Russ.... I totally agree... My car is a lot of things... but a Show car
isn't one of them.... I take it anywhere it might bring interest to our
sport...
Did 3 Hot Rod Magizine PowerFests last year ( none less then 300 miles from
here) and our Local Car Show...
I think the outcome was that some of the folks actually showed up at Maxton
to watch and maybe there will be one more racer as a result.. that is a Good
thing as far as I am concerned.... More folks equals better competition
which equals More Fun!
Keith
----- Original Message -----
From: Finishline Coatings <lona@finishlinecoatings.com>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 7:52 PM
Subject: LSR
> Hi everyone:
> I want to write this while it's still fresh in my mind.....any input
> from you will be appreciated.
> Every fall and winter, our business has a booth in all the car shows and
> swap meets in the northwest. This is one of the ways that we
> advertise. This year we were asked to bring the roadster to three of
> the shows to put on display for Land Speed Race Cars. Marlo Triet and I
> booth took advantage of this. Land Speed Louise was at one of these
> shows and was very helpful in promoting our sport. (Thanks Louise).
> Last weekend I was at a show in Redmond, Or.,(a little "cow-town", as
> are all the towns in the easter part of the state. The general public
> knows what hot rods and custom cars are, they know about drag racing and
> nascar, but know very little about Bonneville and dry lake racing. I
> will try my best to get my point across without taking too much space.
> Our car is not a show car-it is a race car. The frame and body are not
> painted and the car is not finished. In fact, there is still a lot of
> rust on the frame and rear end from speed week. So in my opinion, it's
> not a show car. We get no money for taking it to car shows. In fact,
> it costs us more in gas and other expenses to take the car than just our
> display for the business. But I show the car with 1/2 the body off.
> People can then see what it takes to build a LSR car. The car has
> always generated interest from hot rodders, but the general public looks
> at it and you can tell they don't understand a thing about it.Anyway, a
> lot of people came up to me and said that they had seen the TV program
> and that they liked it. Some said they watched the re-run and when they
> got to see a car in person and talk about it, they understood it better
> - what LSR was all about and that they would watch the program again.
> The public looks at LSR different than you and I do. If you want the
> public to understand what we do, you need to put forth the effort to
> educate them.. Take advantage of any opportunity to put your car on
> display with other cars if you want to promote the sport. One more
> thing...a couple of weeks ago, we were approached by Pat Barrett, the
> regional manager for "Drive Media,". I'm sure most of you have seen it
> and picked it up at the auto parts stores. It is nation wide I think.
> Anyway, they have asked me to write a monthly article (about 500 words)
> on LSR. They have Don Gartletts do one on drag racing. I'm not as good
> with words as Louise or Mary West, but I've done tech articles for many
> car magazines in the past.
> So guys, here is another way to tell people about our sport. So, e-mail
> us about what is going on in your area-new cars, old cars, pictures
> etc. But please tell me...because I can't write about different items
> without your help...pass it on to me.. (I don't get paid for this. I
> want to promote our sport.)
> Now a tech question. Dan or anyone else---the rule book says that "for
> modified roadster that no fairings or special coverings of the wheels
> and tires are permitted - quoted from second sentence, page 45. It's
> legal to have moon discs on the inside of the front wheels--most
> roadsters do. Can I put moon discs on the inside of the rear
> wheels?????. I haven't seen any roadsters with them. I need to know.
> It will require a lot of time to do this if it's legal- and Muroc is
> coming up soon.
>
> Thanks,
> Russ Meeks #902 XO M.R.
> The garbage truck motor man
>
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