DJR needs help?

[mountainstar]

Originally Posted by Just Do It!

Roland might respect you more if you didn't refer to his parts as crap. After this weekend, said crap may have won the championship!

That does raise an interesting point though....if 888 do win with crap, imagine what they would do with good parts!!!

I was refering to parts in a generic way meaning that for some race teams it's better to buy off the shelf crap rather than make your own crap. Nothing to do specifically with 888 or other suppliers.

[mountainstar]

Originally Posted by cavvy

The 888 purchase of DJR is in the final stages according to my mail, with one outstanding issue only - I have no knowledge of when, but it may be as late as December 31.
888 are intent on matching Tom Walkinshaw.

If true then that is sad to see DJR go. I hope we don't end up with a situation with a few owners owning most of the field.

It's probably inevitable at some point though as DJ gets older. He's been involved for a long time so he has earned a relaxing retirement not working long hours dealing with multiple businesses.

[v8smoker]

DJR needed help years ago, Dick has spent good sponsors money on boats flash houses & keeping his son in a drive. He used to have a good n respected team which he has run into the ground,

No results = no good staff want to work there
No good drivers want to drive there (davidson is a star he needs to get out)
No sponsor wants to tip the money in


Its a down hill spiral that had to be stopped about 5years ago instead its now out of control an very hard to fix.

DJR have been left behind.

[cavvy]

888 could make great use of Dick as a legend - the sort of floater role Brocky was playing without the worry of producing results on the track for his spoonsors dollars.

[Robert Bailey]

Originally Posted by xrystl

The Mortgage buisness is overcrowded as it is and it takes years to make money from writing mortgages and the business has to sell heaps of mortgages to stay afloat without the burden of sponsoring a race team as well - I have several associates who are in the Mortgage business and according to them "First Rock" hardly rates a mention .

Oh so true to the above.