Ralliart to lose tobacco sponsorship to Subaru..
31 October 2001, 01:10 PM
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Brief overview taken from todays motorsport news (cause I can't be bothered to type it all in).
Mitsubishi is fighting of competition from other manufacturers to retain their Marlboro sponsorship for next year. Subaru are favorites who until now have stuck with the Blue/Yellow paintwork becuase of it was an important part of their identity. But with other manufacturers spending so heavily they need to get some cash in from somewhere.
Look out for the Red/White/Black special edition.
Cheers
Paul
Mitsubishi is fighting of competition from other manufacturers to retain their Marlboro sponsorship for next year. Subaru are favorites who until now have stuck with the Blue/Yellow paintwork becuase of it was an important part of their identity. But with other manufacturers spending so heavily they need to get some cash in from somewhere.
Look out for the Red/White/Black special edition.
Cheers
Paul
31 October 2001, 01:39 PM
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Saw the same news yesterday. Mind you, it's a public secret that Marlboro and Freddy Loix have a close relationship, so that would probably mean there has to be a spot for Fast Fred in the Subaru team (alledgedly).
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Taken from worldrallynews.com
Marlboro linked with Subaru for 2002
October 30, 2001
Senior management in Japan is rumoured to have cleared the way to a deal between Marlboro and Subaru by dropping its insistence on Subaru’s customary blue and yellow colour scheme.
Subaru’s World Rally Championship team hasn’t had a sponsor since British American Tobacco turned its attentions to Formula 1 and company insistence on specific colours deterred most alternative backers. If there has been a change of heart, it could signal a realisation within Subaru that it will have to increase budgets if it is to keep pace with rivals such as Ford and Peugeot.
Mitsubishi is still hoping to keep Marlboro backing for a fourth consecutive season, but Ford is also reckoned to be a possible alternative for the US tobacco brand. If Marlboro does strike a deal with Subaru, it is possible that Belgian driver Freddy Loix could drive an Impreza. He does not form part of Mitsubishi’s 2002 plans.
Should have kept the red sport I traded in a few months ago !!!
Marlboro linked with Subaru for 2002
October 30, 2001
Senior management in Japan is rumoured to have cleared the way to a deal between Marlboro and Subaru by dropping its insistence on Subaru’s customary blue and yellow colour scheme.
Subaru’s World Rally Championship team hasn’t had a sponsor since British American Tobacco turned its attentions to Formula 1 and company insistence on specific colours deterred most alternative backers. If there has been a change of heart, it could signal a realisation within Subaru that it will have to increase budgets if it is to keep pace with rivals such as Ford and Peugeot.
Mitsubishi is still hoping to keep Marlboro backing for a fourth consecutive season, but Ford is also reckoned to be a possible alternative for the US tobacco brand. If Marlboro does strike a deal with Subaru, it is possible that Belgian driver Freddy Loix could drive an Impreza. He does not form part of Mitsubishi’s 2002 plans.
Should have kept the red sport I traded in a few months ago !!!
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