Motorsport/aftermarket industry and the ecomic crisis

[pagani]

What will be the effect of the economic crisis on the motorsport/aftermarket industry?

[pitfield]

Well, Honda have just dropped out of F1, see Autocar.co.uk and I think there was a thread on here too.

[pagani]

Well, Honda have just dropped out of F1, see Autocar.co.uk and I think there was a thread on here too.
Yes i kewn that
But i like kown how it will affect company's like RUF Automobile roush engineering hennesy motorsport all the other big name company's etc.

And the motorsport side of us ford and chevrolet/gm and chysler/dodge.

[HeilSvenska]

Le Mans 2009 Test Day's been cancelled. Teams only have a practice just before the race.

Motorsport and aftermarket? Why don't we have two different discussions?

Oh and Audi pulled out of ALMS completely.

[pagani]

Le Mans 2009 Test Day's been cancelled. Teams only have a practice just before the race.

Motorsport and aftermarket? Why don't we have two different discussions?

Oh and Audi pulled out of ALMS completely.
If everything will go on whit this pace their will be not good motorsport left
:thumbdown:

[HeilSvenska]

Nah. Something like this has happened many times before. You give over 100 years of heritage too little credit.

[pagani]

Nah. Something like this has happened many times before. You give over 100 years of heritage too little credit.
Ok
I am not a 100 years old
:laugh::laugh:

[HeilSvenska]

No. That's not what I meant...

[pagani]

No. That's not what I meant...
I am only joking

[pagani]

Nah. Something like this has happened many times before. You give over 100 years of heritage too little credit.
When was the last time this happend?

[Mattk]

Probably the last economic crisis. It's a pattern. When there is an economic downturn, people spend less money on everything. From litigation to fixing up cars, things just slow down. They'll be back; they won't just go away forever.

[pagani]

Probably the last economic crisis. It's a pattern. When there is an economic downturn, people spend less money on everything. From litigation to fixing up cars, things just slow down. They'll be back; they won't just go away forever.
So we will less modded cars in the near future.

[Mattk]

^Well, yes, because it costs money, and nowadays, a lot of people have less money. When the economic cycle gets on the up again, everything picks up.

[pagani]

^Well, yes, because it costs money, and nowadays, a lot of people have less money. When the economic cycle gets on the up again, everything picks up.
I guess we have to do whit what we have
:thumbdown:

[79TA]

Le Mans 2009 Test Day's been cancelled. Teams only have a practice just before the race.

Motorsport and aftermarket? Why don't we have two different discussions?

Oh and Audi pulled out of ALMS completely.

I was tearing up when I read this on the blogs. :crying:

[mr_mr2]

didn't this happen before like in the early 80's companies dropping out of motor sport because of economic turmoil

nascar also restricted test days not that i watch nascar tho

[HeilSvenska]

Porsche quit ALMS.
Suzuki quit WRC.
Subaru may quit WRC.

[79TA]

Suzuki is done with their short stint in WRC and Honda is dropping it's AMA program. :ohmy:

[RC45]

And yet again the cheapest aftermarket will continue to be the pushrod V8 HotRod market... it has survived far worse times than this.

Maybe the Junkyard rebuild that was the ting of the 70's and 80's will make a comback.

[pagani]

And yet again the cheapest aftermarket will continue to be the pushrod V8 HotRod market... it has survived far worse times than this.

Maybe the Junkyard rebuild that was the ting of the 70's and 80's will make a comback.
God to love the good old american pushrod engine.
But now the gm won't get some of the bailout money what will happend whit small company's like mosler?

[HeilSvenska]

God to love the good old american pushrod engine.
But now the gm won't get some of the bailout money what will happend whit small company's like mosler?

It's not like GM's just going to shut down the engine production line. Well... Not till CAFE kills them off.

[pagani]

It's not like GM's just going to shut down the engine production line. Well... Not till CAFE kills them off.
What is cafe?

[nthfinity]

What is cafe?
Corporate Average Fuel Economy