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    Importer Teams

    How many official importers/distributors actually operate their own teams in the IRC or elsewhere?

    The Peugeot UK and Peugeot Benelux cars are run by Kronos Racing, Peugeot Poland use Romo Motorsport Technik, some of the Peugeot France cars are looked after by PH Sport, Juka Motorsport prepares the Skoda Auto Deutschland Fabias and so on.

    Are the Skoda Rallye Team Italia and Skoda UK Motorsport cars prepared by the Italian Skoda distributor or is the work done by an outside team?

    What about Bruno Malgalhaes' 'Peugeot Portugal' 206, is this really looked after by staff from the Portugese Peugeot importer?

    Are there any other national distributor operated teams?

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    Skoda UK don't think that's under the Skoda Italia banner anymore they have their own truck etc. Is that still Skoda Italia or Skoda Motorsport or got they a own team now?

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    If im not mistaken, Peugeot Sport Portugal is a completely independent team, supported by portuguese Peugeot importers and all the team (mechanics, etc....) are portuguese.

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    Basically they hired the top mechanics in Portugal as far as I know, although at the time they attended their 207 construction in France to know how the car is and how to mount it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mousti
    Skoda UK don't think that's under the Skoda Italia banner anymore they have their own truck etc. Is that still Skoda Italia or Skoda Motorsport or got they a own team now?
    Its still Skoda Italia, you could clearly see that at Ypres f.e.

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    I didn't see Skoda Italia on the Truck maybe license place was Italian?

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    AFAIK this year the car is works one but is still run by Italians.
    Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump

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    Quote Originally Posted by mousti
    I didn't see Skoda Italia on the Truck maybe license place was Italian?
    Almost all the staff is Italian. So just UK labels, to get a bit less confusion But there was already no Skoda Italia on the truck last season with Wilks

    Quote Originally Posted by Mirek
    AFAIK this year the car is works one but is still run by Italians.
    correct

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    Quote Originally Posted by pucky54
    Almost all the staff is Italian. So just UK labels, to get a bit less confusion But there was already no Skoda Italia on the truck last season with Wilks



    correct
    When I visited service park saw only one guy so I can't notice his italian and last year I can't know because he was then injured for Ypres. But good to know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mousti
    When I visited service park saw only one guy so I can't notice his italian and last year I can't know because he was then injured for Ypres. But good to know.
    On Azores they where italians.

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