Holden re-allocates V8 Supercar funding

**GTRMagic** · 21 Jan 2009, 05:10 (Ref:2375791)

So was the reduction of $1m a year from cost or income??

Here

Delusional?

thunderbolt · 21 Jan 2009, 21:57 (Ref:2376419)

http://www.v8supercars.com.au/conten...ercar_funding/

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Holden Motorsport Manager, Simon McNamara, has denied that a re-evaluation of the allocation of money to V8 Supercar teams is a direct result of the economic downturn.
A recent media report stated that only the two Walkinshaw Performance teams along with Supercheap Auto Racing (SCAR) and Team BOC would receive direct funding from Holden.

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McNamara said Holden allowed teams – including Sprint Gas Racing (SGR), Garry Rogers Motorsport (GRM) and Rod Nash Racing (RNR) – to remove its signage in order to court more sponsors for the 2009 Championship.

porsche91722 · 21 Jan 2009, 22:18 (Ref:2376432)

I liked the line -“(The economic climate) is not an underlying factor, but it’s part of it.”

amiers · 22 Jan 2009, 00:16 (Ref:2376492)

So really this is no different to what Ford has done with its teams. so are we headed back to the days when there were 4-5 cars at the top and the rest had no chance.? at least in the last couple of years we had a few teams that were getting in the big teams face's

Pro Racer · 22 Jan 2009, 02:15 (Ref:2376529)

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McNamara said Holden allowed teams – including Sprint Gas Racing (SGR), Garry Rogers Motorsport (GRM) and Rod Nash Racing (RNR) – to remove its signage in order to court more sponsors for the 2009 Championship.

what a crock of bull**** atleast Foord had the balls to actually say we arn't funding them. it has been widly stated on the SGR forum that funding was cut. grow some balls Macca.

petebendon · 22 Jan 2009, 07:11 (Ref:2376591)

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Originally Posted by Pro Racer

what a crock of bull**** atleast Foord had the balls to actually say we arn't funding them. it has been widly stated on the SGR forum that funding was cut. grow some balls Macca.

Ford told the journos, Dick didn't know he got cut until he got a call from the newspapers!!!!!!!!!!

McNamara seems to have told the teams and won't reveal confidential commercial deals to the media ....... fair enuff!

rocks harder · 22 Jan 2009, 07:37 (Ref:2376598)

yeah i agree with petebendon that was bad pr for ford, holden kept it on the downlow and mcnamara is just using a bit of spin to make it sound better than it is.

Belly13 · 22 Jan 2009, 08:05 (Ref:2376613)

McNamara'a an idiot...GAME OVER!!!

petebendon · 22 Jan 2009, 09:25 (Ref:2376657)

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Originally Posted by Belly13

McNamara'a an idiot...GAME OVER!!!

Rocks harder is right: he's just spinning it best for Holden ......... Ford had the back page of the papers saying they'd dumped Dick, Holden had page 10 of the fishwrapper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sure he'd be pretty thicked skinned and a jellyBelly's opinion wouldn't matter to him

Henry · 22 Jan 2009, 09:31 (Ref:2376659)

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Originally Posted by amiers

so are we headed back to the days when there were 4-5 cars at the top and the rest had no chance.?

How does that differ from the last five seasons?

thunderbolt · 22 Jan 2009, 23:13 (Ref:2377192)

with a re design of the front grill with some thing like clear shield a team could use the front of the car for a major sponsor

Pro Racer · 23 Jan 2009, 02:06 (Ref:2377273)

or just get the sponser logo made into a badge.

nic.v814 · 25 Jan 2009, 04:59 (Ref:2378539)

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Originally Posted by thunderbolt

with a re design of the front grill with some thing like clear shield a team could use the front of the car for a major sponsor

This would be a good idea but wouldnt it block airflow? You would have to spray it on the grill i think

McLean Fan · 25 Jan 2009, 08:56 (Ref:2378590)

“We’ve changed some of our business operations based on the fact that we have reviewed teams against key performance indicators”, McNamara stated.

"That's why we've hitched our wagon to BJR's undoubted pedigree", he added.

nic.v814 · 26 Jan 2009, 01:22 (Ref:2379300)

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Originally Posted by McLean Fan

“We’ve changed some of our business operations based on the fact that we have reviewed teams against key performance indicators”, McNamara stated.

"That's why we've hitched our wagon to BJR's undoubted pedigree", he added.

Did he really say that?
I wonder what performance indicators hes referring to seem SGR was the leading holden at the last few bathursts which is the biggest race of the year

dazza027 · 26 Jan 2009, 03:38 (Ref:2379339)

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Originally Posted by nic.v814

This would be a good idea but wouldnt it block airflow? You would have to spray it on the grill i think

Im pretty sure you will find that airflow from the grill is marginal in the overall scheme of things. I recall cromley saying something along the lines of you could close the thing up and it wouldnt make a toss of difference. Just cast your mind back to the time of the Ef Falcon, it didnt have a grill and it went fine.

DAVID PATERSON · 28 Jan 2009, 03:30 (Ref:2381135)

The air intake is in the front bar, the grille opening just gets in the way.

Geewizz · 28 Jan 2009, 22:41 (Ref:2381717)

Off topic sorry, but didn't know where else to post it. I recall them being a sponsor some time ago on a V8SC. Tough times I suppose...
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/n...ectid=10553967

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