Ken Block goes to Ford for world rally opportunities

Post by **Legacy777** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 5:27 pm

Guess I can't blame him, but that sucks he'll be leaving Subaru.

http://monsterworldrallyteam.com/

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 6:33 pm

He didnt leave Subaru, Subaru left everyone....

555BCTurbo · Post by **555BCTurbo** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:27 pm

This is relevant to my interests

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 8:41 pm

Anyone really know why?

Post by **DLC** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:03 am

Subaru isn't participating in WRC because of engine requirements for this year and the money involved in WRC participation.

Ford is.

kimokalihi · Post by **kimokalihi** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:45 am

How could they do those stupid engine regulations? That's like foul play. I can't believe they did that. Force out one of the most recognized rally manufacturers in the world.

They couldn't have thought that subaru was just going to abandon the boxer engine and build a whole new engine!

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:54 am

what exactly are the requirements or does anyone know?

kimokalihi · Post by **kimokalihi** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:58 am

I thought I read it was something like an inline 4 cylinder motor and a bunch of other shit.

PhyrraM · Post by **PhyrraM** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 6:01 am

IIRC it's a spec transmission that all teams will use. It's a transverse inline based transmission, so no Boxer motor.....leads to no Subaru participation.

SubaruNation · Post by **SubaruNation** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 6:45 am

kinda like when they changed F1 so that the mazda 787b was excluded, AKA no rotarys.

lame.

epicfail · Post by **epicfail** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 6:49 am

...not that Subaru has been competitive recently, anyway.
I read somewhere that Subaru might be considering a Justy-type vehicle to comply w/ the new spec rules. But I think that is unlikely.

Smithcraft · Post by **Smithcraft** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 9:24 pm

FIA is all about the money, and who cares what the people that watch the events care about.

SC

gijonas · Post by **gijonas** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 9:43 pm

Rally isnt what it was for a long time now,pretty much when people stop getting killed regularly things become lame and crappy.

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:00 pm

There was never a rotary in F1. The Mazda 787B was a sports prototype.

This rally BS is all in the name of reducing costs since a bunch of big manufacturers pulled out in the last several years. Subaru hasn't even been competitive in WRC anyway, so it was probably an easy choice. Look at their record sales of boxer-engine Camrys and their new matching demographic and there's absolutely no reason spend that kind of money on something nobody will even notice or care about, winning or not. If necessary, they can always be like plenty of other manufacturers and talk up their past glories for decades after they stopped doing anything.

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 12:13 am

yea, I honestly dont pay attention to the new 08+ stuff and hardly even that. 06 is the newest Sti I would ever buy, but I don't plan on straying from Legacys. I will always have as many SS's I can get my hands on and would like a Spec B or GT for a DD

SubaruNation · Post by **SubaruNation** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 4:30 am

evolutionmovement wrote:There was never a rotary in F1. The Mazda 787B was a sports prototype.

mmmmmmmm....... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irwp3ZNinTw <YouTube Vid, i meant lemans

and i would love to trade my WOD for a Spec B or something

legacy92ej22t · Post by **legacy92ej22t** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 4:22 pm

Bah, they can have the cocky bastard......

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:03 pm

Yeah, that's a sports prototype. I remember them having problems with hot exhaust.

Kelly · Post by **Kelly** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:17 pm

PhyrraM wrote:IIRC it's a spec transmission that all teams will use. It's a transverse inline based transmission, so no Boxer motor.....leads to no Subaru participation.

Subaru needs to just see their transverse gearbox, and raise with a mid engine.

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:17 pm

that thing is wacky lookin

SILINC3R · Post by **SILINC3R** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 4:50 am

looks like its time for a focus, right guys? right?

Mattheww044 · Post by **Mattheww044** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 4:54 am

pshhh.... I dunno man, I guess he is just doin what he has to do... but I have no intention of ever owning anything but a Subaru, its all I know, and all I want to know. But then again he just drives the cars, he doesnt have to spend countless hours makin it the way it is

lucas · Post by **lucas** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 5:32 am

as far as im concerned ken block is dead to me. soobie nation will rise in WRC again someday. As soon as the figure out how to bring colin mcrea back from the dead, or make some kind of robot copy

AWD_addict · Post by **AWD_addict** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:50 am

I wonder if crooked-Monster-hat wearers will now drive a Focus/Fiesta to go shop for brightly colored leather high tops? How long until a Focus claws through snow on tracks? This raises more questions than it answers.

555BCTurbo · Post by **555BCTurbo** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:15 am

^ so true

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Ken Block goes to Ford for world rally opportunities

Ken Block goes to Ford for world rally opportunities