All the 888 haters will no doubt say Dane is just making excuses, but if what he says is correct, and I have no reason to doubt it, then the category has a big problem. If the most successful team of the last decade is struggling to balance its books, how are the rest doing?
Sure some have wealthy owners who have other sources of income to subsidise their racing activities, but there are some for whom Supercars is their primary business. Seems to be the pay tv deal coming home to roost, for all of the spin, eyeball numbers are down and that is seemingly being reflected in the amount teams can sell sponsorship for.
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