Atlantic Championship revives the $2M bonus

[IMSA]

Why do you assume Atlantic needs to be funded out of the pocket of the owner? You are forgetting it actually has sponsors Mazda and Cooper tires and in some cases gets sanctioning fees. i have no idea about the balance sheets but Mazda directly covers the Star Mazda grand prize you think it is impossible they would cover this? Seems more like you are projecting negativity then probing for facts.

Why would I assume that? Well...for the last few years it was funded out of the owners pockets. Just ask KK or GF or anyone involved in CCWS.

What has changed since last year or the years before??? --NOTHING with the exception of GF and KK are not writing BIG checks to cover the cost of the series.

Same thing for the Trans-Am Series, GF and KK stated NO more $$ and the series went away. Atlantics found a big SUCKER!!

Reality will set in for Johnston soon!!

Just wait and see.

[pits4me]

Please stop grabbing at straws IMSA. No amount of money was going to save Trans-AM from NASCAR'S quest to eliminate it.

[pits4me]

SCCA has struggled with many a pro series, but isn't that what most Sports Car Clubs tend to do.

Trans-AM was destined for failure shortly after the NTB/BF Goodrich announcement. There was a lot of arm twisting in Detroit to get Ford and GM out. The same arm twisting that pulled Dodge and Toyota out of the NATCC.


It would be great to see the series return with Mustangs, Camaros, Baracuda's, etc. but TV would rather forcefeed us the Cars of Tomorrow.

[gofastandwynn]

If Johnson want to give the Atlantics a real go then he had better get his act together. It is 27 days till the season opener and there have been 2 announced drivers (John Edwards & Max Lefevre), no tv package, and it appears that James Hinchcliffe & Jonathan Summerton will be racing in Indy Lights this season.

[IMSA]

If Johnson want to give the Atlantics a real go then he had better get his act together. It is 27 days till the season opener and there have been 2 announced drivers (John Edwards & Max Lefevre), no tv package, and it appears that James Hinchcliffe & Jonathan Summerton will be racing in Indy Lights this season.

Maybe the teams and drivers are seeing through the smoke.

All anyone has to do is a simple background check and they will see.

[garyshell]

Maybe the teams and drivers are seeing through the smoke.

All anyone has to do is a simple background check and they will see.

Care to elaborate? Or are you only willing to provide innuendo?

Gary

[Chamoo]

I have confidence the Atlantic series will run this year. I'm sure this year will go off as planned, it's next year I'm worried about.