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Re: On Speedvision Earlier, Boat Autocrossing

To: Matt Murray <mattm@optonline.net>, autox list <autox@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: On Speedvision Earlier, Boat Autocrossing
From: Michael King <mapco@att.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 09:46:07 -0500
Trust me, no one would miss NASCAR either...imho of course.

Mike

on 12/27/01 1:42 PM, Matt Murray at mattm@optonline.net wrote:

> FWIW, it has been about two or three years since Speed last aired
> the Jet-boat racing. No one seemed to miss it, either.
> 
> Matt Murray
> 
> mattm@optonline.net
> 
> Copyright 2001, Matthew D. Murray.  Permission to reproduce these
> words
> on the list explicitly granted.
> ----- Original Message -----
>> Even given that, did you notice that this was a world series,
> etc. etc.?
>> What the "must be on tv" people seem to be forgetting is that
> you
>> typically grow the sport at the grassroots / local level,
> _then_ market it
>> to sponsors for tv coverage.  Sure, you might get a one shot 30
> minute
>> show doing it the way they're talking about now, but what the
> heck good
>> does that do?  If the goal is to grow the sport with sponsor
> dollars, you
>> better show a televised series/points championship.  We don't
> have that in
>> any form.  The closest thing is ProSolo.
>> Mark
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