Adapta World Rally Team

Name:	Adapta World Rally Team
Based:	Norway
Established:	2009
Team principal:	Morten Ostberg
Current car:	Subaru Impreza WRC
Manufacturers' titles:	None
Current drivers:	Mads Ostberg. A second driver to be confirmed.
Manufacturer WRC wins:	None
Why support them?	There's nothing quite like the noise of a Subaru flat four You still own a blue and yellow Subaru rally jacket Could Mads be the next Petter Solberg? The cars are run with help from rally legends Prodrive

After Subaru's works rally team closed its doors at the end of 2008, some people thought it was the end of the road for the WRC Impreza. Fortunately, it looks like the Norwegian-based Adapta World Rally Team will keep the dream alive in 2009.

We're featuring Adapta here in the team section because it's one of the most exciting Manufacturer Team prospects for 2009. But for the moment it's just that - a prospect.

For now we know that Adapta has taken delivery of two latest spec (hatchback) Imprezas from Prodrive - the firm which masterminded Subaru's Rally programme for 15 years. We also know that team principal Morten Ostberg has struck an agreement with Prodrive to help run the cars on WRC events.

Adapta has pledged to run at least one of those Imprezas for 20-year-old Norwegian hotshot Mads Ostberg on eight rounds in 2009. But it remains to be seen if the team will secure a second driver and run as a full Manufacturer Team.

The deadline for registration for the Manufacturer Team competition is 1 March. We'll keep you updated on Adapta's progress here on wrc.com...