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chicken8
15-09-2006, 02:24 AM
i can't be certain. but the article says they bought out Midlands

but apart from that doesn't really mention much else


Prior to last weekend, few but the hardened car enthusiast knew the name Spyker. All that has changed, however, after the company’s purchase of the Midland team, making the Dutch sportscar maker the latest auto manufacturer to enter Formula One racing. But the Spyker name is far from new to motorsport - indeed its involvement in racing dates back almost a century.
http://www.formula1.com/news/4956.html

http://www.formula1.com/photos/597x478/sutton/2006/d06ita1306.jpg
Vinnie
15-09-2006, 07:10 AM
yeh i heard that company bought mf1 wen i was watching monza, apparently they paid $10mil US for it... theyre gonna hav to pour alot more than that into it tho if they wanna make the team competitve...
shinji112
15-09-2006, 09:58 AM
actually they paid around $106mil US. and you're right vinnie.. they need to pour HEAPS of money in
DOHCTR Coopz!
15-09-2006, 10:01 AM
will be any teams dropping out?
who's supplying engines for these kids?
shinji112
15-09-2006, 10:49 AM
duno if any teams will be dropping out but currently Spyker Midland run toyota engines. but since toyota is supplying engines for Williams next year, they might change suppliers
j3z3z
15-09-2006, 06:26 PM
spyker build there own car the c8 and c8s. they i believe will make there own engines. the company is owned buy numorous dutch multi millionair car enthusiasts
chicken8
15-09-2006, 06:59 PM
it seems like a bit money losing venture tho
LUD02C
16-09-2006, 10:01 AM
They are an airline company I'm sure of it.
They have also signed Klien for next year (rumor has it)
I have only ever seen one of there cars and it was at Le Mans!
j3z3z
16-09-2006, 08:56 PM
They are an airline company I'm sure of it.
They have also signed Klien for next year (rumor has it)
I have only ever seen one of there cars and it was at Le Mans!

no just a car company as i have stated. used a chev motor in their 1st car now building their own in house
Petronas
23-09-2006, 01:38 PM
They are an airline company I'm sure of it.
They have also signed Klien for next year (rumor has it)
I have only ever seen one of there cars and it was at Le Mans!
They were an airline company back in the days.... Now some dude bought the name Spyker and started building cars.... (Spyker also built cars while they were building planes, they entered in the Pekeng to Paris endurance crap too)
j3z3z
23-09-2006, 03:12 PM
the current spyker is completely unrelated to the old car/airline company the only similarity is the name, the original company that ran the airline company and car copmany was realy spijker and branded as spyker to overseas markets