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Old 8 Jul 2005, 12:39 (Ref:1350290)   #12
newoutsider
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newoutsider should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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Originally Posted by Fiorentina 1
Besides, you need to set something aside for crash damages and travel. Say the team asks 250,000 a year, you try and get 350 from your sponsors, get maybe 275-300 and go racing. At the end of the day, if you can get more money, more power to you. Most can't even get the 250 and scrape together what they can.

For a 24-hour race, a driver I got for a team brought $10 grand more then was required and the team paid him back. Salary? Call it what you want....

I was talking to one quite well known racing driver who told me that that is exactly how he makes a living - if he needs £250k for a drive, he aims to raise £300+k and the team pay him the £50+k and everyone is happy.
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