Good way to look at this, John. Each to his/her own.
When the USFRA started its web site over a year ago,
Dan (webmaster!) got about 60 "www.saltflats.com" stickers
printed up. They weren't exactly cheap, ended up giving
most of them away, sold some at $3.00 each.
But............they went like hot cakes.........
Very nice of you to offer to do it at cost.
Kris Wright
USFRA Program Advertising
Racer Registration & Time Recorder
But don't forget the day job:!!! Office Manager,
Cimarron Software, Inc.
The Laboratory and Analysis Workflow Company
The Backus's wrote:
> Louise and list; I agree that lettered trailers can be a magnet for theives
> but I was thinking more along the lines of land-speed.com for the race cars,
> helmets, tow vehicles, etc. A nice logo on the tow vehicle on a magnetic
> sign could identify us at meets as well as t-shirts and hats. I refuse to
> totally succumb to not living my life like I want because of a few (or many)
> bad guys in this world. A large plain white trailer causes enough attention
> anyway. We had our dragster trailer lettered and hauled it all over the
> country with no problems. I say do what you want but if you need some vinyl
> graphics wether printed decals or separate letters we can help by doing it
> at our actual cost and you can sell them to make money as you wish, that
> will be our contribution to the effort whatever you decide. It seems that
> Keith can get some neat shirts printed maybe he can handle that end of the
> project.
>
> John Backus in Cincinnati
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ""LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth" <lanspeed@west.net>
> To: "Chuck Rothfuss" <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 10:05 AM
> Subject: Re: List products to support the list
>
> > Hhhmmm . .. support for the list and creating more camaraderie is
> > great!
> >
> > However, give a hard think about putting stickers on your rigs calling
> > attention to what is inside. Dragging my livelihood around for three
> > years on 2 1/2 inch ball made us keenly aware of the benefits of being
> > "invisible" at times. The unadorned trailer made sleeping in strange,
> > quirky towns, or grabbing a bite to eat in busy, but obstructed
> > parking lot view eateries a lot easier on the brain than if we
> > advertised that a race car with plenty of tools and easily pawnable
> > items were inside . . .
> >
> > You can keep the rig close, but just like kids, you can't keep tabs on
> > them 24/7 -- unless there is a sentry, or one heck of a great alarm
> > system, its "plain Jane" for me.
> >
> > Just a thought from someone who spent a few years living out of a
> > suitcase while seeing the USA a quarter-mile at a time . . .
> >
> >
> > Speedy Regards,
> >
> > "LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth
> >
> > LandSpeed Productions
> > Telling stories with words and pictures
> > ------------------------o0o--------------------------
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chuck Rothfuss" <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
> > To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 6:52 AM
> > Subject: List products to support the list
> >
> >
> > > Keith, Dick J, List,
> > >
> > > Interesting concept, the sunscreen/sticker thing. Maybe even a
> > bumper
> > > sticker for our trailers/tow vehicles. (Some folks might either
> > prefer no
> > > stickers on their car, or have no room left for any more) I think
> > with a
> > > few exceptions, most of us drag some sort of trailer for hundreds or
> > > thousands of miles to get to events. Imagine how much exposure a
> > catchy
> > > sticker could get in that distance from the gawkers that pass us.
> > > This internet thing must not just be a fad. WWW's seem to be
> > everywhere.
> > > I've even got a plug for www.roadsters.com (home of ECTA's site) on
> > the USS
> > > Wankel. A little bit of exposure in print can go a long way toward
> > sparking
> > > BIG interest in something. It wasn't too long ago that Keith and I
> > were
> > > pretty much talking to each other on this list, and doing all we
> > could to
> > > spread the word. Then Wendy Jeffries gave it a little bit of ink in
> > BRN and
> > > things really started to happen FAST. (Just the way we like it!
> > Thanks Wendy!)
> > >
> > > My next thought was right along the same line as Keith's, how
> > about
> > > selling the things and donating a portion of the profit to help
> > support the
> > > list. That'd sure help out the occasional list fund drive for new
> > hardware.
> > > (Though I understand that went well, thanks to all the willing
> > contributors
> > > who want to see this list grow) OK, how about some list T-shirts or
> > hats?
> > > That'd identify us when we're away from our rigs. Might help Keith
> > keep the
> > > sun off his neck if he had three hats to wear at the same time!
> > Perhaps a
> > > button or pin to attach to our own special hat. I pick up stuff at
> > every
> > > event to support something or other, and this list is certainly a
> > worthy
> > > cause.
> > >
> > > Kinda like my old rabbit dog, Dinky, I'm a "jump dog." When I
> > see a
> > > rabbit (In this case a Great Idea) and give it a nudge, then I sit
> > back and
> > > see what happens next. I think Dick J has hit on a real winner
> > here. We
> > > can all have fun with it, raise a little money to support the list,
> > and get
> > > the word out to a wider audience if someone can now just grab onto
> > the idea
> > > and make it happen. With the level of creativity on this list we
> > oughto
> > > have a contest for best list t-shirt design. I'll just sit here and
> > listen
> > > for the BANG!
> > >
> > > Chuck Rothfuss
> > > LSR #510
> > > Pole Cat Hollow, NC
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > At 07:41 PM 9/1/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> > > >Nice Site John.... obviously Professional Work....
> > > >
> > > >What we are talking about is a semi Standardized list Sticker that
> > those of
> > > >us that Chose to could put on our cars....
> > > >
> > > >I am sure each of us would be happy to pay a reasonable price for
> > them...
> > > >and some folks like me would even be happy to buy extra's to pass
> > out or
> > > >sell...
> > > >
> > > >as a Thought... we might even do something like have the Electrical
> > shut off
> > > >Sticker ..Sponsored by the List.... you know where we could put out
> > the
> > > >stickers that show the ON/OFF and in fine Print the Majordomo thing
> > or the
> > > >Landspeed list entry or maybe Jon's site.... what do you all
> > think?
> > > >
> > > >Keith ( hey it's a thought... might help us identify each other...)
> > >
> > >
> >
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