The little PR for the ECTA is coming through my connections with the Hot
Rod world in California.... ( that's my Brother in Law.. he is the general
manager of a major Frame supplier) anyway it seems that the powers that be
in the Magazine community didn't see Eye to Eye with the overall
profitability of there publications and decided that to increase the bottom
line they would increase gross revenues by increasing the basic cost of
advertising....
To wit.... the powers that pay those bills... gave them a fairly healthy
send off.... in other words.... "Take a hike buckwheat"... so we have been
reduced to a lowly favor
from Rod and Custom I believe.... Hell we will see... I promise to beat
them all up at the next Street Rod Nationals in Louisville....
At this late date... I am thinking that we can still get some ink.. these
guys work about 3 months out though... it would take some effort but I
think it would be worth the effort.... I did talk to the owner at length
about changing his financial position with the Mags... by the way.... he
was unwilling to pay an additional 25% to subject himself to the
robbery....
Keith Turk
Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed Racer
Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
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> From: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
> To: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>;
land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Work weekend
> Date: Thursday, February 11, 1999 7:15 PM
>
> John, Keith, List,
>
> Today was the first day I've been out of the house since my foot
surgery
> last Friday. Sure felt good to get out, but now I'm sore all over from
> playing at the shop and junk yard prowling on crutches. I'd have been
next
> to useless this weekend anyway. Maybe I can get you somemore concrete
patch
> advice, and kick some people in the butt (with my good foot) about
helping
> us save the Maxton Mile, before the next good work weekend.
>
> I haven't heard anything more from Keith about possible Hot Rod
Magazine
> coverage, but they will be just down the road in Rockingham on the
weekend
> of March 27-28. Maybe you could call or write Petersen Publishing and
see
> if they could send someone over to do a story on us. I'd do it myself,
but
> YOU are the co-founder and 200 MPH club member. I think it'd have more
> weight coming from you.
>
> Any more thought to one of those fat sponsorship/advertising deals?
Man,
> that would be great! One big sponsor and we might be able to repave the
> whole thing. Hell, I wouldn't even mind if they wanted to name it after
> their business. "The Terrell Atlantic Corporation Century Twenty-One
> Communications Mile." Hey, that's got a nice ring to it. Who cares, as
> long as they pay the bills!! Maybe a paving contractor who wants
bragging
> rights to the fastest mile on the East Coast. Maybe there are some
> advertising professionals lurking on the list that could offer some FREE
> advice?
>
> Any good word from that guy with NC DOT? Ya know, it's funny that you
> should mention FAA regulations. We used to autocross on an active runway
in
> Murfreesboro, NC. Whenever we'd get the word we would run out and clear
a
> few cones off the course and let the planes land. That's why I brought
up
> the other runways. The FAA regs might have a lot to do with jet aircraft
> too. They don't take kindly to anybody that might leave things (Jim's
Iron
> Duke pistons come to mind!) on the runway. Anyway, they resurfaced their
> runway, and haven't invited us back.
>
> I know what it's like to lose a race site, and with Maxton being the
only
> one of it's kind on the entire East Coast I sure don't want to lose it.
It
> won't get any better without everyones help. If you can't haul concrete
or
> provide labor at the track PLEASE send money. Every little bit helps.
>
> Chuck "One legged man..." Rothfuss
>
>
>
> At 07:33 PM 2/11/99 -0500, John Beckett wrote:
> >Chuck
> >
> >Forgot to mention. Looks like this weekend is a bust as far as work at
> >Maxton is concerned (rain). Hope the weather for next weekend is better
and
> >we will try again.
> >
> >JB
>
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