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Old 16 Sep 2003, 15:38 (Ref:720872)   #1
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The end for Hyundai

According to worldrallynews.com MSD who run the Hyundai WRC team is in a contractual dispute with Hyundai Motor Corporation.

" Until such time as this dispute is settled, we have decided to send the staff home,” MSD Managing Director and team boss David Whitehead stated.

More at http://www.worldrallynews.com/cgi-bi...63724542,7922,

Hyundai has been reluctant to fund the team adequately this year, so they may decide now to pull the plug. (even less works cars for the 2004 WRC ????)

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Old 16 Sep 2003, 20:03 (Ref:721130)   #2
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I am not surprised, their performance is weak due to a small budget this year. If I am right Huyndai spends their sponsor budget on the European Championship football in 2004.

Difficult times for WRC.
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Old 17 Sep 2003, 15:17 (Ref:721954)   #3
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From www.worldrallynews.com

Hyundai have announced that they will quit the WRC for two years at the end of this season but aim to be back in 2006 with a completely new engine and car. They also look likely to end their partnership with MSD & will set up new team facilities in Germany.
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Hyundai blames MSD, but I think they must also look at themselves. I think they had a very small budget.
What's your opinion?

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Hyundai blames MSD, but I think they must also look at themselves. I think they had a very small budget.
What's your opinion?

Former engineers of Toyota Team Europe?
The thought had crossed my mind.....
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Old 22 Sep 2003, 20:31 (Ref:726983)   #6
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the start of the end????? allegedley Ford are also looking to pull out/ downsize their operations........
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Hyundai never really ave MSD a load of money to play with, I understand the WRC customer programs were helping fund development on the lead cars....

They have been in dispute for the better part of 2 years, with major sponsorship promised from Castrol/Shell/Camel etc etc never materialising.

A shame that Wayne Bell's work from so many years ago is now wasted
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Sad news from Hyundai and MSD. Apparently MSD made all their staff redundant as of Oct 1st.

http://www.worldrallynews.com/cgi-bi...5011333,39135,
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www.wrc.com are giving a hint as to what Hyundai's 2005 return may look like (or probably not)
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Hyundai RC, a remote car?

I think Hyundai has not or wants not to pay the money for a decent WRC project.
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Rüsselsheim is going to be the home of the new Huyndai team, there is already the offices of the german Huyndai importer.
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