As the manufacturers flee the series for various reasons albeit mostly financial, will Subaru now follow? In many ways, having the manufacturers participating has really diminished the number of private open class competitors running the entire national series. Most were relegated to gp N to compete for relatively meager contingency monies. Costs have gotten to everyone including the so-called big bucks factory teams. My own opinion is that Subaru ought to pull out also and all the manufacturers just put up contingency money instead. If they just used 25% of the original budgets to put up event prize money and year end money for using the brand, they would see the return of the independent private teams and it would make the top classes of rallying even stronger. Not having to field their own team would attract other manufacturers like Ford, GM, Toyota etc. as they would all be the same level, putting in the same money as other manufacturers. This would also get us away from the constant bickering about rules favoritism. Your thoughts?
J.Nelson
#382
J.Nelson
#382