FORD - The potential is there ?

It was clearly stated that Stobbart pays 50% of the costs and he pays other 50%
He didn't continued, because his sponsors were nearly broke because of economic downturn at the beginning of last year. He just said that it is a shame that he did not know that he could have spent two years in Ford with the same amount of money. He would have taken it already year before (before he wasted all that money to Citroen).

Now it seems that he is not planning any starts at least in 2010. I took a few beers with one of his relatives who told that. Currently he is 100% focused on his every day (I think he works for Addinol) job and Rally Estonia project.

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Originally Posted by urabus-denoS2000

Wow 2010 WRC 500 000 euro :D

No way Jose , where did you find that info :D

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M-Sport is currently selling Kuipers Focus WRC 2006 which is basically the same as the current car. price is only 290 000 EUR
http://www.m-sport.co.uk/cars4sale/103

It's still 4 years old specification. But yes, it's good price but in most of countries it's useless car...

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Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze

]It's still 4 years old specification. But yes, it's good price but in most of countries it's useless car...

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I would say in most countries a very useful car in good hands. ;)

Actually not. In most of countries WRC are not allowed in national championships.

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Originally Posted by bluuford

It was clearly stated that Stobbart pays 50% of the costs and he pays other 50%
He didn't continued, because his sponsors were nearly broke because of economic downturn at the beginning of last year. He just said that it is a shame that he did not know that he could have spent two years in Ford with the same amount of money. He would have taken it already year before (before he wasted all that money to Citroen).

Now it seems that he is not planning any starts at least in 2010. I took a few beers with one of his relatives who told that. Currently he is 100% focused on his every day (I think he works for Addinol) job and Rally Estonia project.

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ok thanks for that. :)

How does it look when the two LEAD ford drivers will drive the FIESTA in OCTOBER, 3 months before first rally of 2011 season ?

Seems to me like LORIAUX is so sure of himself that he can wait until OCTOBER to hear what his top drivers have to say. LOEB and SORDO are driving their DS3 since months....

This will show in the results !

I believe the problem at M-Sport is mainly EGO and if they don't start questionning their methods IMMEDIATELY they can kiss 2011 good bye.

No problem for them 'cos they will grab money for sure with selling the seats and the cars.. They don't expect they will be champs with current line-up.. I didn't hear that Citroen sells their C4's except to Petter and one in Italy..