the Citro guys are ready to "shell out" for a new shell every other rally.....
Colin is fast.. always has been... but he wins - or destroys the car
not much in between that... :rolleyes: next year will be interesting tho!
Hope SWRT sorts out all of the little bugs w/the car so Tommi
can have some fun!!!
Jamie
[url]www.subiegalracing.com[/url]
[url]www.subiegal.com[/url]
| mykrrrr | 09-25-2002 10:23 AM |
Jamie - I thought that was going to be your new attitude on racing when you get that full Factory ride next year in SCCA...d'oh did I let the cat outta the bag. :lol:
-mykr.
-mykr.
| rkkwan | 09-25-2002 11:57 AM |
So, you're telling me that Colin McRae 3.0 will be out-of-date even before it comes out? ;)
-Ray
-Ray
| TimStevens | 09-25-2002 03:14 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by rkkwan [/i]
[B]So, you're telling me that Colin McRae 3.0 will be out-of-date even before it comes out? ;)[/B][/QUOTE]
AT E3 I don't think the game even had a Citroen in it! The guys at Codemasters must be swearing up a storm at the moment ;)
I'm still hoping (vainly) he comes back to Subaru... he may crash, but he can still win.
-tim
[B]So, you're telling me that Colin McRae 3.0 will be out-of-date even before it comes out? ;)[/B][/QUOTE]
AT E3 I don't think the game even had a Citroen in it! The guys at Codemasters must be swearing up a storm at the moment ;)
I'm still hoping (vainly) he comes back to Subaru... he may crash, but he can still win.
-tim
| tensionrev | 09-25-2002 04:08 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by TimStevens [/i]
[B]
AT E3 I don't think the game even had a Citroen in it! The guys at Codemasters must be swearing up a storm at the moment ;)
I'm still hoping (vainly) he comes back to Subaru... he may crash, but he can still win.
-tim [/B][/QUOTE]
According to the vehicle showcase on the C McRae 3 website, there is a Citroen Xsara and Saxo. I saw no Peugeots, though.
At the beginning of the whole "McRae is leaving Ford" thing, did he not say he would take a pay cut to get in with a good team? Now he wants 5 million GB pounds for the first year? Is that a pay cut?
And why can't Subaru bring in a third driver (McRae or someone like him), they are back with 555, which they were not when they signed Tommi. Petter is locked in for another year (at least, I think) and they are not getting anywhere with just two drivers. I still would like to see Colin in a subaru, more drama = more american viewers (because that is all americans want to see, drama), and more american viewers = more sales.
[B]
AT E3 I don't think the game even had a Citroen in it! The guys at Codemasters must be swearing up a storm at the moment ;)
I'm still hoping (vainly) he comes back to Subaru... he may crash, but he can still win.
-tim [/B][/QUOTE]
According to the vehicle showcase on the C McRae 3 website, there is a Citroen Xsara and Saxo. I saw no Peugeots, though.
At the beginning of the whole "McRae is leaving Ford" thing, did he not say he would take a pay cut to get in with a good team? Now he wants 5 million GB pounds for the first year? Is that a pay cut?
And why can't Subaru bring in a third driver (McRae or someone like him), they are back with 555, which they were not when they signed Tommi. Petter is locked in for another year (at least, I think) and they are not getting anywhere with just two drivers. I still would like to see Colin in a subaru, more drama = more american viewers (because that is all americans want to see, drama), and more american viewers = more sales.
| lark6 | 09-25-2002 10:16 PM |
I'm with Jamie, kind of. Forget Colin. While you're at it, forget Makinen and Mortl too. Keep Solberg, get Markko back, sign a North American (e.g. Ramana Lagemann, Pat Richard) to pump up interest here in advance of a North American WRC round. Put more money into the car, less into the drivers.
Ed (punchy from jet lag, this may not make sense tomorrow :rolleyes: )
Ed (punchy from jet lag, this may not make sense tomorrow :rolleyes: )
| Skyline | 09-25-2002 10:42 PM |
Well, seeing as Tommi has either been crashing out or the car has been breaking on him...why not have McRash onboard to go out LARGE? :lol:
| johnfelstead | 09-26-2002 07:02 AM |
It's official, Colin signed a 1 year deal with Citroen at the Paris Motor Show this morning.
The fugly MK2 is due for launch in 2 hours there too. :D
The fugly MK2 is due for launch in 2 hours there too. :D
| Thug | 09-26-2002 08:02 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by lark6 [/i]
[B]I'm with Jamie, kind of. Forget Colin. While you're at it, forget Makinen and Mortl too. Keep Solberg, get Markko back, sign a North American (e.g. Ramana Lagemann, Pat Richard) to pump up interest here in advance of a North American WRC round. Put more money into the car, less into the drivers.
Ed (punchy from jet lag, this may not make sense tomorrow :rolleyes: ) [/B][/QUOTE]
Well they're not going to get Markko back. He's Ford's #2 and their rising star. And while they are great drivers, neither Lagemann nor Richard is even [i]close[/i] to WRC caliber. Atleast not yet. I dont see how that would pump interest in North America anyways. Probably one out of every 10,000 Americans knows who either of those guys are.
[B]I'm with Jamie, kind of. Forget Colin. While you're at it, forget Makinen and Mortl too. Keep Solberg, get Markko back, sign a North American (e.g. Ramana Lagemann, Pat Richard) to pump up interest here in advance of a North American WRC round. Put more money into the car, less into the drivers.
Ed (punchy from jet lag, this may not make sense tomorrow :rolleyes: ) [/B][/QUOTE]
Well they're not going to get Markko back. He's Ford's #2 and their rising star. And while they are great drivers, neither Lagemann nor Richard is even [i]close[/i] to WRC caliber. Atleast not yet. I dont see how that would pump interest in North America anyways. Probably one out of every 10,000 Americans knows who either of those guys are.
| Strepto | 09-26-2002 11:15 AM |
[url]http://rally.racing-live.com/en/headlines/news/detail/020926124449.shtml[/url]
| NYCshopper | 09-26-2002 02:30 PM |
[url]http://www.wrc.com/en_GB/News/NewsDetail/2002_McRaeSignsForCitroen.htm[/url]
| lark6 | 09-26-2002 07:17 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by y2k4door [/i]
[B]
Well they're not going to get Markko back. He's Ford's #2 and their rising star. And while they are great drivers, neither Lagemann nor Richard is even [i]close[/i] to WRC caliber. Atleast not yet. I dont see how that would pump interest in North America anyways. Probably one out of every 10,000 Americans knows who either of those guys are. [/B][/QUOTE]
Well that makes me feel pretty special then. ;)
Do you not think having a Canadian or American driver would increase the fan base in those countries?
Ed (less punchy but so what?)
[B]
Well they're not going to get Markko back. He's Ford's #2 and their rising star. And while they are great drivers, neither Lagemann nor Richard is even [i]close[/i] to WRC caliber. Atleast not yet. I dont see how that would pump interest in North America anyways. Probably one out of every 10,000 Americans knows who either of those guys are. [/B][/QUOTE]
Well that makes me feel pretty special then. ;)
Do you not think having a Canadian or American driver would increase the fan base in those countries?
Ed (less punchy but so what?)
| rallysquirrel | 09-27-2002 01:13 AM |
We won't see WRC in the states for another couple of years. We're just not ready to put up so much money (heard from Kurt Sptizner) as SCCA would most likelly have to shell a lot of money.
It's like soccer and F1, it's growing here, but not nearly as big as in other parts of the world. Not that I care about soccer, just wanted to make a relationship.
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by lark6 [/i]
[B]sign a North American (e.g. Ramana Lagemann, Pat Richard) to pump up interest here in advance of a North American WRC round.[/B][/QUOTE]
It's like soccer and F1, it's growing here, but not nearly as big as in other parts of the world. Not that I care about soccer, just wanted to make a relationship.
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by lark6 [/i]
[B]sign a North American (e.g. Ramana Lagemann, Pat Richard) to pump up interest here in advance of a North American WRC round.[/B][/QUOTE]
| Eric SS | 09-27-2002 04:06 AM |
Colin Rules!!! He's like me, but he wins!
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Eric
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Eric
| Dirt Man | 09-27-2002 08:29 AM |
Note to Subaru: sign Sabastian Loeb!
then they will have 4 competent works drivers!
then they will have 4 competent works drivers!
| Rattler | 09-30-2002 12:58 PM |
Here is my little contribution to it.
[url]http://veepersplay.budlight.com/index.asp?id=24A4E1F2B5534F87ABD88E93EE8D2F4A[/url]
Might have to cut and paste to get it to work.
[url]http://veepersplay.budlight.com/index.asp?id=24A4E1F2B5534F87ABD88E93EE8D2F4A[/url]
Might have to cut and paste to get it to work.
| Imprezer | 09-30-2002 09:25 PM |
Subaru needs to concentrate on "Hollywood" and make him a new star. Also, they need to rehire Juha to "mentor" the youngster Solberg. Nobody has more experience that Juha, I think.
I don't know why they hired Mortl. I think Brucelee would have been a better choice. ;)
Makinen is getting old and slow. He is not going to win much more, I think.
-Alex
I don't know why they hired Mortl. I think Brucelee would have been a better choice. ;)
Makinen is getting old and slow. He is not going to win much more, I think.
-Alex
| johnfelstead | 10-01-2002 06:02 PM |
Are you the secret love child of Yuha or something Alex? :lol:
Can we not look forward more and hire some decent youngsters rather than looking in the past all the time? There are some very tallented younger drivers out there, lets back them like Subaru did with McRae, Burns and now Solberg. They let Marco go, which was a shame.
Petter is nows outdriving Tommi consistently, i think he is well on his way to his first win, if the 2003 WRC works then he will be unstopable. Tommies heart just isnt in it, which is a damn shame, he has looked disinterested for months it seems. Maybe the shunt that put his co-driver out has had an effect on him more than we realise?
Can we not look forward more and hire some decent youngsters rather than looking in the past all the time? There are some very tallented younger drivers out there, lets back them like Subaru did with McRae, Burns and now Solberg. They let Marco go, which was a shame.
Petter is nows outdriving Tommi consistently, i think he is well on his way to his first win, if the 2003 WRC works then he will be unstopable. Tommies heart just isnt in it, which is a damn shame, he has looked disinterested for months it seems. Maybe the shunt that put his co-driver out has had an effect on him more than we realise?
| Rattler | 10-01-2002 08:17 PM |
He probably couldn't get the stains out of his suit after Corsica last year! I am sure that his little roll this year didn't help either.
I think once "Hollywood" Solberg starts getting the wins, they will come quite a bit more frequent for him. He has the looks, personality and talent to be a future superstar of WRC. I just hope Subaru can hold onto him.
I think once "Hollywood" Solberg starts getting the wins, they will come quite a bit more frequent for him. He has the looks, personality and talent to be a future superstar of WRC. I just hope Subaru can hold onto him.
| AndyRoo | 10-01-2002 09:32 PM |
I dont think Makinen is past his prim, its just been a rough year. Monte Carlo went well, nothing else did. At all.
Solberg is definately a keeper. Mortl has yet to impress, but a cheap third driver would be nice. I think more money towards development of the car would be better than another big name driver. Tommi and Petter with a badass car and an okay 3rd driver would work nicely. Is Toshi Arai a viable prospect? Didnt he get a points finish last year?
And i think McRae has kept his cars together pretty well this year.
Solberg is definately a keeper. Mortl has yet to impress, but a cheap third driver would be nice. I think more money towards development of the car would be better than another big name driver. Tommi and Petter with a badass car and an okay 3rd driver would work nicely. Is Toshi Arai a viable prospect? Didnt he get a points finish last year?
And i think McRae has kept his cars together pretty well this year.
| TimStevens | 10-01-2002 09:46 PM |
Tommi's done... I'd say one more year before he retires, unless something magical happens next year. They should have kept Marko, but he's really shined since going over to Ford, he wasn't THAT good at Subaru. Petter's definitely a keeper, though I'm thinking he'll want a little contract renegotiation after this season!
So, in my opinion, fire Mortl and Tommi, give Marko the #2 and get Toshi back. Oh, and stick with the current body-style... that new scoop is terrible ;)
-tim
So, in my opinion, fire Mortl and Tommi, give Marko the #2 and get Toshi back. Oh, and stick with the current body-style... that new scoop is terrible ;)
-tim
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