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Leafield factory for sale
By Gunman May 7 2008
Administrators are currently looking for buyers for Super Aguri. All the team's installations and personnel are now for sale to anyone who's interested in starting a brand-new motorsport team. They claim to have received several expressions of interest already.

Super Aguri used a factory at Leafield that used to belong to the old Arrows team. Super Aguri employed over 90 people at that location.

Joint administrator Philip Long had this to say:

"This Administration provides a unique opportunity to get into high-level motorsport without having to build an operation from scratch. In terms of capability a new team could easily be up and running for the 2009 Formula One season.
Virtually everything is in place including the people, the technical expertise, the laboratories and testing facilities. A new team could walk in and take over a fully operational unit from day one. There are a number of other motorsport projects being undertaken which should interest the motor racing world.”

So something new might still come from Super Aguri's ashes.

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Re: Leafield factory for sale
Posted by: RA106 (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:05:07:22:16:25

maybe other forms of motorsport would like a spare factory but a team looking to enter f1 would have to have the financial backing or it will be aguri all over again

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Re: Leafield factory for sale
Posted by: Mr. W (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:05:07:22:54:53

Well well well, the writing was on the wall since day one! I feel sorry for the 90+ personnel looking for work. F1 is now a 4 team championship race! Oh yes indeed, not that any top F1 personnel read this stuff!! Oh yeah, Good idea has come to mind, the FIA should have there own team in the world championship to set the benchmark in F1 which all other team should try and beat!
If I had a some $40million the team would be mine!! and that a little under the book value!

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Re: Leafield factory for sale
Posted by: MSO (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:05:07:22:58:36

Well well well, the writing was on the wall since day one! I feel sorry for the 90+ personnel looking for work. F1 is now a 4 team championship race! Oh yes indeed, not that any top F1 personnel read this stuff!! Oh yeah, Good idea has come to mind, the FIA should have there own team in the world championship to set the benchmark in F1 which all other team should try and beat!
If I had a some $40million the team would be mine!! and that a little under the book value!

Mr. W

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Re: Leafield factory for sale
Posted by: Gunman (IP Logged)
Date: 2008:05:08:00:48:15

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maybe other forms of motorsport would like a spare factory but a team looking to enter f1 would have to have the financial backing or it will be aguri all over again

I think what's for sale is just the base to start a team, without building all the facilities from scratch. Anyone wanting to get involved will have to hire more personnel and do a few investments here and there. The few companies interested in getting into F1 have a golden opportunity here, even better than when Suzuki bought the factory many years after Arrows left it.
And as Mr. Long said in terms of F1, it's to buy now and get a team ready for 2009.

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