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Re: KEEP MUROC ALIVE

To: "Jonathan Amo" <webmaster@landracing.com>, <Br69br69br@aol.com>
Subject: Re: KEEP MUROC ALIVE
From: "Richard Fox" <v4gr@rcn.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 20:48:14 -0800
List; No one is forcing anyone to race at Muroc.At first I was really
excited to run on that famous dirt. Now I think maybe I'll pass. That is my
point, if you don't want to run at Muroc , Don't.  Rich Fox
-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Amo <webmaster@landracing.com>
To: Br69br69br@aol.com <Br69br69br@aol.com>
Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, December 08, 2000 06:05 PM
Subject: Re: KEEP MUROC ALIVE


>Somewhere in there I to agree with this. Affordability is one great reason
of
>Land Speed Racing at an amature level. If costs keep going up then it
throws some
>of the people out of the loop. And we must make it happen to keep the
people we
>have in the sport. But also from Mike's standpoint, no matter what you do
you
>cant keep everybody happy, that is life. And yes times do change and the
cost for
>putting on such an event goes up.
>I am not a player for Muroc, but if the chance arose I would like to be
able to
>afford it also. And this does not go for just muroc, but Bonneville too.
>We have been going for 10 years with Joe's project, and I am scraping money
>already to make MY own first entry ever into speedweek this year, with my
>project.
>
>Jonathan Amo
>www.landracing.com
>
>
>Br69br69br@aol.com wrote:
>
>> IMHO
>>
>> $50.00 This year $35.00 Next and so on. No Thank You!
>> I'm tired of the attitude that it's OK to keep driving the cost of LSR
up.
>> I save all year to build and of modify my race vehicle. This is not
>> Professional Motorsports but if we keep letting people raise the entry
fee
>> every time they want to without any input from the average racers, not
the
>> big dollar efforts. The true backbone of the sport is made up of people
who
>> really work for a living and come out to challenge themselves to go
faster
>> every time and eventually get a record.
>>
>> It is going to get to the point that those people, like Myself, will not
be
>> able to enter the races regularly and afford to build a car. We are
already
>> suffering from lagging attendance when interest seems to be at an all
time
>> high. The only conclusion I can make is that the price hikes of the last
>> couple of years are taking there toll. People just can't afford to go out
and
>> make practice and tuning runs for that kind of money.
>>
>> I realize that to some of you the entry fees are nominal, but remember
what
>> you are spending on your entire effort is chump change compared to
>> Professional Drag Racers & NASCAR Budgets. It was not always that way but
the
>> "big money" boys kept raising the stakes until the backbone of their
sports
>> also dried up in the late 70's and early 80's. Only Corporate America
could
>> save both sports, don't let that happen to us.
>>
>> The intention of this letter is not to upset anyone, we all are bonded by
a
>> common interest that drives internally to try to go ever faster. It's
>> unexplainable and undeniable. People like us will always be in a constant
>> quest for speed. I just would like to keep the sport available to people
>> without multi million dollar budgets. Because if we get to that point,
Most
>> of us will be spectators. Corporate America will always be able to out
spend
>> us.
>>
>> Sorry about the rant, I just think it had to be said.
>>
>> Thank You for your time,
>> BR  (Flamesuit On Fire Away)
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> Well, I'm a long way from Muroc, and I'm
>> certainly not a player right at the present.
>> But, I would think that if you polled everybody
>> who might be an entrant, the majority of them
>> would gladly pay an extra $50 to keep the legend
>> alive.  I know I would.  When you consider all of
>> the costs involved in participating in an LSR
>> event, an extra $50, to go directly for such a
>> good cause, would only mean two extra days at
>> McDonalds instead of steak and fries!
>>
>>
>> --- "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Jon,
>> > I talked with Pres. Mike at El Mirage. It seems
>> > that SCTA is split down
>> > the middle on whether to attempt the meet this
>> > year. The Feds want $5000
>> > per day to  allow us the use of the lake bed.
>> > At present a decision has
>> > not been made, but dates have been secured in
>> > case it is decided to hold
>> > the meet. He said that it is almost as easy to
>> > put on Speedweek as to do
>> > Muroc, very labor intensive.
>> >
>> > Personally, I would pay an extra $50 on the
>> > entry to help absorb the
>> > cost. Hopefully Mike, or someone on the  Board
>> > will respond to this
>> > question. Mike did say that doing a yearly meet
>> > is probably the only way
>> > we can keep our foot in the door. Even then it
>> > is at the mercy of
>> > whomever is in control in the coming years.
>> >
>> > Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/GCC
>> >
>> > Jonathan Amo wrote:
>> > >
>> > > List,
>> > >
>> > > Who can tell me about Muroc 2001?
>> > > I have heard it wasn't on and more than
>> > likely would not happen.
>> > > Then again I heard some talk about it on chat
>> > Tuesday night.
>> > > Has there been a date set and still trying to
>> > get things worked out?
>> > >
>> > > Jonathan

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