2015 Silly Season

[eduardo1]

Originally Posted by Axeman444

is this where DJR's recent cash injection has sprung from?

No, that's from his other (latest) investors who bought the second REC for the team.

Plus Wilson Security is sponsoring it - so they now have a stable income and cash flow.

I'd be curious to know just how much of DJR DJ actually still owns.

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by eduardo1

I'd be curious to know just how much of DJR DJ actually still owns.

And how long it will be before he alienates this new partner and is looking for a new new new saviour...

[mountainstar]

Originally Posted by fomoco

wonder what car, could be from american stock , mustang or chev, buick

or buy current team

Ford were courting rogers man so...............

Penske will NOT buy in unless there is manufacturer involvement and a long term deal, so if it happens and Ford is involved, that bodes well for the immediate future in the next couple of seasons.

There is more going on in the background that isn't being made public.

[GTRMagic]

What wouldnt be a surprise is if Mr Penske is actually talking to Mr Walkinshaw's HRT equipe...

[EBXR8]

Penske to buy back 2 Rec's off v8sca and form 2 car team with technical alliance with fpr,djr and Marcos ambrose to return to australia as lead Penske driver with will power to be team mate for enduros. Team will run our of djr as they have the space and let's face it will need some more $$$ if the want to be competitive anytime soon.

[Umai Naa]

You couldn't dream that sort of stuff up.

[Downoz]

[QUOTE=GTRMagic;3355004]What wouldnt be a surprise is if Mr Penske is actually talking to Mr Walkinshaw's HRT equipe...[/QUOTE




Or Mr Dane.

[GTRMagic]

[QUOTE=Downoz;3355034]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

What wouldnt be a surprise is if Mr Penske is actually talking to Mr Walkinshaw's HRT equipe...[/QUOTE




Or Mr Dane.

The price would likely be prohibitive...

[Downoz]

Maybe, but in life we all have a price. Will be an interesting year.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by Downoz

Maybe, but in life we all have a price. Will be an interesting year.

It was mentioned somewhere that the 888 enclave was an investment of somewhere around $10m. What with the impressive IP in the equipment that they run, the component parts, the customer base, these guys could ask double or triple that number, especially with the lucrative Red Bull contract on the cars till the end of 2015....

[mtpanorama]

Originally Posted by EBXR8

Penske to buy back 2 Rec's off v8sca and form 2 car team with technical alliance with fpr,djr and Marcos ambrose to return to australia as lead Penske driver with will power to be team mate for enduros. Team will run our of djr as they have the space and let's face it will need some more $$$ if the want to be competitive anytime soon.

You will not see Ambrose sit his bum in a V8SC ever again

[Umai Naa]

I'm inclined to agree.

I'd say he'll find himself racing GT cars stateside once the Nascar thing winds up.

[Bell_End]

Originally Posted by Umai Naa

I'm inclined to agree.

I'd say he'll find himself racing GT cars stateside once the Nascar thing winds up.

Pretty sure I've heard him mention on more than one occasion he wants his kids to grow up here in Australia rather than stateside.

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by Bell_End

Pretty sure I've heard him mention on more than one occasion he wants his kids to grow up here in Australia rather than stateside.

He has definitely said this but time is ticking. What if he came back to V8s and wasn't any good?

[ford71]

I certainly recall his comment about wanting his kids to grow up in Aust.

But yeah time flies, and what he wanted back then may not work out in the end, due to the tough nature of NASCAR and his want to be a big player within it.

His kids are well on there way to growing up in the US

[Bell_End]

Kids that are 6-8 years old still have a lot of growing to do....

http://voices.yahoo.com/marcos-ambro...-12508665.html

[Samwhk]

http://m.speedcafe.com/2014/02/18/vo...mats-v8-hopes/

Anyone else been thinking along the same lines of an expanded Volvo presence next year? The spare RECs are there.....

[one five five]

Originally Posted by Samwhk

http://m.speedcafe.com/2014/02/18/vo...mats-v8-hopes/

Anyone else been thinking along the same lines of an expanded Volvo presence next year? The spare RECs are there.....

Does GRM have the money to buy another REC?

The sponsorship is looking abit sparse on the Volvo's this year

[Umai Naa]

To me, it came across as hypothetical.

[Belly13]

Would love to see it...stranger things have happened.
Premat, Scotty Mac, RDahlgren and ???? In 2014?

[Samwhk]

Originally Posted by Umai Naa

To me, it came across as hypothetical.

Oh for sure that quote was hypothetical, but I can't really see Volvo only wanting 2 cars in the series for long. It'd be good if the spare RECs got picked up by quality teams.

[Chris - Melb]

I notice that Whincup has only gone for a one year extension in case a better deal comes up.

I'm wondering if this means he is now classified as a 'mercenary' in the Roland Dane School of Ethics?



http://www.speedcafe.com/2014/02/19/...act-extension/

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by Chris - Melb

I notice that Whincup has only gone for a one year extension in case a better deal comes up.

I'm wondering if this means he is now classified as a 'mercenary' in the Roland Dane School of Ethics?



http://www.speedcafe.com/2014/02/19/...act-extension/

Gives Mr Dane a choice of two seats to land Mr van Gisbergen into, if/when he chooses to do so....

[Chris - Melb]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Gives Mr Dane a choice of two seats to land Mr van Gisbergen into, if/when he chooses to do so....

Dane 'deserves' to have van Gisbergen; it would be interesting to sit back and see how that pans out if it happens!

[one five five]

Its interesting that a few years back Whincup gave indications he wouldn't race much past 30... now he is saying that his 'best is yet to come'

Not the first to have a change of heart. MotoGP rider Colin Edwards once said he'd be done with motorcycle racing by the time he was 30 too, now he's 40 and still going.