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| Orangesmoke20 | Dec 14 2006, 11:04 AM Post #1 |
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UPDATED: 2006-12-14 03:22:17 MST CASCAR drivers concerned NASCAR dragging its heels getting Canadian Tire loop running By DEAN MCNULTY, SUN MEDIA TORONTO -- It has been more than three months since the announcement racing giant NASCAR joined with Canadian Tire to launch this country's stock car racing teams into the big time. But several of those teams are now telling the Sun they are struggling to put together a financial plan with sponsors. Teams claim there is a lack of info on how the new NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will work, where the races will be held or even how many races there will be in its inaugural season. Most teams in the old CASCAR Super Series expecting to be part of the NCTS said if the costs involved in the NASCAR venture are the same as last season, they will need a bare minimum budget of $250,000 to field a one-car team. Some of the elite teams spent as much as $1 million to put together an 11-race CASCAR schedule in 2006. Almost all of that budget must come from sponsors. Jamie Hakonson, who runs Team 3 Red Racing No. 3 Dodge with her father Ed Hakonson, said she needs details about what her sponsors are getting for the investment long before the start of the season. "We received a package from NASCAR with all of their logos, their usages and license rights," Hakonson said. "In that they said we would be having a meeting of all the teams in January to discuss -- among other things -- the race schedule." For Hakonson, that's too late. "From a business standpoint, the board room meetings with potential sponsors have to happen earlier than January," she said. To be fair, NASCAR's international director Robbie Weiss said some of the former CASCAR teams may have unrealistic expectations for the series. "For us getting involved in the first year there is a lot of work to be done," Weiss said. "We want to get this done correctly, not only on the competition side but on the administration side and on the business and marketing side." Weiss said much of the work may go unnoticed by some teams but NASCAR is pleased with what has happened on several fronts. "For one thing we should be able to announce within a week or so that there will be a strong TV package to complement the series," he said. "That, with the information we sent out to teams last week, should give them enough to go out and have discussions with their sponsors." As for a 2007 race schedule, Weiss said they are close to finalizing it and are still in talks with a number of track owners and race promoters to iron out the details. |
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