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Originally Posted by Tourer
That's about half the size of the Clipsal crowd but compares OK for a one off event. Factor in the air freight costs, team accom costs etc that Clipsal doesn't have along with the sponsorship and corporates that Clipsal has but the 1000 year race didn't have (to the same extent) and it starts to add up.
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Are you trying to play with history Tourer? There is no way that Clipsal was getting 280,000 - 300,000 crowds in 1999 and 2000. Probably more in the vicinity of 160,000 which is similar to the ALMS event.
So there is an error in your calculations off the bat.
Also were you aware of the deal between Don Panoz and the South Australian government in terms of freight, team expenses etc? Remembering that the ALMS raced across 3 continents in 2000.
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Originally Posted by Tourer
Reports at the time in local media and directly from inside the organisation were for a circa $10 mill loss - much more than budgeted for. Quite where those could be found 16 years later would be a challenge no doubt.
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Interesting thoughts, especially considering the other reports that completely contradict this - as per my link provided before.