Joe
If you come up with a good alarm system let us know. I'm like you I would
like to advertise our success. Now if we all travel in a caravan we could
post a sentry.
John Beckett, LSR #79, E/FCC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Amo" <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
To: "Doug Anderson" <boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com>
Cc: <lanspeed@west.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: List products to support the list
> I dont completely disagree with Louise...BUT in response to: ""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.""
>
> Doesnt mean I am going to stop bringing Aero and Kyaera to the salt, as
far as
> the trailer goes, for years it was the plain white 6 by 12, and you know
> what??...I finally felt like we were doing an injustice to those
spectators
> driving by as the noname rig, and also got tired of not having run ins
with as
> many folks as I wanted to at the meets, you see I have not gone fast
enough to
> be known by all that I wish to know, so this year a fine sponsor put
graphics on
> the trailer indicating who we are TEAM AMO DEDICATED TO THE PURSUIT OF
SPEED.
> And you know what we were much more identifiable, enabling/facilitating
many
> wonderful aquaintances, very much WORTH the risk to me. When we finally
go
> fast I cant wait to plaster the names of those who mean alot to us, whos
caring
> and conscientious services and products would be a BOON to racers and
many
> others. You see there are alot of "bad people" out there but dammit I
refuse to
> let them get in the way of the good people. For every one freak we drive
by on
> the highway, I can advertise some great stuff like FINISHLINE COATINGS to
a
> hundred potential good people customers.
> And when the someone make me open the trailer, I will have some great
info
> to share with them regarding all the parts and
stuff....................well ok
> getting alittle sureal here......will definately look into some alarm
> systems.....anybody got any input on that?..... in todays day and age cant
you
> secure a trailer of stuff and have an alarm system capable of beeping you
if
> tampered with??? How about some overlays or something to affix over
the
> graphics when parked at the motels???
>
> Joe (yeah 17 bikes just got stolen in one swoop from the roadraces at
Pocono,
> does that mean they should quit racing, or attending racing??) Amo :) :)
>
> Doug Anderson wrote:
>
> > Yah I agree with Louise....you NEVER know where you will have tyo park
next.
> > there's just too many "not nice" people out there today.....
> >
> > "Dirty Doug" in New Yawk.....
> >
> > From: "\"LandSpeed\" Louise Ann Noeth" <lanspeed@west.net>
> > Reply-To: "\"LandSpeed\" Louise Ann Noeth" <lanspeed@west.net>
> > To: "Chuck Rothfuss" <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>,
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Subject: Re: List products to support the list
> > Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 10:05:43 -0700
> >
> > 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
> > >
> > >
> >
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