> ***Has this guy come back with some facts? Or was he just shooting off
> himself***
> >I happen to catch a show about racing (on ESPN, I believe) during the
> >season and they were talking about the increase in popularity of both
> >Indycar and Nascar, and also about racing mechandise (posters, model
> cars,
> >etc). As an aside, the person doing the show said that you couldn't
> get
> >anything with Villeneuve or his car on it because Players/Villeneuve
> >refused to license anything dealing with the team. Since this was
> with
> >other racing mechandise (which would generate more money), it stands
> to
> >reason that they would refuse the request from Papyrus. I'm not sure
> that
> >it is PSAA or the Bill Waterson (sp? Calvin & Hobbes) affect.
> >Gary.
> >
> Now, as for "Mr. Villeneuve" and his team as well as other
> drivers/teams, I would think they could, if nothing else, gain some
> popularity and fans by letting Papyrus or whoever use their name and
> likeness in a game. It cost nothing for them to say "yes". It's also
> FREE advertizment for their sponsors!
>
Hi Mike. Villenuve has a unique situation with his old sponsor.
Players regularly controls the exposure of it's logo. There is a brand
new add in magazines that shows the winning FORD vehicles that won
season's championships. A Desert Truck, the Roush Trans Am Mustang and
the Reynard/Ford of Jacques. However only his is shown from a direct
front angle. The front tires then block the Players logo almost
entirely. Only the nose decal can be clearly seen. Now this is a
factory add by Ford, for Ford, and if they can't get Players to ok a
promo shot, no way, a little ol game company from Texas is gonna get'em
to ok stuff.
Oh, and his mom owns a copyright on the name Villeneuve from his
Dad's F1 racing days. That too could play a part in this.
However, the question is really MOOT! cuz there are already two
sets of cars that have been painted for ICR2 that include JV and his
players paint scheme. also the Penske's have thier Marlboro sponsorship
and Micheal Andretti and Paul Tracey etc are in those two. The sets are
available on the Internet or probably by now at many bbs' around the
country including Compuserve and AOL.
Dave Henrie
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