Suzuki's calling it Quits. Too.
Suzuki became the second Japanese motorsport giant to withdraw from a motor racing discipline on Monday after announcing they would not compete in the 2009 world rally championship largely because of the present financial crisis.
The decision follows a disappointing season in which they finished fifth out of six in the constructors championship
and after Honda announced they were withdrawing from Formula One. "The company, however, foresees the shrinking trend in longer periods of time rather than a short-term phenomenon. "
To secure its own business environment for tomorrow, the organization reviews every aspect of the operations and decided to focus on the core business functions such as the manufacturing system, environment technologies, and development of new-generation powertrains.
"As a result, Suzuki concluded to suspend the WRC activities from 2009."
However, Suzuki have always struggled on account of inadequate funding into development of the car since they made their debut in the 2007 Rally of Corsica.
~MSN news***
2 Motor sport giants quiting their niche agendas within weeks of each other.
***While, the big US carmakers are on the verge of complete collapse.
We'll be reverting to bullock carts soon.
Who needs electric, hybrids or alternative fuelled cars now?
Q... less money . More Clean Air, eh?
>>(As long as Subaru doesn't quit the WRC and Ferrari doesnt either for F1, there's still some action there. Somewhere.
Erm, let's not jinx it.)
