Jon,
I think the sport is growing already, 361 entries is the most ever. There
were TONS of new drivers and 1/2 a TON of new cars.
Mike (it just keeps getting better) Manghelli
-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Amo <webmaster@landracing.com>
To: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, August 27, 2000 10:10 PM
Subject: Re: Attracting new comers/ Classes
>John,
>
>I disagree, less classes would make this sport, which is already very
tough, but
>more competitive, people like competitiveness, thats were most roots are
from
>and always will be. for example.
>This happened this year at Bonneville,
>Team Amo bumped their own record to 191.530 mph, Jason McVicar came into
the
>MPS-F class and bumped the record to 191.880 mph. If that would not have
>happened we would have packed up and came home. But since he did, we did
out of
>competitivness "Scrap" another motor together and run. And that is why we
are
>coming to WOS which we never have been before. Competivness is like a
disease, a
>very bad one. Joe and I are both diseased with it, thats why we are doing
>whatever possible to get there next month.
>You dont think that would draw people in? Less classes = more
competitevness.,
>I'm not saying that is the answer. Hell being on the salt is just enough,
but
>personally I would rather compete against some else during the event and
not
>black and white. SO basically if the sport was more competitive maybe it
would
>draw more of a crowd? That is a question and only a opinion, we all look
for a
>way to bring new comers to the sport, could this be the answer? Everybody
keeps
>speaking of the next generation to keep the sport alive, if the sport
starts to
>die, would this or could it be the answer?
>Maybe the sport is growing and no questions or answers are needed, I think
this
>may have been the biggest event ever? SCTA-BNI any stats on this? or is it
in a
>decline?
>
>Jonathan Amo
>www.landracing.com
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