Teutschenthal pulls the emergency brake

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The MSC Teutschenthal is the next one to take a step back from the GPs. Local news stations reported this two days ago. Due to financial issues they will almost certainly not hold a GP next year, in order to not endanger the club. Youthstreams demands are too much for the moment. There's talks about Gaildorf or Lausitzring to step in, at least the Lausitzring has shown interest, even to get it long-term.
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Crush 7/14/2016 5:06am
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GL needs to pull his head out of his ass
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Motofinne 7/14/2016 5:07am
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That sucks. I really like Teutschenthal...
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yak651 7/14/2016 5:12am
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I understand that GL wants to make as much money as possible, but is it really necessary to charge that much to hold an event? I guess he will just find someone else that has a bunch of money that will build a track in a field somewhere to hole an event...
singletotable88 7/14/2016 5:18am
7/14/2016 5:18am
Their are too many oil countries left to show off their money. He will find another like Qatar. They won't have the money to pay up in 10 years time though.

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Flip109 7/14/2016 5:40am
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What kind of money he charging? I know hosting a national isn't cheap either.
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kkawboy14 7/14/2016 7:05am
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Since the riders do it for free everyone else should do it for free, just like in america
Finnish_Flash_62 7/14/2016 7:07am
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Flip109 wrote:
What kind of money he charging? I know hosting a national isn't cheap either.
About 400-600k, depending on what kind of a deal the organizer has with Youthstream. Atleast when the Finnish organizer quit a couple of years back they said it was because of a "500k€ risk".
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MR. X 7/14/2016 7:12am
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For that kind of money ,track owners could host a one off race and have ridiculous high purse payout for everyone who makes the cut.
The Source 7/14/2016 9:40am
7/14/2016 9:40am
They priced the Swedish GP out of the schedule. Uddevalla MK put on a great show and it was the perfect date also, 4th of July weekend which is also the beginning of the summer vacations in Scandanavia.
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Paul333 7/14/2016 9:56am
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It's a damn shame many of the historic GP tracks are being priced out. All because the sport is now run purely for the greed of one organization; Youthstream..
Andy_Greenney 7/14/2016 2:15pm
7/14/2016 2:15pm Edited Date/Time 7/14/2016 2:16pm
The British GP has been on a knife edge for years, if it wasn't for Steve Dixons (Monster Energy DRT) passion I doubt we would have Matterley Basin.

GL looks up to F1 as the business model he aspires to reach....maybe he would like to think of himself as a Bernie Ecclestone, there is very little about F1 that the average fan finds attractive.
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roninho 7/14/2016 2:35pm
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MR. X wrote:
For that kind of money ,track owners could host a one off race and have ridiculous high purse payout for everyone who makes the cut.
This.

Compared to staging a dutch or german national GL has one additional cost: tv production. It's insane that the riders accept to pay 1.000 euro entry fee, where they should be getting a couple of grand for making the show.
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500guy 7/14/2016 2:37pm
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Richard Tease II 7/14/2016 3:00pm
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All greed and no vision is YouthStream.
Having F1 as a model is a true sign of no vision for a sport that couldn't be any more different in motor racing terms.
F1 is based on TV and guess what there ratings are dropping their sport has become boring the tracks are shithouse the racing is really only racing in the pits.
Until someone starts a renegade series with good money to attract away the riders especially the privateers then the robbery will continue. imagine how shithouse it would be if all the privateers were taken to a renegade series now this wouldn't look good for TV would it? the start of YS crumbling.
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mxmasta 7/31/2016 2:28pm
7/31/2016 2:28pm
Apparently it is back on the calendar for 2017...
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ehr400 7/31/2016 2:46pm
7/31/2016 2:46pm
Just like why Lierop isnt on the schedule anymore...
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kevin204 7/31/2016 4:12pm
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ehr400 wrote:
Just like why Lierop isnt on the schedule anymore...
Lierop not being on the schedule is a fucking travesty.

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