I heard today that Ford has dropped it's sponsorship of CART. The excuse used is that many venues were selling sponsorship to other brands so Ford couldn't even get a pace car on the track.
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01-25-07, 06:23 PM #11Member
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Ford drops CART
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01-25-07, 06:24 PM #12Administrator
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Ford is out of money.
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01-25-07, 06:35 PM #13Member
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I think that is the bottom line. CART without a major TV contract was not providing enought return on investment and Ford can't afford to not get a big return on ad dollars. Jack Rousch says that a Ford increase in NASCAR team support is in the approval process now to keep up with Toyota.
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01-25-07, 06:41 PM #14Senior Member
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can't blame them there. not one bit. since indycars have split, allmost no one cares about them anymore...just look in the stands...
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Just a cryin shame!!!! Originally Posted by AZSonicSnake
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01-26-07, 08:20 AM #16Member
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It truly is! I grew up in Indiana with my heroes being Bill Vukovich, Jimmy Bryan, and Sam Hanks. I was at Indy for AJ and Mario's rookie qualifying. The Indy 500 was truly "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing". Thanks to a few ego maniacs and a lot of childish pride, the Indy 500 has been reduced to not much more than just another race with most of the drivers being relatively unknown. Originally Posted by Jacostang
Just a cryin shame!!!!
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01-26-07, 10:16 AM #17Senior Member
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think that sums it up right there. its such a shame too. i use to get so excited about the 500 every year. now, if i catch the green flag, thats it. i use to love watching the likes of emerson fitipaldi, and the unser jr go at it. nothing like the good ol days. Originally Posted by Trick Pony
Thanks to a few ego maniacs and a lot of childish pride, the Indy 500 has been reduced to not much more than just another race with most of the drivers being relatively unknown.
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01-27-07, 07:14 PM #18Super Moderator
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Well I guess Ford just ponied up a whole bunch of money in NASCAR. Jack Roush just laid the battles lines down slamming Toyota and how many people need to support American Cars.. Sooo That is maybe why they pulled the ticket on CART and moved monies to NASCAR. Just wondering but it fits!!!
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