I heard some shocking news today. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (Subaru) came to an agonizing decision of their withdrawal from the WRC. Subaru had joined the WRC for about 20 years and got lots of titles. The other day, Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki) announced their retreat from the WRC. Likewise, Honda also determined to stop participating in the F1 Grand Prix. As you can imagine, these firm's policies were due to the economic recession. The downturn in the auto industry casts a shadow over the whole motor sports world.
Now that you mentioned about the auto industry, what will become of Ford (Ford Motor Co., Ltd.)? I got a nice jacket at the Ford booth in Rally Japan 2008 last month. It was printed with the logo of the BP Ford Abu Dhabi Rally Team and I wear it almost every day while commuting. My jacket might be kind of out date.
(Vocabulary)
cast a shadow 影を落とす
out date 時代遅れで
SUBARU
SUZUKI
BP FORD ABU DHABI
BP FORD ABU DHABI JACKET
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