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Mitsubishi Motors North America announces today that it is withdrawing from motorsports in 2004 to focus its resources on continuing to grow its brand and build retail sales.Mitsubishi Motors won both the 2003 Manufacturers and Overall SCCA ProRally Championships. Racing enthusiasts saw the formidable capabilities of the Lancer Evolution which brings a new North American chapter to Mitsubishi's impressive performance heritage.
Mitsubishi Motors would like to thank drivers David Higgins, Lauchlin O'Sullivan, Daniel Barritt, Christian Edstrom and Mark Williams for their dominating efforts that brought Team Mitsubishi Motor Sports America seven victories out of nine SCCA ProRally events.
Mitsubishi Motors thanks Vermont SportsCar, Xtreme Autos and MEM Racing for their impeccable preparation of the Lancer Evolutions With their skill and leadership, Team Mitsubishi won every event that it finished.
Further, Mitsubishi Motors thanks sponsors Michelin Tire, Mitsubishi Fuso, Infinity Audio, Ralliart, HKS Engines, PIAA, and Motul for their strong support and guidance during our 2003-championship season.
The company looks forward to a time when it can re-enter the motorsports arena.
I attend Sno*Drift every year, and I am very excited for it in the next 4 weeks. Untill I was just informed by my brother that Mitsubishi will not return for another ass kicking year. Mitsubishi and Subaru were the only Manufacturers competing, so now Subaru is racing itself. I will still sport my Mitsubishi clothes and root on my absent team.
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