Comments on: $12.8M Isn’t That Much http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/12/21/128m-isnt-that-much/ A blog by insiders for outsiders Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:31:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Steve C http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/12/21/128m-isnt-that-much/comment-page-1/#comment-4451 Steve C Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:26:37 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=728#comment-4451 There have been a few analogies over the years regarding racing, Horsepower costs money, (How fast do you want to go)or It's a big boy game, (can you afford to play.) It's strange how these analogies seem to be very true in NASCAR and other forms of racing. This is where the makings of real racers like HMS Childress and other larger teams come to lite, then again it brings the want a bees like Boston Ventures, Bobby Ginn to lite. It shows who the real players are. Situations like PE and WB need to do what they need to do to survive, they are the one's who got burned by people like the BV's and Bobby Ginns of the NASCAR world. It's a dog eat dog world in NASCAR, Hopefully the all of the real racers will survive. Hopefully the investors who don't care about the sport will go awy as fast as they came. There have been a few analogies over the years regarding racing, Horsepower costs money, (How fast do you want to go)or It’s a big boy game, (can you afford to play.) It’s strange how these analogies seem to be very true in NASCAR and other forms of racing. This is where the makings of real racers like HMS Childress and other larger teams come to lite, then again it brings the want a bees like Boston Ventures, Bobby Ginn to lite. It shows who the real players are. Situations like PE and WB need to do what they need to do to survive, they are the one’s who got burned by people like the BV’s and Bobby Ginns of the NASCAR world. It’s a dog eat dog world in NASCAR, Hopefully the all of the real racers will survive. Hopefully the investors who don’t care about the sport will go awy as fast as they came.

]]> By: Ron St John http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/12/21/128m-isnt-that-much/comment-page-1/#comment-4449 Ron St John Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:25:11 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=728#comment-4449 I agree with Neon's comments and wonder what some of these investors see that makes them want to invest in a NASCAR team. Remember the only way to make money racing is to start with a lot more than you spend Do you remember a few years back when Scott Wimmer was let go at Bill Davis Racing and in 2006 (I think) hesued and it spekled out just how much, he had been paid and what he was do, because they failed to honor his contract, never did hear the results of that action. I agree with Neon’s comments and wonder what some of these investors see that makes them want to invest in a NASCAR team.
Remember the only way to make money racing is to start with a lot more than you spend

Do you remember a few years back when Scott Wimmer was let go at Bill Davis Racing and in 2006 (I think) hesued and it spekled out just how much, he had been paid and what he was do, because they failed to honor his contract, never did hear the results of that action.

]]> By: Neon http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/12/21/128m-isnt-that-much/comment-page-1/#comment-4447 Neon Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:46:42 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=728#comment-4447 Now I don’t profess to know all that much on Bobby Ginn, other than he is a BIG money real state developer that saw an interest in NASCAR. Sure seems to me like another NON-die hard true racer that wanted to be “involved” in the glitz and glamour of big time stock car racing. Only to find out it’s not what he signed up for. Which leads to me to my concern as the likes of the Petty’s, Woods Brothers, etc struggle to keep alive in today’s Cup. I know it takes a bunch of dough to field cars, but a least Hendrick, Childress and Roush, Petty, Woods Brothers, etc. raced “just to be racing”, some figured a way to make some money along the way w/ only a relatively little to start. NASCAR has succeeded because of its rich history. Lose a piece of history, bit by bit, and soon you have a simply a parade of billboards and a traveling circus. Now I don’t profess to know all that much on Bobby Ginn, other than he is a BIG money real state developer that saw an interest in NASCAR. Sure seems to me like another NON-die hard true racer that wanted to be “involved” in the glitz and glamour of big time stock car racing. Only to find out it’s not what he signed up for. Which leads to me to my concern as the likes of the Petty’s, Woods Brothers, etc struggle to keep alive in today’s Cup. I know it takes a bunch of dough to field cars, but a least Hendrick, Childress and Roush, Petty, Woods Brothers, etc. raced “just to be racing”, some figured a way to make some money along the way w/ only a relatively little to start. NASCAR has succeeded because of its rich history. Lose a piece of history, bit by bit, and soon you have a simply a parade of billboards and a traveling circus.

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