You'd have to think the private equity suits down at Archer Capital would have the smallest inkling of impending doom.
Archer owns the majority of the incredibly successful V8 Supercars franchise. But times are changing. V8 Supercars were built on the traditional Holden-Ford rivalry and a host of legendary drivers. Holden and Ford owners are disappearing. The series has been opened up to other brands that don't have the same intense customer loyalty. Most of all, there has been no competitive product to challenge the V8's dominance.
Until this month's Bathurst 12 Hour Race. Imagine this: 50 serious cars with 150 equally (well, mainly equal) serious drivers from around the world running around Mount Panorama. How serious were the cars? Well, until the last few laps the race winner could have been a Bentley, an Audi R8 LMS Ultra, a Nissan GT-R, an Aston Martin Vantage, a Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 and a Ferrari 458 Italia.