I wrote a big long response to this but then threw it away. Let's just say
that I for one don't appreciate the accusations. We are not in this business
because of the money. We love this stuff and try to report on it accurately.
That
said, we do try to focus on the positive aspects of it, because the negatives
and the whining are not what (most) people focus on and want to read about.
Tim Suddard
Publisher, Grassroots Motorsports/Classic Motorsports
www. GrassrootsMotorsports.com www.ClassicMotorsports.net
Phone (386) 673-4148 Fax (386) 673-6040
In a message dated 5/8/05 6:23:19 PM, grandwazoo@earthlink.net writes:
> Ah, magazine articles! VDCA sent a rep to Barber before anyone in the
> vintage community had raced
> there. Our rep was given a nice tour, photos were taken and we had a nice
> article published in
> Victory Lane. Then, when we arrived, our racers were treated like they were
> trying to steal or
> damage something.
>
> After the event we had another article published, which ignored the bad
> things and talked about the
> wonderfulness of the place. It's business you know. Even Burt Levy's
> articles about race tracks
> dont have a section for rating how the mgmt treats entrants, organizers and
> spectators.
>
> Same thing with MO. No magazine is going to publish a whining article. It
> doesnt encourage racers
> to go to events, which doesnt help the bottom line of race organizers, who
> are the ones paying for
> the ads that publish the magazine.
>
> Only communication among entrants shows what is happening to everyday
> entrants.
>
> I look forward to a report of how things go at SVRA Mid-Ohio next month. MO
> is my favorite track
> and I'll miss it this year to go to Mosport on the same weekend.
>
> Mike Jackson
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