Petter Solberg WRT

I actually tend too agree with N.O.T here(didn't think that would ever happen) If Petters sponsors want airtime and are willing to pay the bucks, then WRC is the way to go. If they are planning ahead, maybe s2000 could be wise. Given it's a team that will go the 1.6T route and is a possible title contender

Fair enough. I think otherwise. I think the sponsors follow Petter, not the car.

If Petter leaves WRC, and starts in ...let's say IRC, or ERC, or LeMans, I think the norwegian broadcasters will follow him anyway...

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Originally Posted by A.F.F.

Do you seriously think that it's going to be that way? That no other team will enter?

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Sure there will be others somewhere in the future but we are four months away from 2010 and none other brand has come forward to say we will join WRC 2010, 2011 or even later so what good it would do for Petter to drive in category "others"?

At least they can guess that in a new category they all have the same chances at the title, whereas in WRC....

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Originally Posted by A.F.F.

Fair enough. I think otherwise. I think the sponsors follow Petter, not the car.

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As do I. Personally, I'd start following IRC if Petter joined it. I think he and his sponsors would get more attention by winning a S2000 championship than by trying to be 'best of the rest' behind the factory WRC drivers.

I suspect, though, that more companies will make a 1.6T WRC car for 2011/2012. Smaller displacement engines are the future as hybrids and other technologies get more popular.

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Originally Posted by DonJippo

Sure there will be others somewhere in the future but we are four months away from 2010 and none other brand has come forward to say we will join WRC 2010, 2011 or even later so what good it would do for Petter to drive in category "others"?

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I think I've already answered that.....

If Petter decide he want to take the long term option to put him in a team for 2011 that can give him a winning car, and build the team up from nothing or S2000 to top WRC contender - what manufacturers(s) should he talk to or choose ?

Didn't Proton already showed some interest with co-operation with Petter ?

From what i understood Solberg thinks IRC is a great championship but he is not really interested in competing in it...
He's a driver that lives from the image, he needs air time, and on IRC you can barely see drivers face's. Only the top 3 give some interviews. I had to go on youtube to see who was Guy wilks!!!!