Any news about Prodrive agenda? are they willing to participate more actively probably as a WRC team/manufacturer? or they will just rent their cars for privateers? and what about the status of the car?
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Any news about Prodrive agenda? are they willing to participate more actively probably as a WRC team/manufacturer? or they will just rent their cars for privateers? and what about the status of the car?
01C version is on so we'll see can Nikara finish in the top 5.
Somobody wrote here there were only 6 people left in Prodrive working on rally activities. Also all recce cars were sold already some time a go. I don't think they will do anything more than what they are doing now...Quote:
Originally Posted by Frostmourne
Sadly would agree.They probably had to go and look for the car in some corner of a workshop when Nikara'a call came through. Could've all been so different. Shame.
Does anyone know if Prodrive is looking for anther partner? Would it be realistic to think that when the period of homologation ends for this MINI; that will be the end of MINI in the WRC for good?
Private-works tuners are going down in last few years. Prodrive and M-sport lost their contracts. Hyundai and VW came with their own department.
However, both Prodrive & now M-Sport have gained contracts in racing; Prodrive running numerous Aston-Martin programmes - and now M-Sport are building and running the new Bentley GT3 racer - more money in racing!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
Forgot to write in WRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
Well Liam Doran hope to do a full GRC season next year with a "works" MINI. I am getting this from his post race interview at the Munich round.
Prodrive built that, and have a few tech guys for it too but it's not a full MINI/BMW support... Still Monster are the main money suppliers