Force racing on hiatus?

[z28]

This leads one to believe there is still negotiations going on with sponsors. Or limited to no sponsors for this team for the rest of 2020.

all they have to do is load up and drive down the street. If the money is there they will fire up

 

[Mike_in_Toney]

So totally speculation on my part. I didn't even know anything was going on with them possibly not making it, but I guess it wouldn't be a Peak thing. They're trying to get Twitter followers up and just hit up the JFR guys.

 

[Chili]

So totally speculation on my part. I didn't even know anything was going on with them possibly not making it, but I guess it wouldn't be a Peak thing. They're trying to get Twitter followers up and just hit up the JFR guys.

Their lack of tweets involving the upcoming events tells us they won’t be attending. I think it must be a team health decision than a lack of money issue. I respect his decision but it is kind of shocking.

 

[Mike_in_Toney]

But then again....official but no reason why.

John Force, entire organization to miss NHRA return this weekend

The NHRA is back to racing this weekend after a 4 1/2-month hiatus, but it will be without the sport’s biggest star, John Force.

motorsports.nbcsports.com

 

[Chili]

Not sure about Palmer. From Steve Torrence's Facebook page on July 1st.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=260749398555320

Palmer is running a limited schedule this year as it was. He is also driving in the MWPMS full time this year and they are racing this coming weekend.

 

[Ramjet]

If Tasca is positive for Covid 19 he may not be the only one! John IS in his seventies and in the At Risk group.

 

[Tony]

From Susan Wade. Read thru till the end...

NHRA to Restart This Weekend without Four-Car John Force Racing Team

Team missed Monday entry deadline for E3 Spark Plugs Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway, declined to comment.

www.autoweek.com

 

[Paul]

From Susan Wade. Read thru till the end...

NHRA to Restart This Weekend without Four-Car John Force Racing Team

Team missed Monday entry deadline for E3 Spark Plugs Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway, declined to comment.

www.autoweek.com

Damn, that's a ton of sponsorship to lose. I don't blame him at all, he doesn't have a business to subsidize the loss of income. I am shocked AAA/Chevy would have pulled out.

 

[flapjack]

Love or hate Force - I have to say dipping into corporate profits to make payroll speaks volumes about how he treats his employees. I thought that was a stand up thing to do.

 

[Pete]

NHRA made a major mistake in cutting qualifying numbers. Without the big show they have nothing. The sportsman racing can't carry the whole load.

Now that JFR may sit out, I remember watching an interview with JF after the Indy races were announced and I thought it was odd that he said, “when we get back to racing, whenever that is” and that he “was putting his own money into his program to keep it afloat”....seemed odd at the time, but makes sense now if he knew the sponsorship was on hold

 

[Mike_in_Toney]

Seems weird that it would be all the major sponsors though. I would figure Chevy is the main one hurting right now. All the car makers are getting kicked in the teeth pretty hard from what I've read.

 

[mike]

Still a rumor. Unconfirmed.

You can call it a rumour, but they won’t be showing up, and you can take that to the bank.

 

[Dragracer]

You can call it a rumour, but they won’t be showing up, and you can take that to the bank.

Just this weekend or all year?

 

[Butch]

I'd say it's Business Decision for JF to shut down racing for the year and keep his people on payroll, then to race out of pocket. On top of this consider the expense of wadding just one car, this could very easily happen.

I say it's a good decision on John's part.

 

[DanTheFan]

I don’t blame him. It’s going to be a disruptive season anyway and I bet a few more race locations will cancel events. Plus, there will be a lot of 130 degree race tracks so I expect the entertainment value to suffer. It won’t be the same without his teams though. The sport is in trouble anyway. You need to be a millionaire business owner to make it.

 

[Chili]

I'd say it's Business Decision for JF to shut down racing for the year and keep his people on payroll, then to race out of pocket. On top of this consider the expense of wadding just one car, this could very easily happen.

I say it's a good decision on John's part.

I would think most of his payroll has been laid off. I’m guessing he is getting very little if any sponsorship money since he is not competing on the tour. He may be paying his people out of his own pocket but that is a pretty large payroll. I’m guessing if he did lay off employees of the race team, we may see them pop up with some other teams.

 

[Notch1320]

Everybody has to realize that nobody knows what will happen, we're all dealing with it one day at a time no matter if it's drag racing, football or your own personal life. Force's decision to park his teams is a smart move IMHO, NHRA should do the same. Should be interesting to see how they handle his absence on the TV show this weekend.

 

[z28]

Everybody has to realize that nobody knows what will happen, we're all dealing with it one day at a time no matter if it's drag racing, football or your own personal life. Force's decision to park his teams is a smart move IMHO, NHRA should do the same. Should be interesting to see how they handle his absence on the TV show this weekend.

I'm sure some of those employees are pulling down some pretty heavy bucks. How long can he hold on to them without funding?

 

[DG]

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[DG]

I'm sure some of those employees are pulling down some pretty heavy bucks. How long can he hold on to them without funding?

I was messaging with one of his PR staff yesterday and they said that they were still on "Furlough"!