Position Vacant?? - Page 2

Razor · 15 Jan 2006, 07:51 (Ref:1501495)

But Dick and Steve gave a big cash surplus in exchange of Seto going out

billy bigtime · 15 Jan 2006, 07:55 (Ref:1501496)

Did Dick? Generous Dick? I miss GK.

**GTRMagic** · 15 Jan 2006, 07:56 (Ref:1501497)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg Barton

But Dick and Steve gave a big cash surplus in exchange of Seto going out

Ah no, they made a contractual commitment to pay mr Seton, which isnt the same as $$ in the bank....

racer69 · 15 Jan 2006, 08:00 (Ref:1501498)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg Barton

Yes, but Brighty has a contract with Prodrive/FPR til the end of next year

And contracts have meant what since when?

Didn't Ellery still have a contract?
Didn't Wilson still have a contract last year?
Didn't Andrew Jones have a contract for all of this year? Didn't Ritter? Didn't Alex Davison?, and for that matter Will?

Wasn't it mentioned in AA or MN that talks about a $$$ settlement between Seton and DJR weren't going as Seton had hoped?

Considering Bright was all set on driving his own car before the FPR thing came along, who knows what clauses are in there, especially regarding driving for his own team?

Dirk · 15 Jan 2006, 08:03 (Ref:1501499)

All contacts have an 'out' clause. They are generally performance based I would assume!

**GTRMagic** · 15 Jan 2006, 08:06 (Ref:1501500)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirk

All contacts have an 'out' clause. They are generally performance based I would assume!

I hope Ford has one of those in its deal with prodrive

I guess when prodrive run Toyotas in 2007 it wont matter much anyway

Boxy · 15 Jan 2006, 08:10 (Ref:1501502)

Very well said racer. It's seems Ellery could be the man?

dirttrack · 15 Jan 2006, 09:45 (Ref:1501537)

Now I may be wrong here but I thought Mr Brights deal with FPR resulted/helped in a shedload of chassis/engines and parts arriving in the shed that carried Mr Brights name. One would hardly think that 12 months of driving would see this debt repaid.

**GTRMagic** · 15 Jan 2006, 09:47 (Ref:1501538)

The Britekkians keep telling the world that they are a separate commercial operation, and bought all their gear at full price

rdmdog · 15 Jan 2006, 09:52 (Ref:1501540)

Maybe throwing a nothing in here but I did see the Britek Transit van scooting around Albury in the week following X-mas, not just along the Hwy............

FalconXRated · 15 Jan 2006, 10:21 (Ref:1501548)

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirttrack

Now I may be wrong here but I thought Mr Brights deal with FPR resulted/helped in a shedload of chassis/engines and parts arriving in the shed that carried Mr Brights name. One would hardly think that 12 months of driving would see this debt repaid.

And perhaps the problem at FPR / Britek is that these parts are not allowed to be passed between or handed down in the current manner....

And perhaps this means Britek are now on their own so the testing ban can be lifted....

And perhaps Mr Bright is now wanting to steer his own ship as it needs a big name driver to run on its own...

And perhaps....

And perhaps....

pete55 · 15 Jan 2006, 10:36 (Ref:1501559)

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Originally Posted by Onlooker

Amazed this is not on the net, yet

Any one want to spill the beans on the big resignation yesterday

Amazing hit and run by Onlooker. It was obviously fishing that he was doing.

FPRXR-6 · 15 Jan 2006, 10:55 (Ref:1501565)

Someone on the V8Central site said that it's Rob Benson that has resigned.

Rombles1 · 15 Jan 2006, 11:24 (Ref:1501578)

.... and going to Dynamik....

Onlooker · 15 Jan 2006, 11:41 (Ref:1501586)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rombles1

.... and going to Dynamik....

Well I think the team starts with a "D" but are not on this side of the Pacific

maloo260 · 15 Jan 2006, 13:04 (Ref:1501630)

Bright is not going anywhere he is on to much money and who is to say he will be in a fujitsu car if he were at britek?

Spunky · 15 Jan 2006, 22:56 (Ref:1501975)

I heard a few days ago that Benson is going OS to work, F1 IIRC, I need to pay more attention!

Grimace · 16 Jan 2006, 00:58 (Ref:1502027)

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Originally Posted by Just Do It!

That wink is always dangerous.....

GTRs winks worry/intrique me too...........LOL>>>>>>>

Grimace · 16 Jan 2006, 01:02 (Ref:1502029)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Hmm, doesnt Glenn Seton have a contract with DJR till the end of this year??

LOL...fulfilling the complete duration of a contracts means nothing !.

**GTRMagic** · 16 Jan 2006, 08:51 (Ref:1502158)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grimace

GTRs winks worry/intrique me too...........LOL>>>>>>>

Did you notice the lack of a powder room???

The discussion around Jason Bright is still valid... he is creating issues for his own team, and for all the excitement AA tried to wiggle out of Mr Jewell in suggesting that the team "that is not litigious by nature" (which is kinda funny for an operating entity who only just blew out the candle on its first birthday cake...) would take on the TEGA machine! YEHHH!!!

rdmdog · 16 Jan 2006, 09:22 (Ref:1502176)

Funny about contracts, dosent Lowndes' original TWR contract end this year?

Razor · 16 Jan 2006, 09:28 (Ref:1502183)

Think so

Uncle Cranker · 16 Jan 2006, 10:08 (Ref:1502215)

Onlooker you will have me in the Poo with the man that told me, (in confidence) on Saturday night that A much travelled engine builder is fleeing these shores for a much larger gig.

One that will see him as R & D head of a very large engine shop, with lots of units to play with, lots of people & lots of budget, and no Spunky not F1.

P.S...... Look for an " exclusive scoop " in AA this Wednesday.......
Oh & Uncle John, it wasn't me that flew the coop it was Onlooker..........

P.P.S. Anybody heard the story that Hollinger Engineering are currently making gears for Williams F1......
Got a e-mail to enquiries@hollinger.com.au a few months back, and the wheels are well & truly in motion.

Apparantly not direct link via ANY of the Aussies, just wanted a supplier to produce cogs, and not tell any of the opposition, unlike the previous supplier who supplied 3/4 of the F1 paddock.

What a productive weekend, Speedway on Saturday night & a BBQ on Sunday, I need to get a commision, GTR any openings in your fine organisation??????????

P.P.S.S. I love reading these replys when those who truly don't have a clue about the 'news' pretend to know the ins & outs, and just make it up as they go along.

Dee EEE Eye for posterity.

**GTRMagic** · 16 Jan 2006, 10:18 (Ref:1502226)

Engine builders dont seem to find home for very long these days do they?

A gig at Dale Earnhardt Inc sounds cool (depending on the level I suppose... RB was Director, Dynos or somesuch at Hendricks...) and I am sure would pay well enough at the right authority level

Mr Benson enjoyed HRT, did his own thing for a while (RED), off to the UK from memory, then the US for Hendricks, back to BJR then off to FPR then away again to DEI...

Lots of travel there in 15 or so years....

I wonder how FPR feels at having bought Mr Benson out of his deal at BJR, only for him to disappear a year or so after that appointment?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Cranker

P.P.S. Anybody heard the story that Hollinger Engineering are currently making gears for Williams F1......
Got a e-mail to enquiries@hollinger.com.au a few months back, and the wheels are well & truly in motion.

Apparantly not direct link via ANY of the Aussies, just wanted a supplier to produce cogs, and not tell any of the opposition, unlike the previous supplier who supplied 3/4 of the F1 paddock.

Whatever happened to Williams' sponsorship deal with Komatsu, whe the enormous Japanese giant used to cut gears for them

I still dont know what the big deal is about gear cutting... in F1 with budgets made of unobtanium, I would have thought keeping that proprietary information and technology in house might be worth the $15m or so to build a machine shop equipped with the right tools...

Lukin · 16 Jan 2006, 10:25 (Ref:1502231)

Hollinger have the contract for Carerra Cup worldwide (probably not new news) and have bought their own heat treatment furnace and a few other post processing tools.

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