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- The Fin Review can definitely put together a great article about the sport! - That the noise and Chrysler and "a Korean car maker" are clearly solid enough to publish in their august journal. - That Nissan is genuinely excited to be joining V8Supercar! - That Nissan plan to leverage the heck out of their racing involvement at the circuits themselves, and within more mainstream media activity - That Nissan feels they have given the Kelly Bros the appropriate resources to supplement the existing ones in order to deliver success. - That success means winning... which Nissan want to do from Day One! Here's hoping they are able to achieve success by their standards. Its a Nissan. That's My Car! |
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Not arguing with anything you said GTR, but if Chrysler and a korean (cough Kia cough) car maker enter, wont they also be wanting to win from race 1.
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and won't Holden & Ford want to bully the new kid in the sandpit and keep winning from day 1 2013?
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Nissan have been very strong in their conversations with the media, telling anyone who will listen how the V8Supercar experience will create a positive connection to their brand, that they will back themselves to be successful. You dont see Holden and Ford doing that in the media at the moment. It seems to be treated as kind of a cost centre as opposed to a driver of foot traffic in showrooms. There has been some chat around suggesting that Holden and Ford will be energised by this move, and up the ante with their own commitment to teams and to the sport. Mr Skaife & Mr Crompton said as much on V8Xtra last weekend. But what is more likely is for the two existing players to pick the eyes out of the field.. and leave the rest to their own devices. And perhaps this is where the new carmakers have the opportunity to step in. To 'do a Nissan' and select a racing car builder capable of designing, developing, racing every single aspect of their car, with their own proprietary IP, with loads of clever bods, an existing budget that would enjoy being supplemented by factory support... ... someone who isnt getting a lot of love from their existing car manufacturer, and whilst not actively seeking out a new carmaker with the aggression of the Kelly Racing equipe... wouldn't say no to the right opportunity either... What that might mean for some of the satellite customer teams in the market will be interesting to watch... We shall see... |
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I'm staggered that they seem genuinely unable to tell what sort of car they intend to race.....
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The car they will race hasn't been released yet I believe. And it's the oldest marketing trick in the book, don't announce everything at once drip feed information = more coverage.
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Just thinking out loud, Morris still has REC's.......and a history with BMW, I don't know if that possibly holds any merit but just putting it out there.
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As does BJR with Audi, GRM with Alfa, Honda & Nissan more than a decade later doesn't mean much. Frank Gardner had the relationship with BMW, the Morris family buying a shareholding in the team in the mid 90s. Don't think Paul's driving style in the development series would fit in with BMW's clean cut image.
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I think Ford and Holden didn't honestly think anyone else would join first off, but now Nissan have and rumours of potentially more, i would be very surprised if they didn't move to lock away their top teams to avoid them being poached by some one new
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Doubt that, honestly I didn't see why everyone thought no one else WOULD join and I am out further from the loop than people connected to the circus...
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Well there was plenty of doubters out there, and the NISSAN deal has come as a bit of a surprise to a lot of people. Maybe more to the point of didn't think anyone would enter so soon or such a big player to upset their apple cart
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bring back the old f1 track to fly passed the stag and you're on!!
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With very little fire-breathing these days, the glow of the breaks at night really adds to the effect when you're at the track, i say "Bring it On"
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