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Old 08-29-2007, 09:16 AM
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Unhappy Solberg leaving Subaru?????
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Old 08-29-2007, 10:01 AM
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sucks

Mitsubishi has it worse though.
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Its a rumor, which of course Subaru says isn't true.

http://www.crash.net/news_view~cid~4~id~153588.htm
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Old 08-29-2007, 11:06 AM
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I guess he didn't like the 08 styling either.
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I hope its just a rumor..Just seen on subie.tv his impressive driving skills on the touge with both the wrc impreza and a stock blobeye STi..
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damn that sucks. don't go peter solberg!!!
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Old 09-01-2007, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by dub81
I hope its just a rumor..Just seen on subie.tv his impressive driving skills on the touge with both the wrc impreza and a stock blobeye STi..
I noticed his impressive driving skills when he won a WRC championship...
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that would really suck if he did.
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I guess he didn't like the 08 styling either.
LOL!
Seriously, I hope he doesn't but then again, they haven't really been competitive in a couple of years. If the '08 Rally car can't keep up with Ford and Citroen, then I bet he'll leave.
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I hope he leaves...

He deserves better. Who are we kidding?? Subaru car is super unreliable and I don't think the new chassis will be competitive.

He simply deserves better than the crap Subaru has been giving him. I think if they brought Richard Burns 00 car out they'd whoop ***.

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I noticed his impressive driving skills when he won a WRC championship...
But that was 4 years ago, Petter and Subaru have been having a tough go since then, I'm not sure changing cars will make him do any batter, but who can blame him if he does jump ship.

Cris Atkinson and Xavier Pons are good drivers too, and if the top slot in SWRT opened up, I imagine there are a few top drivers who could step in.

Awfully harsh to suggest the new chassis won't do any better, although I still have a hard time getting my head around the move to a longer WB, shorter overhangs has to help a little....
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Originally Posted by 03_Impreza_Al
sucks

Mitsubishi has it worse though.
So Subaru will be left as the only offering of a WRC homologation car in the US.

Sucks that Ford doesn't see the opportunity, I still think an AWD turbo focus could be a great seller here stateside -if its done right
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I still think an AWD turbo focus could be a great seller here stateside -if its done right
Agreed!
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To bad the new car is going to be kicking **** w/o him in it...
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Originally Posted by psoper
So Subaru will be left as the only offering of a WRC homologation car in the US.

Sucks that Ford doesn't see the opportunity, I still think an AWD turbo focus could be a great seller here stateside -if its done right
id go get a cosie
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