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Originally Posted by Go_For_Pole
That's true, clubs only bring their name to the party, nothing more. Which of course means that the obvious question is where will the money come from?
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I've been ignoring this series, assuming it will go away; but to their credit the website is constantly being updated with (real) news, cars and engines are being built. The plan is obviously for the football teams to receive a cut of TV money, merchandise and sponsorship, but I just can't see it taking off enough to generate enough cash to cover operating costs. A1GP had a unique selling point, but appealing to nationalities covers a much broader base than appealing to football fans of a particular club, and it's taken A1 3 years just to break even.
Not convinced about the planned Donington round; it clashes with BTCC at Silverstone, and I'm guessing any "fair-weather" motorsport fan in the area would probably want to go watch some tin-tops charging into each other than the first race of an unproven series with no British "clubs" taking part.