Football role could force Nobre out of PWRC

5th September 2010

By Richard Rodgers

Paulo Nobre says he might be forced to abandon his plans to take part in the Production Car World Rally Championship for a second season after revealing he is planning to run as president of Palmeiras Football Club in his native Brazil.

Nobre, currently 12th in the PWRC in a Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, has conceded that he would have to call time on his driving career if he were elected due to the intense workload he would take on if he were appointed.

“There is a question mark for next year,” said Nobre. “It would mean two years out if I were to become president because the job takes up so much time. I love rallying but Palmeiras is so important to me, in fact it means more to me than my life.”

Nobre resumes his PWRC campaign on Rally Japan, which starts in Sapporo on Thursday (September 9).