If Simona can do it, why can't Graham, Buddy, PT, and J.R. ???

[Mark in Oshawa]

Supposedly the running costs should be lower and the replacement parts should be cheaper.
But as long as the return on investment is not there all this doesn't matter anyway.

That was the theory CCWS used with the DP-01...and I think it wasn't proven in time because the car was mothballed. So it is ...just a theory really...

[e2mtt]

Back on to the topic of ride buying & team vs. driver sponsors... I have no problem at all with ride buying, from this perspective: If a driver finds & lands the sponsor, I see no reason why the sponsor can't be loyal to the driver.

How much money does it cost to be a primary sponsor of an Indycar? How much money would a driver have to bring?

[vintage]

Cost? Say 7 million for Andretti, maybe 4.5 for KV, down to 3 or 3.5 for someone lesser - that's what I hear. Maybe 2.5 for 3G??

[beachbum]

According to a twitter comment by PT, those numbers are about right as he claims to need about 5-8 million for a season. As he put it, the problem is the current marketing value is under 2 million in the US and even less in Canada.

He also claimed Monster is out as they blew their budget on Schumacher.

[Mark in Oshawa]

Beachbum....You are correct. PT needs more money than the marketplace sees worthy of putting up to put a driver in the car.

[ChicagocrewIRL]

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...eturns-to-nhl/

Not sure when and if this will be confirmed, but as the article says, it's looking good !