rio_cyber Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Toyota appears set to return to the World Rally Championship (WRC) next year after an absence from the sport of over a decade. Last week we reported on Toyota’s fact-finding missions at several WRC races, and now the Japanese automaker has been linked to Prodrive – a motorsports company that helped Subaru rise to fame in the sport. Prodrive is also part owner of Aston Martin – which Toyota has a good working relationship with, donating the iQ Chassis for Aston’s Cygnet mini-car. An unnamed Toyota Motorsport representative was recently quoted as saying that, “We want to be prepared if and when we get a call from Japan to go and compete.” The news comes as Prodrive boss David Richards announced he would not risk the company’s financial stability on a Formula 1 gamble. Toyota recently pulled from F1, suggesting it may look to other motorsports activities. Prodrive has also been linked to a MINI entry in WRC, although rumors suggest the holdup on that side is BMW’s unwillingness to fun the entire project. Either way, a Prodrive spokesman has confirmed that, “we will be back in the championship next year with a manufacturer.” Toyota has won 43 rallies and 3 world championships in the WRC series, with famous drivers like Carlos Sainz behind the wheel, often using vehicles running the now famous white, red and green Castrol livery. link: http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/06/toyota-linked-to-prodrive-for-2011-world-rally-championship-team.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frx1 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 valjda bmw nece platiti... BMW’s unwillingness to funD the entire project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rio_cyber Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 lol a i hyundai nesto isto ide ak se ne varam... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredy Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 valjda bmw nece platiti... BMW’s unwillingness to funD the entire project. To se odnosi na ulazak MINIja u WRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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