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Old 30 Apr 2014, 20:47 (Ref:3400147)   #151
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Anyone believe that there's any weight to the Erebus to Volvo rumours?
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Old 30 Apr 2014, 22:26 (Ref:3400176)   #152
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Anyone believe that there's any weight to the Erebus to Volvo rumours?
I hope so.........it seems silly for Erebus to be giving Mercedes exposure when Mercedes don't contribute to that exposure.
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Old 1 May 2014, 05:31 (Ref:3400217)   #153
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Anyone believe that there's any weight to the Erebus to Volvo rumours?
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It is possible, but the tear up on the development and hardware cost would be immense! Mr Stone is still fandangling their engine development program, which shows no signs of stopping...

...would the team continue that without a plan to continue with the MB brand
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Old 1 May 2014, 06:44 (Ref:3400228)   #154
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It is possible, but the tear up on the development and hardware cost would be immense! Mr Stone is still fandangling their engine development program, which shows no signs of stopping...

...would the team continue that without a plan to continue with the MB brand
Yes, because they're gaining momentum, trying to gain sponsors with strong performances and paying a bucketload of money for their new driver.

They would also be hopeful of a podium at Bathurst.

I know that in 2012 SBR didn't stop development on the old car until just before Bathurst ahead of COTF build.

Also, assuming they're in talks, Erebus would want to be putting on the best showing possible to impress Volvo that they're worthy of their backing. I'm sure they're not the only team interested in being the second factory team.
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Old 1 May 2014, 13:31 (Ref:3400366)   #155
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If they are serious the Erebus to Volvo deal needs to be done soon
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Old 1 May 2014, 21:36 (Ref:3400532)   #156
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I hope it doesn't happen. It will be a sad day to lose that fantastic sounding AMG motor from V8 Supercars.
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Old 1 May 2014, 21:50 (Ref:3400537)   #157
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Erebus open to switching brands

And so it begins..

The story goes that if/when the AMG isnt renewed, all AMG & MB branding needs to disappear from the car...

WOFTAM?
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Old 1 May 2014, 22:29 (Ref:3400546)   #158
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And so it begins..

The story goes that if/when the AMG isnt renewed, all AMG & MB branding needs to disappear from the car...

WOFTAM?
Could do something like 888 did when they called the cars Hogsters.

If only Red Ass would step up to the plate
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I hope so.........it seems silly for Erebus to be giving Mercedes exposure when Mercedes don't contribute to that exposure.
Erebus knew the deal up front, has anything changed? The presumption was that MB would get onto the sponsorship wagon I suppose and it has not happened.
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Erebus knew the deal up front, has anything changed? The presumption was that MB would get onto the sponsorship wagon I suppose and it has not happened.
Yep. Changes in AMG management - new managers less enthusiastic.

AMG/HWA saw the Erebus program as a profit centre - remember this only got over the line because Betty spends so much money with them. When they took the engine development in-house, there was a much-reduced financial incentive to keep the deal going.

So AMG is making less money from the deal, and so less reason to resist the MBA push to kill the deal.
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Hard to see Holden or Ford competing with This
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You need to get on top of your game a bit better, that news is days old. Can you also tell us what the relevancy is to this thread, apart from that carry on.
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You need to get on top of your game a bit better, that news is days old. Can you also tell us what the relevancy is to this thread, apart from that carry on.
The linkage is clear... MB is working with providing flights to their customers to supply patrons to the AMG driving experiences... run by Mr Hackett... which Erebus doesnt seem to have an angle to explore, to bring customers/supporters/potential backers to the V8 program...

Its interesting...
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Mercedes should jump onboard with Betty, there DTM program wasn't very good overnight
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The linkage is clear... MB is working with providing flights to their customers to supply patrons to the AMG driving experiences... run by Mr Hackett... which Erebus doesnt seem to have an angle to explore, to bring customers/supporters/potential backers to the V8 program...

Its interesting...
No linkage at all IMO. It is a corporate program for owners of MB cars just as Porsche run and a few others. Nothing to do with V8 racing at all. As I said, Peter will be around MB a lot longer than Erebus will be.
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Too true.

It was only after they lobbied to have the Ford RS500 banned did they start to win.
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An example of Mercedes putting more resource into something Motorsport-ish that's not Erebus... More evidence that MB AU really aren't interested in joining V8SC, more reason to wonder why you'd switch to a marque that the evidence would increasingly suggest isn't an arm twist or a little seed capital away from changing their tune....
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The linkage is clear... MB is working with providing flights to their customers to supply patrons to the AMG driving experiences... run by Mr Hackett... which Erebus doesnt seem to have an angle to explore, to bring customers/supporters/potential backers to the V8 program...

Its interesting...
Does Erebus do ride days with the GT's and the V8SC's? Would be hard to compete with that.
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Is it just me, or is the second year for these new owners always the most difficult... we saw it with Mr Gore, with Team Dynamik...

Hope this one ends on a happier note..
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Is it really more difficult, or does the novelty of being a team owner wear off and the reality of what it costs to keep it all day to day going kick in? With the recent stories of Betty blowing up to $40 million and now being broke and taking out a loan to buy food and toilet paper, unless Erebus can magically start winning everything in sight and attracting big money sponsors, I'd say they're either doomed to be grid fillers with little to no development because their budget will be all used up on racing and maintenance, or they will go to the wall and be bought out, maybe a fire sale that Penske can jump on?

When she bought out SBR, I honestly thought she's not going to last long, like every other rich person that thinks they can stroll in and buy themselves a Championship and Bathurst, and will end up crawling away after 2-3 years having made a massive $$loss and been mid pack at best. Sad, but true, based on almost every other business person that has tried it. Somehow business people don't understand how motorsport works, you really need to be a "hands on" motorsport person to succeed, not an armchair motorsport person with bulk $$$$.

Having said that, I'll be very happy if she can prove me wrong, but at this moment I'm not holding my breath.
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Maybe, but this isn't her second year as a team owner. She's been running a GT team for a few years beforehand and largely financed herself anyway so it wasn't a completely new thing.

The only thing that I can see as changing is the amount of money she has available to her, which may have an impact on her motivation. Certainly a V8 team is way more expensive than her GT team - and she bought in at the most expensive time as well with COTF build.

I'm guessing she wasn't expecting all her sponsors to walk away at the same time, so perhaps the commercial side of it is much harder than she expected it to be.
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Yes she has been running ( paying ) the GT program for a few years, but that's a completely different kettle of fish. Far fewer rounds, far less competitive ( 1.5 seconds off the pace won't put you dead last on the grid ), the cars don't need constant development chasing hundredths of seconds to remain competitive etc etc. It all sounds nice and rosy to say she's done her time etc in a feeder class blah blah, but I still think she's bitten off far more than she bargained for, and is now suffering because of it. She could have done a lot worse though, and sent Ross Stone etc packing, but keeping them on board has certainly alleviated the pain somewhat. Hell imagine how bad it would have been otherwise……….
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