Part 2. Patrick Dempsy - Racing Le Mans Options

[bandjoey]

Part 1 was great. Veloc channel 9 pm central on Uverse

[ThePaintedMan]

If you average out what they've spent on the car, hauler, spares, etc, I'm sure it's FAR above $100,000 a race weekend. I've got a few buddies crewing for GTE teams and the cheapest teams spend upwards of $5-6 million a season to go racing. That averages out around $450-500,000 for twelve races... and that's just a GTE car. Simply incredible.


Back to Patrick, I agree with the commercials being kind of annoying. But I also realize that they have to over-dramaticize it to get non-race-fans to watch. So far, they've done an excellent job of capturing the history and mystique of sportscar racing. And I know that Patrick really appreciates that side of it all and understands what a big deal it is for him to be able to do what he does, which the show has done a good job portraying as well. I like how brutally honest he is, and like many of us, he doesn't hold back the cussing when he's frustrated, that's for sure. He's a class act in my book and someone I personally look up to. Can't wait till part 3.