Ford and Citroen are having emergency meeting today!!!
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Ford and Citroen are having emergency meeting today!!!
They should have. I would be surprised if mon-tue decisions wouldn't affect the rest of the championship. Most probably one of Citroen/Ford pulling out (and after that the other one) and maybe FIA cancellning the manu championship and only letting the drivers championship run I think that would be wise, to let all teams and free drivers prepare for '10 instead and a new, fresh charge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
Glad I aint booked no WRC events next year yet, prob be nowt to watch! :eek: :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
Solberg will announce in his blog, tomorrow the decision for his new team ...
http://www.pettersolberg.com/html/20.../?lang_pref=en
You think C4 Bozian with Henning no ?
Adapta S15 run by Prodrive (with the new parts - unless the homologation is frozen now that Subaru are no longer a manufacturer team) or Bozian C4 are the two most likely options.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbmarcus21
:) It will be great if we see Solberg Brothers in the Bozian Team.. :)
Bozian C4 ??? What about whales ??? :confused:
Is anyone else more excited about the prospect of a WRC featuring Solberg in something other than a Subaru? I certainly am.
Yes! I wanna see if he's still on top of his game. When he's really having a go, he's spectacular to watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
It looks like they have had their meeting and this is the response.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72508
Why are they so worried if Subaru are there or not? They never worried when they were there. Are they worried about public perception of dwindle numbers.... heloooooo?! 4 years to late.
Dear Santa:Quote:
Originally Posted by MJW
Please let Petter be in a team that isn't Subaru.
Pleaseeeeee.
And what about Chris Atkinson/Stéphane Prévot ??? What team for them in 2009 :confused:
so they gave the response before the meeting?Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzz Lightyear
No news yet about Solberg(s)2009 plans ??? :confused:
Well I don’t think there will be so many plans from Petter after one day of thinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
He still employed by Subaru in 2009 so my guess is that it has to be an Subaru if he is allowed to rally (and keep his wages).
It would be a very small sum for Subaru to put him in the Adapta team and at least get the same results as in 2008.
dont be so sure, its very likely that subaru has somekind of emergency clausule in the contract.Quote:
Originally Posted by Viking
its was 5pm yesterday evening... after they were due to meet for their crisis meeting? The wouldnt issue a "value for money" press release, then go to a crisis meeting, and pull out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
It is highly unlikely that we will see Petter and Henning in the same team. Its a long time since they were "mates", and conflicts in the past will make it nearly impossible for them to cooperate in the same team.Quote:
Originally Posted by s.loeb
Hennings "project" is not about running Bozian C4`s. You may well laugh, but it`s the whale he has set his eyes upon (as swordsman wrote yesterday!). FIA is willing to let him homologate new parts for the 307, and reengineer the car with a different weight-distribution, different dampers etc. etc. You may even laugh more, but Henning is confident he will be able to make the "new" 307 competitive. He still thinks it has the strongest engine and that his further ideas for developing the car will make it much quicker than it was. And no, he has not (to my knowledge) smoked funny substances lately.
You may say that Henning doesn`t lack courage and confidence in himself, or that he is completely bonkers. And both opinions could be correct...
It cant be a response from a meeting, if the press relase is published before the meeting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzz Lightyear
What? If that's true, it's a major shift in FIA policy which previously has limited homologations strictly to manufacturers alone and forbidding privateers from running the newest homologation. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Iskald
im a bit sceptic about this as well, if its true what would prevent others to do the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by jonkka
what would be the sense in doing otherwise?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
you said there was a meeting yesterday, and the ford press release was published at 5pm. does that not work for you?
I'm not sure what I think about this. I've always disagreed with restricting privateers to older homologation, but allowing non-works teams to carry out their own homologations? On the one hand, it might allow a bit more variety — we have seen non-works outfits developing their own touring cars, and some, like the Team Dynamics Honda Integra, have been highly successful. That Honda provides a good parallel, actually, because it appeared at a time when works support in the British Touring Car Championship was severely lacking. If there had been a homologation requirement and it had stated that only manufacturers could homologate cars, the Integra wouldn't have happened. Given the lack of manufacturers in the WRC, relaxing the rules may make sense. But at the same time I must say I'm really unenthusiastic about the reappearance of a 307 in the WRC, because I wouldn't like it to become any more of a 'silhouette' formula than is already the case.Quote:
Originally Posted by jonkka
No, the site you gave the link to published the article, Tuesday, December 16th 2008, 16:55 GMT, that means they have got it propably about 30min earlier, if the meeting was at 17.00, it cant be about what they have desided at the meeting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzz Lightyear
OK, we are splitting hairs as neither of us know what time the meeting was at. All I am saying it would be unwise of Ford to issue a press release committing to the championship, and singing its praises, then to attend a crisis meeting and do a 180.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
i dont think anyone has said anything about that ford should quit, only that they was having a crisis meeting with citroen yesterday evening, the rest is your imagination.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzz Lightyear
what involment from manufactorers are required? a signature? May be a formality.Quote:
Originally Posted by jonkka
and from info I have, 307 has homologated parts this year. Who has homologated them?
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Originally Posted by Iskald
For a surprise... !!!! :crazy: :eek:
Edit: of course I would be delighted to see the return of the whale in WRC :p :
Rallybuzz.com is doing great job!!!
Quite recent tests of the 307WRC has been really competitive. The fact that it hasn't been running in the WRC for a while doesn't mean it's a bad car. Since Bozian took over it it has been steadily developed from the sh*t it was when it came to become a decent car with potential to be at least in the top five or maybe even higher in WRC events. I think it can (under perfect circumstances and with some luck) win rallies with some new parts in 2009, but that's just a guess not knowing what kind of parts we're talking abuot.
True...Stohl(even Gardemeister, Gigi and Henning sometimes) showed in 2006 the whale could finish on podiums and in big points quite often finally ;)
If it`s not a joke, I think Henning must rename this car as 'Henningout 307 WRC' or 'Solberg-Peugeot 307 WRC' :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Iskald
Bozian Racing has confirmed in Norwegian media today that are talking about Henning about next year. They are hoping to have deal ready before Christimas.
No more than your imagination.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
No, the meeting was a fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzz Lightyear
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Originally Posted by eppel
Would Bozian run an M2 Team(with two cars)like in 2006 or only one for Henning ??? :confused:
is the timing we are talking about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
I am not sure, but I think that only manufacturer can submit the papers ie. must use their letterhead and have a company official signature for the papers. And yes, it's a formality but if manufacturer says no, you cannot homologate. You have to have their co-operation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gard
Peugeot Automobiles, obviously. If things haven't changed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gard
thats already quite different, iskald said henning will do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by jonkka
As far as I remember tha whale had some issues similiar to subarus; high moment of intertia, amongst other things. The whale imo is no closer to cit or ford now than it has been.