I wondered if that would get your hackles up. Truth is, it's not in anyone's
interest for enthusiasts to focus on the negative aspects of anything as
fragile as racing cars. There's plenty of people around who want us all to
stop and be good citizens, driving priuses and visualizing world peace.
I don't think it's up to the magazines to get bad behavior changed--it's up
to the people who experience it. Either that or learn to live with it.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of GRMTim@aol.com
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 6:10 AM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: The New Mid-Ohio-magazine writers
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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