[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

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Originally Posted by wildsir

Renault in disguise...

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Even if! I think that would be absolutely fantastic!
However, unfortunately, I seriously doubt it..

Bring back Datsun!!

Datsun World Rally Team :D

Possibly good news, the more the merrier. With the caveat - they do it properly!! Remember the Nissan GTi-R project??

Finally, Nokia has been announced!

http://www.wrc.com/sponsors/nokia/

One ex-factory car used to be in Czech lands ten years a go...

http://www.brazdil.com/images/reference/pulsar2.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...Triner2000.jpg

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Originally Posted by MJW

And front page news story in Motorsport News published in UK wednesday 25th May says NISSAN to consider WRC as part of an initiative to re-enter motorsport at a high level. This is likely to be run in conjunction with RedBullRacing (RBR F1 team in Milton Keynes).It is admitted that a touring car project is also under consideration. They could enter in 2012 but will be a NISSAN funded but sub contracted out to a specialist motorsport company (RBR) like Mini Prodrive rather than the new VW works effort. Something tied up with RBR's deal with Infineon.

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Nissan wants to join the DTM, as Super GT will eventually merge their regulations with them in a few years.

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Originally Posted by rv65

Nissan wants to join the DTM, as Super GT will eventually merge their regulations with them in a few years.

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I must admit when reading the article I immediately thought of the DTM, rather than WRC......

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Originally Posted by MJW

And front page news story in Motorsport News published in UK wednesday 25th May says NISSAN to consider WRC as part of an initiative to re-enter motorsport at a high level. This is likely to be run in conjunction with RedBullRacing (RBR F1 team in Milton Keynes).It is admitted that a touring car project is also under consideration. They could enter in 2012 but will be a NISSAN funded but sub contracted out to a specialist motorsport company (RBR) like Mini Prodrive rather than the new VW works effort. Something tied up with RBR's deal with Infineon.

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Any word on the model of car that they could potentially use?

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Originally Posted by 6789

Bring back Datsun!!

Datsun World Rally Team :D

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Datsun in norwegian is funny. It would be like, Fellapart World Rally Team :-)

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Originally Posted by Gard

Datsun in norwegian is funny. It would be like, Fellapart World Rally Team :-)

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Oh, when we are at it:
http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2007/09...zz-by-its.html