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14th December 2010, 14:34 #1Senior Member
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Tommi Makinen Racing
Does anyone have any news on TMR for 2011? Well respected company and owner.
I do remember the news of Tommi speaking to the media about TMR is quiet.
Any news on TMR? They have some of the best looking Imprezas
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30th September 2020, 20:37 #2Senior Member
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What do you think Tommi will do with his firm in the future?
Will we see new cars developed or just driver development?
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What firm ?
Originally Posted by Sulland
This TMR was the company which Toyota bought last week.
TMR had 3 owners (all male, one was Tommi)"quattro best 4wd rallycar ever"
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I tought Tommi said in an interview that ”TMR will stay with me”. And this is also the reason they don’t use Puuppola hq anymore? Originally Posted by pantealex
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Apparently there hasn't been any changes on the list of stakeholders of TMR? Based on the recent news and quotes from Tommi himself, Toyota bought the operations, but not the company (TMR). Originally Posted by pantealex
ku ois neljä pyörää ku vetäis ni ois vähän eri sekunnit kyllä pätkillä, sen mä takaan
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I believe they will still be employed by Toyota, but just in a different business model, like for example, TGR orders a day of testing in central Finland. And maybe they will be involved in developing or even running the Rally2 car.
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Last world championship rally of 2020 is done. And one of the iconic team managers has left the building!
Tommi has had a good run as team boss at Toyota. Building a team from more or less scratch in a "barn" in the middle of nowhere in Finland. Very few thought this would fly at all, but;
He was making results very quickly, and winning rally number 2 in year 1 that was 2017!
Winning team title year 2
Drivers titles in year 3 and 4.
Not a bad legacy!
What now;
- Take a year off?
- Go directly into the new Toyota role?
- Start up his own tuning firm again?
- Leave the sport for good?Last edited by Sulland; 14th December 2020 at 13:26.
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Toyota Gazoo Rally will still continue in Finland right? And didnt they find some new role for Tommi already from Toyota?
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Yes, they just separated Tommi Mäkinen Racing from it and got a new hq in Jyväskylä. Originally Posted by masa90
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Tomorrow Wednesday should be date of new BOSS announcement
I know some details but everyone can wait one more day
"quattro best 4wd rallycar ever"
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All the worry would be about ice. If there is ice then stages get cancelled, as they don’t have the tyres for it. I’m sure there won’t be any issues as others have commented.
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