Charlie Southwell medal 5000 6 years 116 days ago
Hello,
I'm a returning player after ~1 year. Helping out a league where Elite tier only had one team in so he can race against someone. I found that message on Twitter https://twitter.com/iGPManager/status/1024680750363406337 so I jumped back into the game.
I have a lot of debt from the hiatus - and wondering if there is any possibility of sorting that balance out - as it's quite insurmountable by just selling staff etc.
Mike K medal 5000 6 years 116 days ago
My advice would be the following:
Drivers:
Having looked at your team...
Sell the current lot, both of them!
The sale will generate much needed income, and also, it's going to shed that crazy wage of 2m per race they are costing you. If you have any reserve drivers, rid them as well unless they are youngsters from your academy.
Promote and develop your own drivers provided you have the necessary tokens to do so from your academy.
Since you say you are returning, this could be a fresh start for you and new drivers from your academy?
Sponsors:
Choose the highest secondary fixed income sponsor, wtf1.
Choose the highest primary cash sponsor: Giggle, 1 token, most bonus cash.
Convert excess tokens if you have any into cash.
Last resort will be an outside investment...
Frank Thomas medal 4977 Moderator 6 years 116 days ago
Perfect time to rebuild the team to be fit for the future. However there is some additional hope, in the past Yunus did help returning players with the same problem but, if he still does it, it might take some time.
I disagree with Mike in regards to the Primary sponsor though. Always when I compared the sponsors the additional token of the best 3 token sponsor (iRacing.com) would buy at least the same amount of money as the difference to the best bonus one would give, with the added advantage to be risk free and more versatile.
Charlie Southwell medal 5000 6 years 116 days ago
To be fair - I never really built up the academy when I was here before. So probably not going to be much luck there for now. Although noted on driver costs. It is too much really.
Hoping that something could be done so I could build buildings and perhaps get to building the academy.
I have picked the sponsors as suggested when i returned - but would take with some quick maths best part of 8 seasons to get back on track...
Frank Thomas medal 4977 Moderator 6 years 116 days ago
May I ask by how much you're into debt?
Btw., if you haven't done so already then select the cheapest engine, fuel and tyre suppliers, it's a good 200k every race after all. Even without that debt, cutting those costs helps to build up HQ as well.
Yunus Unia Blunion medal 5836 6 years 116 days ago
I've relieved most of your debt, the rest of it will have to be reduced by managing your team correctly.
Charlie Southwell medal 5000 6 years 116 days ago
I really appreciate that - thank you Yunus!
