Hyundai Pulling Out of SCCA ProRally

Clegg · 12-02-2002, 11:36 PM

This sucks!!!!

Just read on the front page of specials stage - "Hyundai Pulling Out of SCCA ProRally"

Major bummer I think, The US ProRally series Open class is small enough and now a major competitor and a 6 time Mfg champ is just up and out. One thing this will do is introduce a large amount of US talent into the ProRally pool.

The thing that gets me ... is I was all about Hyundai at LSPR, and really liked their Hyundabishsi's, and their drivers were pretty darn impressive.

Mitsu, and Hyundai both walking away from rally... Sad day... the day Subaru pulls this... I am going to SOA and kicking the crap out of someone, then flying to Japan to repeat

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WRXMaster · 12-02-2002, 11:45 PM

Yea its crappy news

I think some of it has to do to scca marketing

I think ford is going to run an open class focus next year so it wont be that bad.

nate49509 · 12-03-2002, 05:20 AM

Yea it sucks but do you really expect any manufactuer to stay in any particular type racing for life? As sad as it is to think about I can't see subaru staying in the wrc or scca for life. They all come and go and come back again thats the way it is.

mlambert · 12-03-2002, 05:36 AM

the hyundai car was one of the coolest ones i saw at the rally in oregon...seriously!

RacingBlue · 12-03-2002, 06:42 AM

Mitsu pulled out of WRC not SCCA ProRally. Mitsu will reinforce it's ProRally efforts no doubt with the EVO 8 being offered for sale in January. Vermont Sports Cars runs the new team.

Ford will be in ProRally with the Air Force/ Focus/ AV Sport/ Tim O'Niell car.

AV Sport's stable will all be there.

I'd guess Hyundai pulled because of the economy, did what they wanted to do, and don't sell an equivelant car in the US.

Clegg · 12-03-2002, 08:31 AM

Yeh I know Mitsu pulled from WRC... but Rally is Rally... To me loosing one entry in either series sucks.

Thug · 12-03-2002, 09:24 AM

Mitsu didnt really pull from WRC. They're just taking a year off to develop a new car.

12-02-2002, 11:36 PM	#1
Clegg Scooby Specialist Member#: 7761 Join Date: Jun 2001 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Denver, CO Vehicle: 2008 VW R32 #3858 Blue	Hyundai Pulling Out of SCCA ProRally This sucks!!!! Just read on the front page of specials stage - "Hyundai Pulling Out of SCCA ProRally" Major bummer I think, The US ProRally series Open class is small enough and now a major competitor and a 6 time Mfg champ is just up and out. One thing this will do is introduce a large amount of US talent into the ProRally pool. The thing that gets me ... is I was all about Hyundai at LSPR, and really liked their Hyundabishsi's, and their drivers were pretty darn impressive. Mitsu, and Hyundai both walking away from rally... Sad day... the day Subaru pulls this... I am going to SOA and kicking the crap out of someone, then flying to Japan to repeat * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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12-02-2002, 11:45 PM	#2
WRXMaster Scooby Specialist Member#: 19131 Join Date: May 2002 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: Las Vegas Vehicle: 03/0 wrx/2.5rs Black/blue	Yea its crappy news I think some of it has to do to scca marketing I think ford is going to run an open class focus next year so it wont be that bad.

12-03-2002, 05:20 AM	#3
nate49509 Scooby Guru Member#: 22452 Join Date: Aug 2002 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Not Flint. Vehicle: '04 WRX witty comment goes here	Yea it sucks but do you really expect any manufactuer to stay in any particular type racing for life? As sad as it is to think about I can't see subaru staying in the wrc or scca for life. They all come and go and come back again thats the way it is.

12-03-2002, 05:36 AM	#4
mlambert Scooby Guru Member#: 13831 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: 99 problems but a bitch aint 1	the hyundai car was one of the coolest ones i saw at the rally in oregon...seriously!

12-03-2002, 06:42 AM	#5
RacingBlue Scooby Specialist Member#: 3325 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Thousand Oaks, Ca. USA	Mitsu pulled out of WRC not SCCA ProRally. Mitsu will reinforce it's ProRally efforts no doubt with the EVO 8 being offered for sale in January. Vermont Sports Cars runs the new team. Ford will be in ProRally with the Air Force/ Focus/ AV Sport/ Tim O'Niell car. AV Sport's stable will all be there. I'd guess Hyundai pulled because of the economy, did what they wanted to do, and don't sell an equivelant car in the US.

12-03-2002, 08:31 AM	#6
Clegg Scooby Specialist Member#: 7761 Join Date: Jun 2001 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Denver, CO Vehicle: 2008 VW R32 #3858 Blue	Yeh I know Mitsu pulled from WRC... but Rally is Rally... To me loosing one entry in either series sucks.

12-03-2002, 09:24 AM	#7
Thug Choke Artist Moderator Member#: 603 Join Date: Dec 1999 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Nashua, NH	Mitsu didnt really pull from WRC. They're just taking a year off to develop a new car.