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27 Mar 2013, 00:39 (Ref:3225337)
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"...Ford...Gone..." - AA
So... if Ford decides to stop supporting FPR, and the series itself, at the end of this calendar year... as suggested by AA today...
... where to for FPR... and DJR...  Does it also explain the lack of Ford branding on the #18 and #55 cars this year?
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Happy David Thexton Day, 21st March 2003 “I am not uncertain” - Dollar Bill Stern, Billions “Fear stimulates my imagination” - Don Draper, Mad Men “Everybody Lies” - Dr Gregory House, House “Trust But Verify” - Commissioner Frank Reagan, Blue Bloods 
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27 Mar 2013, 00:49 (Ref:3225340)
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Happy David Thexton Day, 21st March 2003 “I am not uncertain” - Dollar Bill Stern, Billions “Fear stimulates my imagination” - Don Draper, Mad Men “Everybody Lies” - Dr Gregory House, House “Trust But Verify” - Commissioner Frank Reagan, Blue Bloods
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Upon entry into the Bathurst 1000, it should be mandatory to view the compelling "Moffat - Man and the Mountain" film
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27 Mar 2013, 06:00 (Ref:3225389)
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Upon entry into the Bathurst 1000, it should be mandatory to view the compelling "Moffat - Man and the Mountain" film
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27 Mar 2013, 06:54 (Ref:3225396)
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Happy David Thexton Day, 21st March 2003 “I am not uncertain” - Dollar Bill Stern, Billions “Fear stimulates my imagination” - Don Draper, Mad Men “Everybody Lies” - Dr Gregory House, House “Trust But Verify” - Commissioner Frank Reagan, Blue Bloods
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27 Mar 2013, 08:42 (Ref:3225415)
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All I can say is good on Ford for making the correct decision putting the future of the familys of their workers before motorsport. Any one that disagrees with this. Put your self in the shoes of some Ford worker that has lost their job and continued to see Ford tipping money into V8 supercars.
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27 Mar 2013, 09:24 (Ref:3225427)
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I thinki that would be the end of my interest
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27 Mar 2013, 09:41 (Ref:3225434)
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It wouldn't bother me if they pulled out.
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27 Mar 2013, 09:42 (Ref:3225435)
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Noooooooooooooooooooo!!! hope its an april fools joke.
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27 Mar 2013, 09:46 (Ref:3225436)
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Doesn't mean Ford cars wont be on the Grid tho does it
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27 Mar 2013, 09:48 (Ref:3225438)
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do you really think they'll be competitive without Ford's support?
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27 Mar 2013, 09:51 (Ref:3225440)
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27 Mar 2013, 09:53 (Ref:3225442)
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Depends on what sort of funding the team can get its not the word Ford on the windscreen that makes a car competitive. Its the cash the team has. Do you think 888 would not be competitive without factory backing?
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27 Mar 2013, 10:28 (Ref:3225454)
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henry ford was always a believer that you still had to put money into advertising in order to sell cars, even in poor economic times.
i would have thought that having fpr on the grid would be a relatively small spend to satisfy the fpv and falcon faithful. taurus or mondeo panels could have gone on in the future when the falcon was done and dusted without any major investment needed by the factory in engine or mechanical development with the current rules. ford dropping out would have to bring into question the level of continued support for all the holden teams in the future surely ? |
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27 Mar 2013, 12:44 (Ref:3225539)
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27 Mar 2013, 21:10 (Ref:3225729)
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One of the problems is that Ford can no longer rely on Falcon sales to keep them profitable.
I look around me and of all my friends, only 2 are into motorsport and watch V8 Supercars. Of those two, neither of them own a large car. One drives a Mazda 3 and the other drives a Nissan Micra (lol). This means everyone else I am good friends with are making their purchasing decisions based on other forms of advertising. Nearly all of them watch regular TV shows, and a large number watch football codes. Noone, including those interested in motorsport, desire a high powered inefficient car. This forum obviously attracts motorsport-oriented people and therefore it 'makes sense' for us to have manufacturers advertising in motorsport, but if I was Ford based on my spread of friends, I'd be advertising elsewhere, as much as I think it would be a huge shame to lose Ford from the series. |
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27 Mar 2013, 21:10 (Ref:3225730)
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Probably alot to do with this, if its true
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27 Mar 2013, 22:20 (Ref:3225757)
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An interesting scenario seems to have popped up out of the powder room as a possibility...
... that Ford may be leaving FPR as opposed to V8Supercar for a whole series of performance reasons... and may in fact be shopping for another team to operate a factory-assisted operation... A story goes that a current non-factory supported Holden team, who may or may not be sniffing around for a works deal with some carmaker or other, may in fact have pitched the blue oval for some factory assistance, to cover the cost of transition, and some contribution to operating budgets for the next few years. The boys in the powder room are wondering if their ask, of around $1m for a conversion fund, and about the same as an annual contribution.. might be more attractive to them than the current, underperforming 4 car operation that absorbs more than these numbers just buying morning tea for the cast of thousands... Possible? Maybe.. Probable.. dont quite know... Presuming any of this actually happened 
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BJR would be my pick...
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28 Mar 2013, 02:42 (Ref:3225838)
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