If you like to write, consider being part of the crew providing the
coverage in SportsCar Magazine for the 32nd Solo II Nationals.
Here's my situation this year. I need about two dozen writers to cover
the event and so far I have 17. I have room for a couple yet to cover
Thursday-Friday classes (people driving Tuesday-Wednesday) and several yet
for the Tuesday-Wednesday classes (preferably Thursday-Friday drivers). [See
Run Days list at bottom of this message]
The perks are:
1-This counts as your work assignment, and
2-You do NOT have to work on the days you run
The necessaries are:
1-I prefer people who are there all four days (enabling #2 above)
2-You have to get stories back to me within a week (Sept. 18 deadline)
Because of that tight timeframe - we are actually doing all of this AFTER
the magazine's copy deadline - no one should have to write up more than two
classes (Open and Ladies are considered one class for story purposes). The
basic job is to be there when the classes are running, talk to a couple of
the key players, then write a story (likely after you get home) of about 500
words.
You e-mail it to me, I do the editing and fact checking, and perhaps plug
in some historical perspective, and send it to the magazine. I also take
care of preparing all results for publication, so you do not have to worry
about that.
Great writing talent is secondary to just being there. I can edit most
anything into a reasonable narrative, but the eyes and ears of the reporters
are invaluable. This is like the good old days of hot-lead journalism --
you're the ace reporter, I'm "rewrite." I send you a brief "how-to" with the
story assignments.
If you can be part of the crew this year, please answer this post telling
me:
1. Your name
2. Mailing address
3. Phone numbers (home & work)
4. e-mail address
5. Your class, days you run [see schedule below]
6. What days you plan to arrive/leave Topeka
7. Any preferences for classes you'd like to cover (no guarantees!)
8. Give me a second-choice for a work assignment in case I can't use you.
I'll confirm your reply, but assignments are not made until the run/work
order is known in late August. When you send in your entry form, down in the
"Worker Information" section, check the "Other" box and write in
"SportsCar".
If you've already sent your entry and checked off some other worker
preference, just let me know what you checked. I can get it changed.
Hope to hear from you soon!
--Rocky Entriken
Chief of Writers
--------- Run Days ---------
~~~TUE-WED~~~
AS BS DS GS
STX SM SM2
ASP ESP FSP
AP BP DP
DM EM FM F125
~~~THU-FRI~~~
SS CS ES FS HS
STS
BSP(STU) CSP(STS2) DSP
CP EP FP
AM BM CM FSAE
and, of course, corresponding Ladies classes
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