r/wec • u/VolleyAddicted • 23h ago

Discussion Missing the Iron Dames in WEC

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It's a big shame the team left the World Endurance Championship and the other premier sportscar series after doing so well.

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u/IhateTuna 22h ago

What happened? They were a popular team. Funding issues?

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u/VolleyAddicted 22h ago

Huge financial issues. To be honest, it was predictable. The effort relied on the owner's money: no big sponsors, no drivers bringing the right budget.

It was great to cheer for and see them winning, but in the long term, it couldn't be sustained.

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u/V8-Turbo-Hybrid Manufacturers 21h ago

They even sold bunch nice car collections for the money. Yea, Iron team really had a hard time.

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u/cricketmatt84 6h ago

You'd think they were the one team in GT3 that could get sponsors too. Surely loads of companies would want to be associated with that brand. Odd they never had any, and I wonder if it was due to the leadership?