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Gotta feel for the likes of DJRTP, PRA, WP, BJR & GRM. All teams with the ability to fabricate & develop 'race winning' cars. Yet customer teams like LDM & PHR are attracting all the interest from Kia, Jaguar and Toyota.......... Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk |
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But you just said LDM were talkin... never mind
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I've heard LDM, nothing about Team 18 or any others for that matter. The logical replacement for Ford is the fusion due to the similar body shape of the falcon but not sure if its being looked at. Probably easy with the fusion shape for aerodynamics
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If even Ford, stalwarts, are not interested at all --- it goes without saying that nobody else much is going to be interested. That Nissan continue is more about personal relationships (which goes for a lot of the Supercars sponsorships) than hard ROI data IMO. Would not be surprised to see Holden quit too. |
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Quite simply, racing in Supercars probably doesn't give $4m benefit even though it costs that for Nissan for example. All it takes is to do the sums on sponsorship or advertising elsewhere to see if Supercars is not a cost effective option. |
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Toyota has been linked with Team 18 and PRA, something about PRA making road cars for them or something. Jaguar has expressed interest but with no team known yet and GRM has been linked to bring in another car next year in replacement of Volvo, which seems to be Kia.
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Re Toyota - all I have seen in here is "allegations" that Ryan Walkinshaw was seen at TMCA HQ. For all we know, he may have gone there and had the door shut in his face. Until I see something from Toyota displaying their interest I don't believe there is any. The Jaguar talk seems to have sprung from GTR's post after Phillip Island - and even GTR suspects it is total speculation. Once again, I will wait to see a comment from Jaguar or something consequential from a team before I have any belief that "Jaguar are interested". |
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I heard from a man down the pub, that Mitsubishi and Suzuki are interested in coming on board for 2018. No facts or anything to substantiate the rumours though - much like all the other rubbish that has been espoused here in recent times.
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hahahaha mceci1 is right though about KIA they've publically confirmed they had held talks with teams but nothing had materialised from them as of yet
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As for some people here, they say V8 Central is bad for rumours, here is pretty bad for people saying what they want to hear but denying what they don't like when there has been talk of it, pretty one minded if you ask me |
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They only make SUVs these days. Maybe Supercars should get with the times and race SUVs? |
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Here I was thinking that the busiest worker this year was gunna be the panelbeater at LDM, but I'm now thinking that award goes to the sticker man at BJR.
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I believe he has some contracts already in place to supply kits etc for the Ford Focus/fiesta out of England ,IIRC. Could be he is expanding the on the HSV programe. |
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It'd make as much sense or more as some Toyota Supercar race team, something that's been mooted almost bi-annually for the best part of 20 years. Walkinshaw already owns HSV and ASV, why not TSV?
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