Bluedell 5,354 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Remember Rangers entered into motor racing? No, I had completely forgotten too. There are 6 races, and the first has taken place with absolutely no publicity that I have seen. This was the UK leg as well. Why are we wasting time (and money?) on this if there is to be no publicity from it? There are 2 races on each leg and we are lying 12th out of 17. Beijing Gouan FC 79 50 29 Tottenham Hotspur 72 40 32 Liverpool FC 72 32 40 Sevilla FC 68 18 50 AS Roma 63 45 18 PSV Eindhoven 59 36 23 Flamengo 52 7 45 FC Basel 46 20 26 FC Porto 46 26 20 BVB Borussia Dortmund 44 8 36 Al-Ain 37 29 8 Rangers FC 33 23 10 Olympiacos 30 14 16 SC Corinthians 30 16 14 Galatasaray SK 24 12 12 RSC Anderlecht 17 10 7 AC Milan 6 6 0 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,182 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Yip, this whole thing is bizarre. I'd love to find out how much exactly we have spent on this marketing exercise. Running any kind of motorsport car is extremely expensive and with limited sponsorship from what I can see, how is our participation funded? Who provides the car? How are the team paid? Where are we gaining from this? The questions are endless and the concept seems extremely flawed given the minimal exposure of the 'sport'. Definitely one for the club AGM. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest damien Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 I beg to differ, on the continent this is getting huge exposure. In Britain we think racing is guff unless it involves rally cars or F1, there's a potential huge audience out there and thats the market it's aimed at. The very fact some of the biggest clubs in the world are in it should at least give some bearing to the cause. Frankie the website is extremely helpful, if I remember rightly there is a very minimal outlay by Rangers in this. We aren't pumping the likes of F1 money into it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,182 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Fair enough - but I'd love to know more about it. Someone has to fund this and it can't be cheap... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest damien Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Television Fans will be able to view the championship on: * UK: Setanta Sports * Spain and Andorra: Cuatro * Italy: Sky Italia * Portugal: TVI * Brazil: Sportv * France: Direct 8 * Netherlands: RTL * Greece: Alpha TV * Cyprus: MiVision * Turkey: Show TV * UAE & Middle East countries: Abu Dhabi Sport For all the remaining European countries, Eurosport 2, will provide live coverage of the race weekend as well as a specific magazine in prime time on Tuesdays. In addition Superleague Formula will also be broadcast on many of the participating club's own networks including: * AC Milan: Milan Chanel * Borussia Dortmund: BVB TV * PSV: PSV TV * FC Basel: FCB Internet TV * RSC Anderlecht: RSCA TV * Galatasaray: Galatasaray TV * Glasgow Rangers: Rangers TV * Sevilla FC: Sevilla TV * Corinthians: Corinthians TV * Flamengo: Flamengo TV * Olympiacos: Sport TV * Liverpool: LFCTV Superleague Formula's debut race will be seen in 62 countries across the globe with a potential audience reach of 100 million people. Much of the sales, marketing and technology work will be handled centrally by the league, thus affording a considerable cost-savings to the teams. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superleague_Formula 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,354 Posted September 8, 2008 Author Share Posted September 8, 2008 I beg to differ, on the continent this is getting huge exposure. Hadn't realised that. Strange that the club themselves don't seem to be pushing it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest damien Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Bluedell like all PR things at Rangers they miss the boat, the car was at Ibrox at the end of last season, barely anyone noticed as it was along the dugout, they could have had an unveiling in the middle of the pitch, etc. A few posters from VB went to Donington, said they had a great time. I think the marketing thinking behind this is that they want clubs with big followings so that their supporters will show up and increase the gate receipts. http://www.superleagueformula.com/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 I beg to differ, on the continent this is getting huge exposure. In Britain we think racing is guff unless it involves rally cars or F1, there's a potential huge audience out there and thats the market it's aimed at. The very fact some of the biggest clubs in the world are in it should at least give some bearing to the cause. Frankie the website is extremely helpful, if I remember rightly there is a very minimal outlay by Rangers in this. We aren't pumping the likes of F1 money into it. I will admit i don't watch motor racing programmes but i have not heard one word about it and most of my colleagues at work are motor racing crazy. Motor and bike racing are discussed regularly in the coffee-shop. Certainly not living in my social surrounding. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest metalliger Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 on a slightly different note, went to school with the guy that drives our car - Ryan Dalziel, good news is he is a huge bluenose, Coulthard taught him how to drive when he was still at school. He had a bit of a 'mare in the 1st race, think there was mechanical problems or something.Hopefully he will do better in the next race... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest damien Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 metalloger I think alot of the cars had problems tbh, maybe Donington wasn't the best track to be starting the season off on. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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