Subaru withdraw from 2009 WRC season

[was_tansu_now_badhedgehog]

OMFG.

No Subaru next year at all.

So in response to the question from the other day, yes actually, the downturn is really affecting rallying a lot worse than we thought.

This is really dreadful news.

Comments

[phonemonkey.livejournal.com]

Fucking hell.

I'm surprised actually, I thought sport always did well during economic downturns because people badly need the escapism.

[oldhubcap.livejournal.com]

That's sad!

:(

[austengirl.livejournal.com]

I just heard the news about Subaru on radio 2 and texted A, who's waiting for a flight at Manchester Airport. He supports Petter Solberg, so I figured he'd be disappointed. He asked what would happen to Marcus Gronholm's return and I came straight to your journal...

He has a shopping centre? I find that oddly hilarious. At least it's a revenue source, albeit a potentially shrinking one.

[winnowill2.livejournal.com]

We're kind of wondering about the fate of NASCAR over here for the same reason - the only non-Big 3 manufacturer in the circuit is Toyota.

[thethirdman4476.livejournal.com]

Yes, sport is really feeling the pressure of the recession, isn't it?

Over here in the US an entire league (Arena Football) has shut down entirely. There are suggestions that some other sports are considering shutting down teams (National Hockey League) or entire leagues (Women's National Basketball Association). So, it's not looking good.