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106rallye1 said:
it will be the 'bird' that wins.
these competitions are not based on talent but on what is best for the promotion. if a girl wins it then the organisers will be thinking that more girls will enter next year and therefore more money generated..
I am not sure how much money is generated by this competition as the original company SYW Limited has gone into liquidation. A new company "So World limited" has appeared in its place leaving some people out of pocket!
Tiffany also has the backing of Autosport as she was featured as the one to watch. However she still has to beat Rui Chagas and the other fellow. I met Rui last year when he tested a Formula 3 car for Reon and he was not that quick then.
FourWheelDrift said:
john75 said:
Rui did a few Formula REnault races did he not ?
He also did all the Seat Cupra cup last year.
Have they changed the rules for this years competition then as I'm sure there was something about not having and used a racing license for at least the 12 months prior to entering last time (or something similar)?
Quite a few things have changed! One thing I can say is that Jensen Button will have nothing more to do with the organisers of the show. The organisers decided to include experienced drivers because they have sponsorship already in the bank!
pablo said:
i think you are all being very unfair on tiffany. if she wins everyone will say "the girl won its unfair, based on looks yah yah yah" this however is bullshit. she has been karting for the last ten years and is very competitive. she is the highest ranked female karter in the country at the moment so a bit of respect is due!...
I respect is due to Tiffany, Rui and Brady! However this competition is about who brings the most sponsorship. If Max reads this, may be he will tell us more.
john75 said:
The sponsors wildcard system kind of makes sense anybody who knows how the sport really works will tell you finding a keeping sponsors is equal to if not more important than driving skill.
Why do they need to pay Matthews £1200? If this is true; then he should hand it back.
Max Velocity said:
As the 1st Commercial Director and the organiser of the 2004 qualifying venues I was awarded a CCJ against SYW Ltd of £7K for non payment of Sponsorship Commission. I also lost 7.5% of the competition rights, when SYW ceased trading, even though it was declared as the owner in all the contracts?
I don't know how much the second guy lost but Tim does have a habit of spending other peoples money to fund his own racing and lifestyle. I think Neil Purdie found that out as well, when Tim handled Exchange & Mart race budget. Maybe Neil could comment on that to set the record straight?
I think Neil wants to move on from the experience with SYW Ltd. He is working on plans for 2005.
The final is now at Donnington in March.
Broadcast schedule (Episodes 1 - 4) *
Episode 1 06/02/2005 0600 1 hour Sky Sports 3 Digital
Episode 1 06/02/2005 1500 1 hour Sky Sports 3 Digital
Episode 1 06/02/2005 1900 1 hour Sky Sports 3 Digital
Episode 1 07/01/2005 0000 1 hour Sky Sports 3 Digital
Episode 1 07/01/2005 0700 1 hour Sky Sports 3 Digital
Episode 2 13/02/2005 0600 1 hour Sky Sports 3 Digital
Episode 2 13/02/2005 1500 1 hour Sky Sports 3 Digital
Episode 2 13/02/2005 1900 1 hour Sky Sports 3 Digital
Episode 2 14/02/2005 0000 1 hour Sky Sports 3 Digital
Episode 3 20/02/2005 0600 1 hour Sky Sports Xtra
Episode 3 20/02/2005 1500 1 hour Sky Sports 2 Digital
Episode 3 20/02/2005 1900 1 hour Sky Sports Xtra
Episode 3 20/02/2005 2200 1 hour Sky Sports Xtra
Episode 3 21/02/2005 0800 1 hour Sky Sports 3 Digital
Episode 4 27/02/2005 0800 1 hour Sky Sports 2 Digital
Episode 4 27/02/2005 1500 1 hour Sky Sports 3 Digital
Episode 4 27/02/2005 1900 1 hour Sky Sports 3 Digital
Episode 4 28/02/2005 0100 1 hour Sky Sports Xtra
* subject to change. Check TV listings
>> Edited by jamesc on Wednesday 23 February 22:46
kickstart said:
I would put money on Tiffany winning - it just makes the TV coverage more marketable
News just in! Tiffany Chittenden is out of the "So you want to be a Grand Prix Driver?" competition. The reason is because she has refused to sign the management contract with Tim Matthews!
As I have said before; my money is on Rui Chagas to take the title.
john75 said:
So really the it is more of a case of "so you want to have a one off drive in an old F1 car against aload of 50 year old clubman racers"
Does not have the same ring about it !
John, Do you think Tiffany was right to pull out of the competition because of having to sign a 7 year contract with So World Limited!
john75 said:
Depends what was in the contract if that is the case.
If driver friend of mine asked me whether he/she should sign a 7 year management contract I would say not unless their are some tanigble benefits.
Without seeing the contract it is hard to make a reasonable coment on the matter.
I saw the one Tim offered Mark Johnston! It even had "Essentially Sport" still left in it by mistake. Tim even told one of this year's final 3 that it was the "Essentially" contract! That contract is copyright to Essentially; so it would be void as it was effectivly stolen from Essentially! How do I know this? Answer! I was told by someone at Essentially!
Max Velocity said:
Writing contracts is not Tim Matthews' forte. He's still using my sponsor contract wording to this day. As it goes, a 7 year contract with Tim would give the winner no guarantee of doing any racing whatsoever since he can't even raise his own Sports 2000 budget without chicanery. He's using TOCA Racing driver logos on the event this year, even though they didn't actually sponsor it. The contract will just be there in case the winner ever makes any money, so Tim can go racing.
Hi Max!
There are no big names on Tim's car except "SYW Ltd" which has now gone into liquidation!
Now that Tiffany could not agree terms with Matthews; my friend Rui has the title in the bag! A worthy successor to Mark Johnston.
www.seatcupra.net/news_motorsport_ruijoins_120304.htm
>> Edited by jamesc on Sunday 27th February 11:05
www.seatcupra.net/news_motorsport_ruijoins_120304.htm
>> Edited by jamesc on Sunday 27th February 11:05
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