2018 VASC Silly Season (with POLL)

[Axeman444]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Could be a nice payday to take a contract settlement offer from PRA to compensate for losing the main game drive, and for not using the Britek REC next season, on top of a sellers market for unloading the longheld REC...

The question then becomes... what’s next...

Should be a nice little bonus to enable getting the Taskforce name well known in the marketplace?

[Sandgroper]

Why not release 2 x RECs to the market.
Its seems as if there isnt enough to go around now.
28 car fields would be good, however is there enough financial capacity to support 2 more ?

[Umai Naa]

The demand seems to be there.

LDM/PMR will want to retain their two.
Britek, who knows?
JRR/MSR want one.
PRA want one.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by Umai Naa

The demand seems to be there.

LDM/PMR will want to retain their two.
Britek, who knows?
JRR/MSR want one.
PRA want one.

Plus whatever secret mission Tekno seem to be on

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Bright REC For Sale? MSR Set To Buy...

James Rosenberg Sourcing MSR REC

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Onto things more interesting...

The 888 4th car wildcard for ‘18.

Now we don’t know the pilot just yet (Did someone say Kostecki?)
Or what rounds it is going to do (full season?, Bathurst?)

A question sits around where it will be run from...
Will it run from the 4th 888 slot currently in use by Tekno, meaning Tekno (or whoever runs a car in that slot anyway) needs to find a new pit boom buddy?

Any view on branding on this car? Will it score points? Can it win races? What if it dominates? Will it be ‘start and park’?

Did 888 just get an extra REC allocation as a free kick, to run an unencumbered strategy on car #888 for next year...?

Lotsa questions, no noise around answers...

Is Mr Davison a shot at this... to codrive in a main car in the enduros?

[Umai Naa]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Plus whatever secret mission Tekno seem to be on

Would have thought MSR leasing the #19 REC to be a more ideal scenario.

[Umai Naa]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Is Mr Davison a shot at this... to codrive in a main car in the enduros?

With Lowndes, it could be a competitive car again in the enduros.

[GTRMagic]

McConville To Lead “Munday Dumbrell” Motorsport?

[fomoco]

Originally Posted by Sandgroper

Why not release 2 x RECs to the market.
Its seems as if there isnt enough to go around now.
28 car fields would be good, however is there enough financial capacity to support 2 more ?

Whilst 28 cars would be look good, most of the circuits cant handle 28 cars, to tight, no passing ,unless dive bomb, a bit of follow the leader etc, has been covered before.

The other area that comes up is sponsorship. Hark back to the early days of AVESCO, the cameras only looked at the first, (five cars in a race-race leaders,), sponsors want to see there names on Tv.
Some will say, well get a good package and you will be up front.
Sponsorship dollars are harder to come by for a small place like Aust.

Four national football codes .
Coverage from Feb to October, and summer for Soccer
Tennis, Golf , Netball, Basketball, Horse Racing and more.
Coverage on Thursday, Friday Saturday Sunday and Monday, plus midweek events .
In the media week in week out nearly the whole year

Motorsport :
No state Championship Coverage,
Rally's , nothing
Bikes, only Philip Island GP
Supercars
Speedcafe and forums
Yes we have speedweek on SBS, but no where near the coverage of the other sports.

So if you owned a large Australia Business, where would put your advertising dollars,

28 cars chasing sponsors dollars is a big ask for a small market

[one five five]

Originally Posted by Sandgroper

Why not release 2 x RECs to the market.

Because that will bring down the value of the current 26 RECs

Originally Posted by fomoco

Whilst 28 cars would be look good, most of the circuits cant handle 28 cars, to tight, no passing ,unless dive bomb, a bit of follow the leader etc, has been covered before.

All circuits on the calendar have a track density of more than 28 cars

[fomoco]

Originally Posted by one five five

Because that will bring down the value of the current 26 RECs



All circuits on the calendar have a track density of more than 28 cars

True, my point is 28 cars, 1.1 secs between pole sitter and tail end charlie, it is like following the leader,.

Other category's put on great racing, but Supercars , is either pit stop or divebomb for a pass,
When he raced in V8' Supercars, John Bowe , when in the lead, had the widest car going.

Winton, Symonds,Barbagalo, Hidden valley, Qld Raceway, may have 32 grid spots, doesn't mean racing is that flash

[Umai Naa]

The wildcards have shown that throwing a couple of extra cars into the mix, spices things up a little down the back.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by one five five

Because that will bring down the value of the current 26 RECs

The value of a REC, according to the Sanpoint case, is zero, so their value probably can’t shift too far lower

The income stream is impacted however. The pie is the same size but everybody’s piece becomes just that little bit smaller...

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by Umai Naa

The wildcards have shown that throwing a couple of extra cars into the mix, spices things up a little down the back.

Motivated drivers auditioning in front the best audience possible has done wonders this year.

[one five five]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

The pie is the same size but everybody’s piece becomes just that little bit smaller...

That is the bit I was mainly getting at

[Umai Naa]

I guess we'll have to wait and see in 12 months time what the incoming CEO has been able to achieve.

[chavez]

Originally Posted by fomoco

Other category's put on great racing, but Supercars , is either pit stop or divebomb for a pass,

I think that was the case for many years - probably 93 through 2004, the racing was very processional.

[GTRMagic]

ZB Testing Today (courtesy of Mr Kostecki)

[Average Punter]

I thought I read somewhere that T8 were leaving the ZB in the shed until after Newcastle???

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by Average Punter

I thought I read somewhere that T8 were leaving the ZB in the shed until after Newcastle???

Triple Eight delays ZB Commodore track test

after NZ was i think what you might of read.

The ZB Commodore is due to undergo homologation testing in December.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by Average Punter

I thought I read somewhere that T8 were leaving the ZB in the shed until after Newcastle???

The tent suggests they are not at QR... more aero testing?

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

The tent suggests they are not at QR... more aero testing?

I noticed they had been doing straight line testing at Stanthorpe Airport

Is that likely to be there?

[Axeman444]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

ZB Testing Today (courtesy of Mr Kostecki)

is that "97" and "Van Gisbergen" on the rear door window???

[Axeman444]

Scott Pye says he is safe where he is for next year

Sacked before Newcastle?

Certainly a few eye brow raising quotes in that story