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Originally Posted by racerforracers
I am sure that the promoter is doing themselves out of quite a few entrys with the " must use expensive Michelin control tyres rule" I know of at least three in Aus and one OS entries who have there own tyre deals... what a shame the commercial greed comes before anything else..
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Take your point but the "greed" comment is probably a bit harsh - the promoter may well need the Michelin deal to balance the books or may be locked into a multi-year contract with Michelin that means unbreakable commitment.
Running such a big event with a relatively small crowd at a profit at all would not be easy. On top of that, the promoter is going to be relying on advice from "experts" on items such as specs for cars, tyre types etc so it is more likely that fault lies in that direction.
Shame that teams with deals are not able to take part if they'd otherwise be there though - totally agree with you there.