Salary Cap For V8SC Drivers??

**GTRMagic** · 21 Nov 2015, 04:17 (Ref:3591900)

Not sure if they pinched the idea from our fantasy competition or not but it seems someone in the powers that be reckon a salary cap for driver payments would be a good idea

Story Here

Langers · 21 Nov 2015, 04:59 (Ref:3591911)

Would be interested in what Whincup's take home has been over the past few years.

peckstar · 21 Nov 2015, 05:10 (Ref:3591915)

i dont care either way about salary caps,

good way to contain costs.

however 2 day events, surely a matter of time

TSR · 21 Nov 2015, 05:23 (Ref:3591919)

The story by Paul Gover started all this. Just like the NRL who knows who earns what, James Phelps came out and said $$$$ Davo was on $ 800,000 per year but nobody bar the driver, manager & team owner knows who gets paid what. Just a PR stirred up story. And who cares?

naca · 21 Nov 2015, 05:28 (Ref:3591923)

It's not really needed tbh, the teams will always pay what they believe they can afford, if the drivers don't feel they're earning enough they can always try an move overseas in GT racing of something similar. They'll find they're very well paid.

chavez · 21 Nov 2015, 06:13 (Ref:3591935)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TSR

The story by Paul Gover started all this. Just like the NRL who knows who earns what, James Phelps came out and said $$$$ Davo was on $ 800,000 per year but nobody bar the driver, manager & team owner knows who gets paid what. Just a PR stirred up story. And who cares?

Speculation will always be not much better than an educated guess.

The only definitive amount we know was the $1m per year to Mr C Lowndes when at 00 Motorsport.

DAVID PATERSON · 23 Nov 2015, 03:27 (Ref:3592547)

I'm struggling to think of a reason for this. If the top teams are forced to spend less on driver salaries, they'll have more to spend on development and they will get faster...

Further, how do they manage pay drivers and there are at least a dozen of those...

one five five · 23 Nov 2015, 03:48 (Ref:3592560)

Are driver salaries really that out of control?

How much money will it really save, considering any money saved there would just be re-directed into the cars, considering the cars are a much more cruical aspect to the whole empire.... its not like a game of footy

**GTRMagic** · 23 Nov 2015, 10:54 (Ref:3592640)

Dont mind the concept of a contract recognition board

A place to go to assure compliance, to arbitrate any early exits, in a standard way

Umai Naa · 23 Nov 2015, 11:38 (Ref:3592653)

The mid-season poachings would be worth looking into. Especially in a time where things are pretty unstable already.

mountainstar · 29 Nov 2015, 02:33 (Ref:3594065)

It's a completely stupid idea that makes zero sense.

Motor racing is completely driven by money. Even at the pro level drivers may bring money, sponsors, patrons, manufacturers or B2B deals to the table to fund their drive or augment their income. How in the world would that be policed?

RX767 · 29 Nov 2015, 05:24 (Ref:3594133)

The only way they could do a salary cap idea would be on total team spend.
Drivers included. But I would hate to be the guy that does the books.

Mixer · 30 Nov 2015, 00:14 (Ref:3594331)

Quote:

Originally Posted by RX767

The only way they could do a salary cap idea would be on total team spend.
Drivers included. But I would hate to be the guy that does the books.

Even then it doesn't work because if you put a salary cap on the drivers then the team sponsors will just do "personal sponsorships" with the drivers....

naca · 30 Nov 2015, 01:37 (Ref:3594347)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mixer

Even then it doesn't work because if you put a salary cap on the drivers then the team sponsors will just do "personal sponsorships" with the drivers....

Then you just exclude the drivers from the team budget cap.

ForumNick · 30 Nov 2015, 01:59 (Ref:3594348)

Didn't they try to set-up something like a Team 'Cap' a few years ago, but the teams refused to be party to it?

(IIRC didn't it also included an 'open source' disclosure/availability of all parts development?)

chavez · 30 Nov 2015, 02:43 (Ref:3594355)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForumNick

Didn't they try to set-up something like a Team 'Cap' a few years ago, but the teams refused to be party to it?

(IIRC didn't it also included an 'open source' disclosure/availability of all parts development?)

Was that John Hewson's plan?

You need to take away the toys to make the teams spend less. Although sadly that will mean some people will lose their jobs.

Mixer · 30 Nov 2015, 03:16 (Ref:3594359)

It had some catchy acronym, anybody remember what that was?

chavez · 30 Nov 2015, 06:16 (Ref:3594376)

Fightback?

Mixer · 30 Nov 2015, 07:23 (Ref:3594385)

It was TREC:

Total Race Expenditure Cap

Think somewhere between 2004-2006

http://www.theage.com.au/news/motors...081202372.html

ForumNick · 30 Nov 2015, 08:25 (Ref:3594392)

That's the one !!

(I'd forgotten about The 'Kelvin-ator' )

Razor · 1 Dec 2015, 03:26 (Ref:3594619)

Looking at that article, I can only think "God, I'm old"

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