How come Subaru does not back a Dakar rally team. It seems sort of odd with all the money they spend on WRC. I mean the dakar is only the greatest race on earth.

Don't know the answer to your question, but Mitsubishi only backs a SUV style vehicle. . no Lancer Evo's in the Dakar so I don't see why Subaru would put a car in it. Besides, the WRC is already a very costly and high profile series. It also lasts longer than a few weeks so they get better exposure.

Calvin

The could use a Baja

Originally posted by Katch_My_WRX
The could use a Baja

id much rather see a forrester do it :cool:

Originally posted by credit xtc
How come Subaru does not back a Dakar rally team. It seems sort of odd with all the money they spend on WRC. I mean the dakar is only the greatest race on earth. No, Le Mans is the greatest race on earth. It's obvious that Mitsubishi puts a lot of money into the Pajeros that run in the Dakar rally. But Subaru isn't trying to market any of its vehicles to the off-road crowd. Instead, Subaru targets its marketing $$$ toward people who drive on roads, paved or dirt. Dakar is not on the radar screen.

why not the forrester esspeciallly with the new twin turbo.(sti Legacy). I can't see how the outback and forrester commercials target a different market then the pajareo or the x5

Originally posted by Jon [in CT]
No, Le Mans is the greatest race on earth. It's obvious that Mitsubishi puts a lot of money into the Pajeros that run in the Dakar rally. But Subaru isn't trying to market any of its vehicles to the off-road crowd. Instead, Subaru targets its marketing $$$ toward people who drive on roads, paved or dirt. Dakar is not on the radar screen.

jon, thank you for noting the true best race on earth.

however, dakar is also ranked in the list of the "great races"

other "great races" are Monte Carlo Rally, Sebring, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, Indy, Daytona (24 hrs, but i guess the 500 counts too as much as i hate NASCAR credit is given where it is due), and there are others, but i've been drinking.

nope wrc when audi used to run their sport quattros... best races in history.

umm, what are you talking about?

can you imagine the costs of not only trying to compete in the WRC championships.. but Dakar as well?

Subaru's committed to rally... and has committed their funds to rally.... R&D.... testing... all focused on Rally... Dakar is another animal all together!! :) would cost them millions more in R&D/car development/testing/competing to do that as well...

i think they're focusing on one type of motorsports at this point in time... maybe in the future? Dakar and Subaru would be great! :D


cheers
Jamie
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