Shanghai Surprise (Merged)

pete55 · 2 Nov 2004, 05:16 (Ref:1142577)

I'm not going into details as i don't know it all but China is very unlikely to happen in 2005 and possibly at all.

marcus · 2 Nov 2004, 05:24 (Ref:1142581)

why ???

The track is there and it looks great and everything should be in place , i guess its a financial thing between circuit promoters and Avesco then is it ?

oh well maybe Winton will get their round back

pete55 · 2 Nov 2004, 05:30 (Ref:1142584)

Something to do with promotors or ex promotors i hear. It would be nice for Winton to get their round back.

cavvy · 2 Nov 2004, 05:49 (Ref:1142592)

.... never was going to happen ......

prn 31 · 2 Nov 2004, 05:54 (Ref:1142593)

Should we really be surprised.

hrug:

The business case for going to China never really stacked up, if you asked me. With the first promoter or the next one ....

Oh well, its back to trying to grow the core market. Put the flying pigs on hold for the time being!

Hapul · 2 Nov 2004, 06:04 (Ref:1142597)

knowing TC, he'd probably just send the V8s over regardless of whether the promoter is there. Imagine how much face he'd lose.

cavvy · 2 Nov 2004, 06:05 (Ref:1142598)

Quote:

Originally posted by prn 31
Should we really be surprised. hrug:

Put the flying pigs on hold for the time being!

Are these pigs launched by a Coch0-eyed sorcerer?

pete55 · 2 Nov 2004, 06:16 (Ref:1142601)

Is it the Chinese year of the pig?

alfacors · 2 Nov 2004, 08:02 (Ref:1142624)

I heard rumours about the non-event at Shanghai a while back, but the replacement was Sepang (think major sponsor and manufacturer of a V8Supercar support category)...

Grimace · 2 Nov 2004, 08:12 (Ref:1142631)

With the lukewarm intrest by Chinese to DTM maybe they dont like sedan racing,

CYCLES thats it >>>>>maybe Lance Armstrong could strike up a deal with Cochrane!!!the people can relate to that

Just Do It! · 2 Nov 2004, 08:19 (Ref:1142640)

So if not China, it would be likely that Dubai or Bahrain pick up the round? Circuits exist, fever is hot, and the wicked wind whistles in motion....

Seems the NZ round sounds patchy with the head of IMG NZ being unreachable today to everyone.

China may not work at Shanghai, but there's more than a couple of buses of people living there and more than one appropriate venue.

**GTRMagic** · 2 Nov 2004, 08:56 (Ref:1142662)

It is believed to be sortable, but requires the refund of the deposit cheque to the original consortium... not sure where the AVESCOdancers can spring $12m from in a hurry, but maybe they can use James Spader's character from The Practice to do their tidyup... not ethical, but oh so effective

jetsetter · 2 Nov 2004, 09:52 (Ref:1142698)

I'll believe the race is going ahead when they are on the starting grid & even then i'll be sceptical until the light goes green.

1200Datto27 · 2 Nov 2004, 10:16 (Ref:1142717)

And from my sources in Chine, men with handcuffs waiting for TC when he walks out of the arrivals lounge when he gets there if it is not paid.

EGG · 2 Nov 2004, 16:24 (Ref:1142950)

Shame about that, I was looking forward to seeing the V8's on that circuit. I even watched half of a pretty boring F1 race to have a squiz at what the track's like.

I can barely tell one east coast ciruit from another when all the funny names like Gellerasen are used, but I thought PI was dropped for Shanghai?

**FIRE** · 2 Nov 2004, 18:29 (Ref:1143071)

Quote:

Originally posted by Grimace
With the lukewarm intrest by Chinese to DTM maybe they dont like sedan racing,

CYCLES thats it >>>>>maybe Lance Armstrong could strike up a deal with Cochrane!!!the people can relate to that

The DTM race in China was not big succes because of the high costs. Why wants a manufacturer like Holden race in China?

D.R.T. · 3 Nov 2004, 10:03 (Ref:1143677)

Holden are asking the same question.

hoffy · 3 Nov 2004, 13:03 (Ref:1143786)

Quote:

Originally posted by 1200Datto27
And from my sources in Chine, men with handcuffs waiting for TC when he walks out of the arrivals lounge when he gets there if it is not paid.

Any one want to pitch in for a one way ticket for him??

pete55 · 3 Nov 2004, 17:48 (Ref:1144022)

I wonder if Mr. Gore has got the AU back that he took over for the demo run?

Crash Test · 3 Nov 2004, 21:34 (Ref:1144262)

Yeah, wasn't it raced at Bathurst by McFadyen?

vatuloa · 3 Nov 2004, 22:07 (Ref:1144284)

What should be the biggest concern for sponsors is the population do not speak english are all the cars going to be repainted out in chinese for 1 race meeting

mountainstar · 3 Nov 2004, 22:33 (Ref:1144301)

Quote:

Originally posted by vatuloa
What should be the biggest concern for sponsors is the population do not speak english are all the cars going to be repainted out in chinese for 1 race meeting

English is the most common foreign language spoken in China, so I don't see it as a problem.

cavvy · 4 Nov 2004, 08:33 (Ref:1144523)

Quote:

Originally posted by mountainstar
English is the most common foreign language spoken in China, so I don't see it as a problem.

and I believe in fairy tales..........

cavvy · 4 Nov 2004, 08:40 (Ref:1144527)

Quote:

Originally posted by EGG
I can barely tell one east coast ciruit from another

EGG,
as an ex-pat sandgroper, can I tell you travel broadens the mind - the rabbit proof fence put in by you guys to keep the rabbits out was way too successful.

Aquarius · 4 Nov 2004, 10:28 (Ref:1144606)

So, why is Garry Rogers Commodore still in China?

Why did it take DTM(?) 6 months to get all their cars out of China after racing there?

What would happen to the Aussie series if our cars were impounded for 6 months?

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