Barracuda Racing 2014 Preview

[ThomasMRScene]

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Well we should expect sponsorship or driver announcements relatively soon you'd expect. So do you all think it will be Barracuda Networks again? JR Hildebrand or Luca Filippi?

[Grizzlor]

They better hope it's Barracuda.

[IndyCarChad]

A "good" source told me last week that Luca will be signing with the team this week. If JR can find enough $ he could land in a 2nd car with the team.

[ICS001]

Barracuda's value has more than doubled since they were listed on the NYSE (CUDA) last year, so I don't see any issue with sponsorship.

[ThomasMRScene]

A "good" source told me last week that Luca will be signing with the team this week. If JR can find enough $ he could land in a 2nd car with the team.

I need some sources. That's all the rumors I have heard though is Luca is the head guy.

[CrewChief]

For what it is worth as a buyer/user of Barracuda products I have let our sales rep know while I appreciate the support of IndyCar I may appreciate it more ($$$) if JR ends up driving the car they sponsor this year.

[Darth Airbox]

I think they'll sign Vitor Meira

[Team Canada]

Barracuda's value has more than doubled since they were listed on the NYSE (CUDA) last year, so I don't see any issue with sponsorship.

But once they went public, they have a very public board of directors and not a private CEO who can dictate. Private company sponsorships are often done on the heart and devotion by the owners.
I hope they still have a mandate to keep up sponsorships and that they can see a value to sponsoring IndyCar. Many public companies that used to sponsor the series do not perceive any value to having their name on a sidepod anymore.

[ICS001]

But once they went public, they have a very public board of directors and not a private CEO who can dictate. Private company sponsorships are often done on the heart and devotion by the owners.
I hope they still have a mandate to keep up sponsorships and that they can see a value to sponsoring IndyCar. Many public companies that used to sponsor the series do not perceive any value to having their name on a sidepod anymore.

Unlike that other open wheel series (F1) it doesn't cost $100 million for a title sponsorship. I can see some B2B opportunities here with Barracuda supplying equipment to the team as well.

If you take a look at Team Penske, they've retained two high profile sponsors for the coming season: Hitachi and Verizon. AA and Ganassi don't seem to have any sponsor trouble. Rahal, by the looks of it, has two fully sponsored cars. Obviously there was a lot of fuss about Aleshin replacing Vautier, but I'm not sure if it's as much of a downgrade as implied.