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17 Nov 2003, 07:08 (Ref:785486)
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CARTS new Sponsor
I take a crack at it first. My bet is Coca Cola presents the Champ car series powered by ford.
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17 Nov 2003, 08:13 (Ref:785525)
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Nah, it'll still be Bridgestone presents The Champ Car World Series powered by Ford. Of course, if there is a new sponsor it will be ... The <Sponsor Here> Champ Car World Series...
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17 Nov 2003, 12:27 (Ref:785752)
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The rumor is that the potential sponsor they're talking to is McDonald's. The deal is supposedly a "free" title sponsorship in return for McDonald's worldwide promotional efforts. November 1st was supposed to be a deadline date on that, and no word has seeped out as to what has come of it. And if that's the deal, it still doesn't help CART/OWRS cash flow.
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17 Nov 2003, 12:48 (Ref:785795)
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17 Nov 2003, 12:49 (Ref:785800)
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I've heard that, too. It's Paul Newman who's trying to put it all together.
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17 Nov 2003, 12:56 (Ref:785813)
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Please don't tell me that the deal includes "free" title sponsorship?
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17 Nov 2003, 12:59 (Ref:785818)
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Dov, can't tell you exactly where....discussed it with others on another board about three weeks ago and that's the first I'd heard it. It was back when Mark C. was playing "I've got a secret" a month or so ago. I subsequently heard the same thing as macdaddy, that it was a Newman deal of some kind, which fits in with McDonald's dabbling with the Newman-Haas team in '03.
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17 Nov 2003, 13:01 (Ref:785822)
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The "free" part also fits with the kind of deals CART has been making. The Bridgestone and Ford deals were little cash, but TV commercial upgrades and a few frills. CART got the Pacificare deal for Newman-Haas and most of the cash flowed to the team but CART still wound up with an "Official Health Care" provider in some form.
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17 Nov 2003, 13:09 (Ref:785831)
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I don't believe 99.9% of the news that comes from AR1!
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17 Nov 2003, 13:29 (Ref:785874)
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We sure agree there, Dov, but it has yet to talk about the name of the sponsor, so it didn't come from there....Mark C. was in one of those, "I know but I won't tell you" modes.
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17 Nov 2003, 23:07 (Ref:786624)
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Get a salad @ McDonald's & it comes with "Newman's Own" dressing. Coincidence?
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17 Nov 2003, 23:30 (Ref:786650)
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18 Nov 2003, 00:05 (Ref:786667)
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When was the last time you were in a McDonald's. Everytime time i go there's someone odering salads with bottled water beacuse they think it's healthy.
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18 Nov 2003, 02:22 (Ref:786707)
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lol...McDonald's as a title sponsor would be great for CART - even if it's free. McDonald's could easily get CART the mainstream exposure (beyond the CSI episode) that it so desperately needs right now. I say, bring on McDicks!
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18 Nov 2003, 06:12 (Ref:786765)
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I don’t know. The McDonalds Champ Car World Series doesn’t have the same sound as the Budweiser Champ Car World Series. Then again...if they put their name and marketing power behind the deal, I could warm up to it.
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18 Nov 2003, 11:19 (Ref:786943)
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Arn't they bringing back CART ?
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18 Nov 2003, 14:49 (Ref:787173)
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News 2 me. Guess we'll have 2 wait & see?
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18 Nov 2003, 22:01 (Ref:787654)
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But McDonalds will make your children fat! People at McDonalds are holding guns on the Children of America and forcing them to eat massive amounts of Burgers, Fries and Happy Meals! They Must Be Stopped!
Isn't there a nice tofu company with several billion dollars and international name recognition that we can sign up? |
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18 Nov 2003, 22:10 (Ref:787665)
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I think any major firm, like McD's or Budweiser, would be a blessing for the series. Either one has massive budgets for advertising and just alittle of that directed for CART would be a huge boon for the series.
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18 Nov 2003, 22:31 (Ref:787678)
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lol...much like cigarettes, people know what they're getting into when they order a big Mac. I'd love if McDick's sponsored our series! I honestly can't think of a company with more potential marketing power.
I'd cringe every time I said the name of the series if it was sponsored by Budweiser...but that's because of the awful product. Still, they have massive marketing power as well, and would be welcomed. |
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18 Nov 2003, 23:38 (Ref:787730)
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There noth really bad for you, but think about the promotion McDonald's can do, they can put a toy champ car in evert happy meal, and then there be a new generation of Cart fans. Budweiser is going to keep on riding the Jr. Nascar Wagon.
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19 Nov 2003, 04:22 (Ref:787865)
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Jay...
You forgot to add "IMO" after "awful product"! |
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19 Nov 2003, 05:14 (Ref:787873)
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Why do the "purists" feel that domestic beer and 800hp machines, without gearboxes, slingin' dirt, are somehow beneath them? Hey, beer's beer and racing's racing, and we're all allowed to enjoy any or all of them without some supercilious snob putting us down! This is the kind of attitude which keeps people from watching CART.
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19 Nov 2003, 08:40 (Ref:787952)
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In one of the great marketing statements of all time, Pook once said last year, "Our fans don't smoke Winstons, drink Budweiser and drive pickup trucks," thus alienating those that do plus two companies that serve as sponsors in our sport.
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19 Nov 2003, 09:29 (Ref:787989)
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was that in the same speach as
"Tony george runs a series that requires his drivers to turn left, we run one which requires the drivers to turn left, break and use their brains" |
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