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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith
They race a version of it in the SuperLeague formula, with a V12.
I always thought Champcar made a mistake in dropping Lola and running just with the DP01. If they'd run both chassis it would have given the series variety, more impetus and Lola would have had to build a new chassis in order to compete.
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Champ Car (like ICS is doing now) wanted the new chassis to be delivered at a cheaper price point...at the price point Panoz sold them for, it was going to take them at least 3 years just to break even...
We all know how long that lasted...they lost their shirts...
Barnard said last weekend that all of the competitors for the ICS chassis said they could deliver for about $385,000/car as the Sole Supplier, and probably closer to $700,000 if a multiple builder scenario existed...
That's why multiple builders were not selected.
it's all about lowering the cost of going racing...