No Subaru factory team in this year's SCCA ProRally

[dknv]

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=484422

Apparently the question is addressed - someone asked Steve Johnson at the NORPAC convention - 'what happens to the series since Mitsu pulled out this year'.

[Nick Koan]

Ug, I wonder what kind of support privateers are going to get from SOA now.

Damn you Mitsubishi!

[MattR]

yeah, not a good trend.

[ArthurS]

Damn that sucks :(

[sperry]

I hear the privateer support will still be there, including a Subaru parts truck at the events. Not much contingency money, but then again, I guess there never was much.

This looks like it sucks, but on the other hand, Subaru would just be wasting their money putting a factory team out there to race undisputed. They'd win a manufacturer's title by default, and that's not much to brag about. I'd rather Subaru spend the money on a road race program or something. Then if/when Mits comes back next year, Subaru can spool their Pro Rally team back up as well as keep a World Challenge program or something alive.

'Course, that's all just wishful thinking. Who know what the real plan is.

[dknv]

I'd rather Subaru spend the money on a road race program
Me too. But no rumors that direction that I've seen or heard.