Lots of carmakers use now motor sports for developing and testing new technologies, but this whole philosophy that`s behind ‘race on Sunday, sell on Monday’ is not exactly cheap. The reason is the high motor sports racing price, 2 more plant race teams decided on quitting for the upcoming year's season.

Following the exit of Honda from Formula 1 plus Audi’s quitting from American Le Mans Series, Suzuki and Porsche announced their racing time / schedules will be a lot lighter in 2009. Exactly like Audi, Porsche at the moment will pull out from ALMS – partially at least — in the meantime Suzuki will not participate in the World Rally Championship FIA.

Porsche is not exiting totally the ALMS, but it will not field a plant P2 team in '9. Porsche will continue supporting its 911 GT3 RSR on ALMS GT2 area.

Suzuki will be abandon completely its WRC efforts. Plus, Suzuki joined WRC only last year, and decided on jumping ship, the reason being... “the contraction of the automotive sales caused by recent global economic turmoil.” Suzuki now will be continuing in 2009 its Swift Cup campaign.