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Originally Posted by cavvy
Can someone clarify the extent of the Ford factory money?
Ford Credit, just the factory?
FPV, factory or what?
Ford Dealer Team / Ford Dealers Australia, whats this?
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You mean now or in '09?
According to AA/MN, Ford shall provide each team running a Ford product that are not directly contracted (i.e. 888, DJR, Britek, PCR, FRSR) the equivalent of $100k for each new FG chassis run in the '09 main game. The $100k is alleged to be made of an upfront payment of $50k plus parts equivalent to the balance.
Similarly, those teams with drive cars provided by Ford will allegedly remain in place. So for example, 888's drivers each have Ford cars allocated to them, and this will continue.
Ford's requirement for the '09 funding of the non-contracted teams is allegedly not contingent on receiving space on the windscreen as has happened this (and in past) seasons.
Meantime, the 2 contracted teams, are presumably enjoying a significant level of Ford largesse beyond their current level.
The tales around SBR were that Ford were supplying somewhere around $1m per car to that squad... whether in kind, in parts, in financial support for SBRE or similar...
... while FPR is rumoured to be absorbing $6m a season of Ford's funds, up until this season, when it fell to $5m per season (or $2.5m per car)
If these 4 cars are now "Factory" Fords, presumably the Ford dollars on a per car basis would be rebalanced to be the same
Presuming any of this actually happened
