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Newswatch / Re: Dunlop Bridge at Le Mans Set to Be Rebranded to Goodyear
« on: December 24, 2025, 01:01:05 pm »
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QuotePrincipally, the WEC’s management team requires confidence that the cost of travelling across the English Channel for a race would be offset, at least in part, via gate receipts.
Which is code for "The BRDC have not agreed to pay us our 'think-of-a-number and double it' hosting fee otherwise they'd be running the event at a loss" - the cost of a channel crossing pales into insignificance compared to sea/air freighting the paddock around the globe.
For those of you who think that Le Mans is
a) expensive
b) has a s##t website
Try booking tickets for ABBA Voyage!!