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12 Dec 2013, 22:30 (Ref:3343373) | #1176 | |
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Perhaps, though there's a lot more happened most likely that we will never know.
Certainly not the first time a sponsor has moved. |
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I can think of one ex BTCC Team boss who although infamous for other activities has ended up 'romantically involved' with more than one drivers wife!
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There is no honour in BTCC I found in that regard sadly. |
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13 Dec 2013, 14:19 (Ref:3343695) | #1181 | |
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can you name the teams ? or give a hint ? Motorbase,? HARD ?
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I'm beyond it all now, however the irony of this thread is not lost on me
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13 Dec 2013, 15:52 (Ref:3343727) | #1185 | |
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You've got to understand the whole market for this is BS. There are 3/4 teams are are capable of delivering a true full marketing operation for a full corporate sponsor, the rest are all funded by either rich drivers, rich drivers dads or rich drivers families and are looking to get someone else to support their hobby by dressing it up as marketing. (I'm not criticising, if I had the money I'd be there too) but some of the crap I've heard spouted about 'brand awareness, marketing, sales promotion' is laughable.
Most big corporate marketing depts are smart enough (in the most part) to see that and whilst we could offer a lot more than most at the time we didn't have the base level of funding to justify the risk for a corporate sponsor so ultimately we failed. |
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It's always good to have a true insider's perspective on the WIX "incident"
Cheers Thorney |
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It might even be possible to link team hierarchy or drivers doing a pit stop with a grid girl..... theoretically of course!
On the sponsor bit, it is rarely a case of a sponsor just jumping ship. There are normally 2 sides and in the current case there are 2 sides and neither is a case of blame. In this instance the 2 sides simply couldn't agree what they could give or what they could compromise on for 2014. Stop having a go at either of the parties. It just happens that the new recipient of the sponsorship could agree. End of. |
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reading about Lea Wood , any ideas where he will be headed ? there are very few options left ..
- HARD - Speedworks - Motorbase think we can safely exclude WSR and the 2nd MG / Rob Austin for him |
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I can't see him raising the required funds.
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Plenty of options open if he can get funds together. I don't see the fascination with obsessing so much over who is doing what so soon......seeing as we don't know exactly what combination of cars and teams will be entered, its a bit pointless to speculate and rule out people from plans. Its not even Christmas yet!
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This sort of thing has been going on over the years. Many sponsors have been won and lost between teams. Even without the public knowing... |
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Its all no different to drivers moving from team and taking sponsors with them , didnt TOC move this year from one team along with his personal sponsors to Motorbase ? O young in WTCC has done similar thing in the past so all the teams know that the sponsors money is only as good as the amount they put in the bank , when its gone its gone, move to the next one . |
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