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    Quote Originally Posted by Mirek View Post
    How many loudly announced Subaru gr.N have we seen after the hatchback? They did some promotional events with Arai or with Higgins and Cronin in another case but that was all. Nearly nobody bought those cars.
    Laukkanen is driving one in Kenya, probably for commercial reasons. I suppose it's a TMR built Sub, not the JRM one.
    There's one too in USA, but I don't know if it's a JRM or something locally built. And a few in Finland, but it's TMR, not JRM cars.

    This one is for sure a failure. It happened to late too ...
    Maybe the new could be a success. Sub Canada, Sub USA, STI in Japan, ... some are already using the WRX STi 2015. Maybe it can have a commercial success if it well done. The car looks better, more agressiv, closer to a real rally car.

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    Yes but we speak about few cars here and there while there are thousands of N10-N16 everywhere. It's not a success to sell less gr.N cars than WRC.
    Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump

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    I'd rather see JRM try to build a R-GT Nissan, with either the 370Z or GT-R than try to build a car which can't compete with R5's in WRC2. At least a R-GT would be a 'crowd pleaser'. The GpN cars are as dull as ditchwater.

    Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???

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    Bryan Bouffier driving an OPEN N group car last weekend was able to win Polish championship round. An OPEN N group car is basically a Mitsubishi Lancer or Subaru Impreza with bodywork of a different car, a Ford Fiesta in this case. Bryan beat multiple R5s this time and he also was 2nd in a previous round a few weeks ago. If that kind of cars would get more popular then there would a market for Mitsubishi and Subaru, but not a direct brand exposure though.

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    Both the swedish and the polish Mitsubishi R5 has alot of evo-parts inside, If i remember right? Any news on these projects btw?
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    Anyone have any info on Protasov's schedule for the rest of the year?

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    Quote Originally Posted by pettersolberg29 View Post
    Anyone have any info on Protasov's schedule for the rest of the year?
    AFAIK it will be all WRC rounds after Poland. Nearest Finland and Australia (and maybe Spain and GB) in WRC2 and some surprises on the tarmac rounds.

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    but in finland entry list he is entered with RRC?

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    Yes it is legal for WRC2

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    ah i got it wrong, i understood that he will be in a WRC car in finland and australia.
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