jes_ - 15 October 2009 01:20 PM

waterboy_09 - 15 October 2009 07:40 AM

Fariuz Fauzy is one of the best examples of lots of $$$$$ but no talent.

He's won more races than Marco Andretti has in A1GP.. & he's currently 5th in the WSR with 1 win this season so far... oh & has more career wins than Danica Patrick! So maybe not a wowzer.. but not a totally talentless Tim either

I stand corrected. I guess he has improved recently. I just remember a couple of years ago he was always running around the back and spinning out in GP2 and A1GP and I knew he has big ride buying $$$

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,26220533-3102,00.html?from=public_rss

Looking more and more likely this race (and season) won't happen.

A 24-hour state government-imposed deadline for information from organisers expired at 11am yesterday with no news on the fate of the event, into which taxpayers pump $11.6 million a year.

The A1GP cars, meant to be the international showpiece of the festival formerly known as Indy, remained locked up in a London freight warehouse amid deepening doubts over whether they will reach Australia in time for next week's race.

Fresh cash flow problems have stranded the cars despite financial assurances from A1GP boss Tony Teixeira, a South African oil, diamond and gold trader, as late as three days ago.

Local organisers went to ground yesterday as V8 Supercar officials revealed they had been approached by the State Government to put on extra races to fill the likely void on the Surfers Paradise starting grid.

A1GP officials refused to guarantee if or when the cars would arrive in time, and sources close to the event said it would be "a miracle" if they did. "Forget it. It ain't going to happen," one said.

At the central London office of A1GP yesterday, the doors were locked and mail could be seen stacked up on the reception desk.

This sucks. The crowds were so big at Brands Hatch and Zandvoort last year. This concept was really cool because it was so unique. It just shows hard hard it is to run a major orginization.

The series burned thru cash at an astonishing rate. With all the travel costs associated with traveling around the globe, to buying new chassis and leasing engines, few and far sponsors in between, and just plain horrible attendance at 3/4's of the races, I wonder how the series survived for 4 years. Heck the series lost 200 million during its 1st year and its founder quit.