>FHammett wrote:
>> And if the races got publicity, the crowds would come, and then you
>>would find
>> drivers driving harder, and more crashes would come also.
>>
>> I for one would like to see the sport promoted. It would mean more
>>excitement,
>> and probably less cost to the drivers. Even price money.
>
>NO @#$%^&*() WAY DO WE WANT ANYTHING LIKE THIS!
jesus, this thread could go on for daze...I agree with Jim
Frank, (old ruptured duck)
With all due respect to your apparent skills as a Marketing Genius...you
obviously haven't been around the sport long enough...
- What makes you think that additional promotion will lower costs to drivers?
- you honestly think any P.T. Barnum is going to fork over all that
additional dough out of HIS pocket in order to draw the local yokels to
watch? and...what kind of car owners and drivers you suppose old P.T.'s
going to want? RIIIIIGHT, cars/drivers that the locals can IDENTIFY
with...and that ain't me with my Porsche 912, nor jim with one of his
Alfas, nor WST with any of his Healeys, who cares about any of that furrin
shit? This is why NASCAR is the 500lb gorilla that it is today...The SCCA
Trans-Am series is another example; good ol murkin cars duking it out on
road courses, ably assisted by sharp marketing types to ensure a decent
pile of gate receipts...though the series is getting a little ragged around
the edges - but's another story for another time...
- To refresh your memory, Vintage racing (and SCCA Club racing,with
exception of their "Pro" activities) are CLUB activities primarily for our
collective enjoyment of these vintage heaps, as well as each other's
company - and that's the way a lot of us like it...
Point I'm trying to make here Frank, old fupped duck, is that vintage
racing is intended to be just a little less stressful than
balls-to-the-wall racing, and a lot more accessible & affordable to those
of us with lives away from the racetrack. And it also provides an
opportunity to celebrate the many weird, misunderstood, strangely
engineered, FUN cars that have been a part of this modern post-war
landscape. Some of us don't need or want the Big Time...Nuff said, I'm
sure I've stirred a few up with this one.
v/r
Thom Kuby
|