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Mitsubishi back in WRC... but not by Mitsubishi

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Old Jan 12, 2006, 02:10 PM
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Mitsubishi back in WRC... but not by Mitsubishi

Woo hoo~~ We will still see a CT9A in WRC competition... even though Mitsubishi dropped the ball.

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Walkinshaw does a deal with Mitsubishi

The new Tom Walkinshaw (of Silk Cut Jagaur WSC, Arrows F1, etc. fame) Group Limited has signed a deal with the Colt Car Company to supply Mitsubishi competition cars, components and accessories from its Milton Keynes technical facility. TWG Motorsport will offer unique high-performance components, including engine, gearbox and suspension, and EVO IX cars across a variety of specifications, from standard through to bespoke builds, tailored to individual driver's specific requirements. Mitsubishi competitors will also have the benefit of a full TWG trackside technical support service at races, tests and track days.

The Colt Car Company is the exclusive importer and distributor of Mitsubishi Motors in the UK. It has 114 dealerships around the country but at the moment is only involved in national rallying and off-road competitions and it will be interesting to see what plans are announced later today in Birmingham.

Mitsubishi recently axed its World Rally Championship programme as part of its plan to restructure after its less-than-successful relationship with DaimlerChrysler.
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Its good news, but I'm doubtful if we see much coverage on this car as the other manufactures will be much more competitive... any word on who will be driving?
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sweet..
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I wonder if we will see any WRC coverage at all. speed TV has not announced any replay of WRC events
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you'll have to subscribe to wrc.com i guess.... i was looking on speed channel's upcoming shows for january... no wrc coverage even though the monte carlo rally is this month!
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Speed TV = the NASCAR Channel...
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Originally Posted by PurgeIt
Speed TV = the NASCAR Channel...
so unfortunate, you wonder with all the people that complain about that aspect like us... if speed really knows how annoyed people are with this?

is there a petition i can sign somewhere to get non nascar programs played more often on speeD?
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Maybe I'm stupid but I fail to see where it mentions he's entering the cars in the WRC...
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This seems a bit like what Prodrive does, where they provide their expertise in building and designing cars for various teams. Hope it works out.
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NASCAR is the country's largest spectator sport, I dont understand why they don't just give it its own channel........
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Originally Posted by gsnt
NASCAR is the country's largest spectator sport, I dont understand why they don't just give it its own channel........
They already have speed, what more do you want?
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Originally Posted by gsnt
NASCAR is the country's largest spectator sport, I dont understand why they don't just give it its own channel........
Agreed




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