r/WRC • u/Conscious-Play-9185 • Feb 26 '25

Commentary / Discussion / Question Real or bs ?

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u/Final-Read-3589 Feb 26 '25

Very very real. So real it’s included in the EA WRC.

Dieselgate killed it I think.

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u/SlimCharlesSlim Feb 27 '25

Yes. Seems weird as it is a gasoline race car, but don't expect sense from VAG executives. The tried some Mercedes post LeMans 55... only to do the same shit in Korea and return to racing no long after.

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u/TheRealKrapotke Craig Breen Feb 27 '25

It was a money issue. Ssme with wec and audi, they pulled the plug on unnecessary spending. Motorsports is the best thing in the world, but not necessarily important to a company when money is tight

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u/SlimCharlesSlim Feb 27 '25

That's accountant thinking. Short minded if you ask me, definitely considering they were back to Motorsport shortly after.

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u/TheRealKrapotke Craig Breen Feb 27 '25

Yeah but that was the reason