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Its definitely a business. But like any other business, you have to spend money to make money. If you start with 4 million and end up with two, you've done something wrong. Like any business, you have to manage all aspects to be profitable.



But SERIOUSLY ...who out there runs their PS operation as a PURE BUSINESS ... and not as a tax-write-off or advertising-gimmick OR not with huge sponsor $$$ ?



Let's first understand a couple things ...

In order to have a "tax write-off" you have to have income to write off against. And not just income but PROFIT. You don't just decide to start a race team, accumulate expenses and send the bill to the government! So these guys either have a business that they use racing to promote OR they actually have to make money from the racing.

As to who runs it as a pure business, other than someone like Jeg Couglin, I would say "most" do. Simply because running a competitive PS program leaves little time to successfully run a business.

To your last point about "huge sponsor $$$" ... the racer calls that "revenue" and at the end of the season when all the bills are paid, anything left is called "salary" !!!