Update 16:04:08, 18:55 clock: Super Aguri deal with Magma / DIC has burst finally, after the investor has withdrawn from Dubai! This Aguri Suzuki is back in its infancy and needs to urgently find a new sponsor. It is unclear whether Super Aguri at all at the race in Barcelona will be able to compete. The signs are bad, because all have failed negotiations for a takeover of the team. When looking into the books have been turned down several lenders. Background seems to be that deep Aguri Honda is in the Cretaceous and the Japanese company for a possible takeover of its liabilities immediately wants back. A large part of the required 80 to 100 million euros would then disappear on the spot again. This would be the amount that would require its own to end the season, which is estimated at about 30 to 50 million dollars. Here not even the development of the chassis is miteingerechnet. Super Aguri needs but because of the rule changes from 2009 a new chassis and Honda will come no more. Just for this development one would have a two digit million sum butter on it. It looks at the Force India team that it takes about 80 million as the total budget for a year.
The question is, what happens now. It is supposed to be a German investor who has shown interest, but there is also the scenario that Aguri will once bankruptcy. That would drive the team from the World Cup but, on the other hand, investors would have a better basis for negotiation, because they could negotiate the amount of debt. It is amazing that a team as well erfolgfreiches Super Aguri (as far as media coverage) does not sponsor. Either the debt proportions as once at Arrows (Tom Walkinshaw actually dares back to England?) Plays, and Honda, because the brakes, because you do not want to allow any investor to ex-B team. I did not feel good because when it comes to Super Aguri.

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- BAM Racing NASCAR observers puzzled. Only you could change with a loud fanfare of the manufacturer, then suddenly goes nothing. Instead of using the new car at least take the Friday, we have now decided on racing in the Sprint Cup temporarily cease entirely. Reason: a major sponsor has probably problems to raise the necessary money, and it looks as if you are no longer before the fall on the track. That would also mean that the use of Klaus Graf in the Infinion Raceway could be jeopardized. This must not be, when BAM manages to get a deal for individual races. Just a bet on a race track would be worth it, because it would create probably count the cars, now is the chance to qualify in terms of Top35. If what is happening because this year, then it will probably be on one of the two round Treken.

- With the loss of BAM and get momentum on the exchange market, because Ken Schrader stands there without a cockpit. But he will have brought the # 70 Haas CNC Racing team in conjunction, where you urgently an experienced pilot who somehow brings the car into the top 35 needs. Last weekend was still Johnny Sauter in the cockpit, it could already be in Talladega Schrader.

- There are increasing rumors that it may replace Sam Hornish Jr. at Penske if not, then at least could release in May, as Hornish would probably go like the Indy 500. Where he gets as a cockpit is not known to me, but should be three times the IRL champion and Indy 500 winners have been. Penske has ever gehohlt David Stremme as test driver, who had indeed been sitting in the car of Franchitti.

- Chip Ganassi fed up fully. Recently he has ever fired a warning shot fired in the direction of his NASCAR team, when Dario Franchitti failed to qualify for the race in Texas. He argued that if a good team would not be able to withstand at least the quality, then you should probably soon change that. And he has now also made in which he has swapped crew chiefs of Montoya and Franchitti. Now Jimmy has given the Colombian Ellegde (btw. Juniors sister's husband and manager Kelly) who was once at least as of this Casey Mears for Ganassi still on the way, did a good job. Franchitti gets taught to Donnie Wingo, Montoya of the ovals. Not a bad idea to do this now with Franchitti, in the hope that Montoya has enough experience to come to terms with Ellegde. Such a change is usually caused by a move, but the last one before it comes to major changes.

- Kyle Busch has probably seriously apart on the Nationwide Championship, at least he drives over the weekend in Mexico. I'm very curious how will Bush and Toyota beat on the demanding course. As a circuit specialist, he has still not occurred to me really. Also at the start are Boris "the hair" Said, Scott Pruett, Max Papis and Ron Hornaday.

F1 - Aguri deal uncertain
Actually, the deal between Magma, Super Aguri and Honda was already at 31.03. have walked across the stage. However, not much is actually happening. It is located between Aguri Suzuki and Honda magma may agree and also would like to get out the Aguri team, but it goes well for the love of money. GP.com reported that it probably is about two things. For one thing, Honda would like to pay out leave, on the other hand wants to magma, which in turn represented the investor DIC (Dubai International Capital), the majority prefer to let the money flow to once Aguri Honda and pay out little by little, whatever point of view of investors sense, yes and makes a takeover would be nothing unusual. At the same time there are rumors that DIC (which I 've written here before that ) just a little bogged down, because at the same time the football club Liverpool FC would like to take over what presents itself as a bottomless pit. 100 million of DIC may not be terribly hurt, already a billion for Liverpool. What is certain is that Aguri is obtained by means of small cash injections alive, but that does for the team that you will not budge. After Magma Ltd.. Founder Martin Leach has so far leaned out the window, PR, has disclosed that he has appeared as a buyer, but he will hardly want to take a step back. I guess that will be agreed shortly before the race at Barcelona.

DTM - DTM Villeneuve before entry?
The rumor is mounting that Jacques Villeneuve stands before a start of the DTM. Norbert Haug has Villeneuve made in Bahrain, where he has probably offered him a test ride in a C-class. ITR boss Hans Werner Aufrecht has recently noticed that a man like Villeneuve would do well in the DTM. This is certainly no question that the Canadians would be an absolute magnet for the public, even if the German fans still talk about not so good on him, since he himself has done the hard duels with Michael Schumacher. Also the DTM field with 19 pilots is being filled not particularly abundant. On the other side - to enter when the Canadians? He is under contract with Peugeot, where he will be in May at the 1000 km race at Spa and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans to be launched. Both races need something so now time to prepare. The question is whether it makes sense to enter the middle of the season. 2009 sees the allerdins again different.

And what else?
Nix.

04/17/2008

Update 16:04:08, 18:55 clock: Super Aguri deal with Magma / DIC has burst finally, after the investor has withdrawn from Dubai! This Aguri Suzuki is back in its infancy and needs to ...