Re: which Detroit automaker is pulling out of NASCAR?

malonekath@xxxxxxx wrote:

One of the Manufacturers pulling out of NASCAR? an autoextremeist.com
column is reporting that: It has come to our attention that serious
discussions are taking place for the first time in the conference rooms
of one domestic manufacturer in particular on a subject heretofore
unthinkable in Detroit. The subject? Pulling out of NASCAR. Yes, it has
been mentioned before, and I have predicted it for months now - ever
since the announcement was made that Toyota would be buying its way
into the France family circus - but we have confirmation that not only
are the discussions taking place, they're so far down the road that a
timetable for a pullout has been created, taking into account the end
dates of existing contracts with individual racing teams currently
aligned with this particular manufacturer. This Detroit manufacturer
has decided that if it competes in motorsports in the future, it will
only compete in three basic areas: 1. In production-based racing series
that by rule and specification retain more than a passing resemblance
to the cars they sell and the competitors they compete against in
showrooms. 2. "Technical" efforts, in other words, engine programs for
open-wheel and prototype racing series, but stopping short of Formula
1. And 3. Developing an effort to compete for the overall victory at Le
Mans. Any other efforts, grass-roots racing, drag racing, etc., would
be covered as the need and budget allow.(in part....see full article at
autoextremeist.com, note: thr article doesn't say which manufacturer
COULD be leaving [Chevy, Dodge, Ford] and this column will only be up a
few days), Peter M. DeLorenzo, who owns and writes for the site has
been on Speed Channel's Wind Tunnel a few times and tends to be
controversal and a bit anti-NASCAR, however doesn't tend to just post
stuff for the sake of posting it and has a lot of sources.(4-20-2006)

http://www.jayski.com/cupnews.htm


Katharine

My guess would be GM. If I understand it correctly, they are in the worst financial shape of all the manufacturers right now AND they used some pretty extreme incentive programs last year without getting the result they hoped for. The article also stated that they would continue with engine programs for open wheel and prototype series and that they wanted an over-all win at Le Mans. This made me think of the Cadillac prototypes, which are, of course, GM.

I don't think Ford is ready to back out -- they just brought the Focus on board. Same with the Dodge Charger. But GM hasn't brought a new car to the table in YEARS, and the Monte Carlo hasn't had a face-lift in at least 5.

Yep, that's my RPG: The first manufacturer to pull out will be GM.


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