Inside the Ford GT Driver Search Process
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Xcentric
GT Owner
"Ford will also pursue respective GTLM and GTE championships during the two-year GT project..."
Two year. What does that mean? Two year contract with CGR? Only planning to race for two years?
Two year. What does that mean? Two year contract with CGR? Only planning to race for two years?
It means that after 2 years (more likely a year) Ford will have options to renew with CGR, or go a different direction if it doesn't work out. Racing is very "dynamic" and long term contracts are rare (usually year to year). Also options if the car doesn't work out for what ever reason (hopefully not of course, but rules packages can change as well)
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BoP test is at Ladoux in September. They will be racing an "equalized" car from the start. Bummer, but it is what it is.
BAT
GT Owner
What is the typical length of a driver's contract? Also, are drivers independent with their own agent or do they belong to a racing team that contracts their services?
GTdrummer
GT Owner
Chip G., I can tell you from experience does not suffer fools and is a hard task master.
Having represented drivers and teams, if I was starting a team tomorrow, I would look for the following:
1. A winner of one or more races in a top series (winning is hard --experience in running up front and finishing does not come quickly)
2. Someone who can give good feedback during testing. You can have all the PCs in the world but nothing better than driver FB
3.Someone with a solid mechanical background--see 2 above.
4.Someone in good physical shape, and with a huge power of concentration So many lose focus.
5.Someone who treats team, sponsors, owners well. We have fired more than one.
my 2 cents. there is much more to look for
Having represented drivers and teams, if I was starting a team tomorrow, I would look for the following:
1. A winner of one or more races in a top series (winning is hard --experience in running up front and finishing does not come quickly)
2. Someone who can give good feedback during testing. You can have all the PCs in the world but nothing better than driver FB
3.Someone with a solid mechanical background--see 2 above.
4.Someone in good physical shape, and with a huge power of concentration So many lose focus.
5.Someone who treats team, sponsors, owners well. We have fired more than one.
my 2 cents. there is much more to look for
