Cro Flower Power Lifetime Members 6,114 Member For: 21y 6m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 06/03/07 09:54 PM Share Posted 06/03/07 09:54 PM http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/for...2943275988.htmlThe beginning of the end I'd say.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris xr6 Member 376 Member For: 20y 20d Location: Shire Posted 06/03/07 10:49 PM Share Posted 06/03/07 10:49 PM The supercar series is too heavily subsidised by the respective parent maufacturers, especially since the sport has moved a long way from the win on sunday sell on monday scenario of days of old.The teams will need to move away from this for the sport to continue long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrunks Member 665 Member For: 19y 9m 8d Location: Gold Coast Posted 06/03/07 10:56 PM Share Posted 06/03/07 10:56 PM I think you'll find Seton was the beginning.Hopefully they'll cut the dead wood & create openings for young steerers!DJR would have to be close, although they were gone until Jim Beam bailed them out!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninka Donating Members 1,850 Member For: 21y 3m 26d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 07/03/07 12:01 AM Share Posted 07/03/07 12:01 AM Well if you look at FPR's paintwork this year, there is much less emphasis on Ford and FPR than there is on the respective sponsors.Also think it makes sense to put your money where the results are, though BOC is getting good television coverage for their money, albeit for the wrong reasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 21y 5m 4d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 07/03/07 12:12 AM Share Posted 07/03/07 12:12 AM Hate to be a TV channel thats just spent multi millions on a product...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninka Donating Members 1,850 Member For: 21y 3m 26d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 07/03/07 01:18 AM Share Posted 07/03/07 01:18 AM Hate to be a TV channel that's just spent multi millions on a product......←What's with all the doom and gloom There is plenty of life left in V8 Supercars, so don't worry that it will disappear any time soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac450 Member 1,650 Member For: 17y 7m 15d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 07/03/07 02:38 AM Share Posted 07/03/07 02:38 AM The supercar series is too heavily subsidised by the respective parent maufacturers, especially since the sport has moved a long way from the win on sunday sell on monday scenario of days of old.The teams will need to move away from this for the sport to continue long term.←That's just bullshiit!One of the main reasons Expensive Daewoo is so far ahead at the moment is because they have had the V8 series in their pocket to almost guarantee wins. This coupled with the high profile of their HSV range means onsales to the mainstream meatheads who want to drive a budget family 6 and look like Skaife/Brock, etc. Expensive Daewoo marketing has been smart to ensure they capatalise on their racing sucess. Ford on the other hand didn't even let the public know they won Bathurst.Manufacturers can no longer rely on race coverage alone, they need to back it up with marketing.Ford either has to get serious and take AVESCO to task over their blatant Expensive Daewoo favoritism or, pull out and put their money elswhere. The series has become a joke, where two Expensive Daewoo teams seem to be above the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverchris Member 129 Member For: 20y 2m 12d Location: Bulleen, Vic Posted 07/03/07 07:19 AM Share Posted 07/03/07 07:19 AM I'm all for ditching V8 Supercars because it's too one sided and boring.Bring back production cars, that will match Holden's with Expensive Daewoo engines (not Chev - oh, that's right they don't make a Expensive Daewoo V8) and mechanicals with Fords with Ford engines and mechanicals.Take it back to six cylinder if it has to and allow Chrysler and Toyota and Honda et al to complete.That will be win on Sunday, sell on Monday like to used to be and will be far more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac450 Member 1,650 Member For: 17y 7m 15d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 07/03/07 09:57 PM Share Posted 07/03/07 09:57 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil F6 Donating Members 830 Member For: 18y 3m 9d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 08/03/07 07:58 AM Share Posted 08/03/07 07:58 AM In a way I hope this contrived series does flounder and we end up getting a true international replacement using high tec V8 offerings from the many manufacturers that have them. At the moment it's just a silhouette series with rules designed so only ford and Expensive Daewoo can compete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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