Re: Mike Edwards
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01/07/14 04:49 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr9kMcJDVi8 http://www.dragzine.com/news/doug-sikora-clicks-off-unreal-6-17-at-230-mph-on-10-5s-at-nmca-west/
So ... how much was that win worth ? .. 100k to "watch" ? ... diff strokes for diff folks ...I guess ...
Win paid 10K. I also crew, work on the car and have input on how we upgrade. I built a S/C Duster a decade ago. I raced it one time then offed it. Driving doesn't appeal to me any longer. Planning, tuning and execution is where my interest lies. Driving a car like this takes years to perfect the skill necessary for winning and keeping it off of the wall. Small tire, short wheelbase and 3500 HP is hard to manage. Doug has been doing this a long time and there is no better driver in this class. He and I are partners but if I owned the car alone I'd pay him to drive.
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Re: Mike Edwards
[Re: BobR]
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01/07/14 06:43 PM
01/07/14 06:43 PM
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Stanton
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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" !!!
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Re: Mike Edwards
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01/12/14 12:35 AM
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Didn't Edwards main engine guys go to Cagnazzi?
To Gray's
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Re: Mike Edwards
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01/12/14 12:42 AM
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Didn't Edwards main engine guys go to Cagnazzi?
To Gray's
Gray and Cagnazzi merged.......
Yup, hearing PS might be in for big changes in the next year or two.
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Re: Mike Edwards
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01/12/14 12:58 AM
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He said that on the NHRA telecast the week it happened...If memory serves me right he said they had been with him for over seven years....
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Re: Mike Edwards
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01/12/14 05:09 AM
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And for those who do not know Erica Enders-Stevens has left Cagnazzi. The team will be a two car team with Gray and Connely. Should be a formidable duo next year.
"I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know."
"It's never wrong to do the right thing"
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Re: Mike Edwards
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01/15/14 12:31 AM
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Probably aren't many people who can compete with Johnny Gray's wallet.
If the results don't match the theory, change the theory.
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Re: Mike Edwards
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01/15/14 02:44 AM
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Jim Yates new crew chief for McGaha car...
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Re: Mike Edwards
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01/15/14 09:16 AM
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Jim Yates new crew chief for McGaha car...
I was never a huge Yates fan, but he sure seemed to be the missing piece of the puzzle for Allen and Roy.
How's that? The first year on the team they win a championship. The year before they had the fastest car but couldn't get it down the track half the time.
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Re: Mike Edwards
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01/15/14 06:17 PM
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Yates is very knowledgeable about the Jerry Haas chassis,one of the reasons AJ started doing better in '12.
Nautilus Racing- We use Superformance gaskets and Turbo Action converters/products.
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Re: Mike Edwards
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01/15/14 10:34 PM
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McGaha bought a really fast car.
That was the easy part, keeping it fast will take a lot of time and $$$$$$$.
He bought all the Dodge PS stuff from the Jeg's deal too, sounds like he has one end of it covered for sure.
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