Rich, Bryan, Jack and anyone else with this mental block,
LSR will become more popular, it's inevitable. You'll still be able to race
at B'Ville and other places. The Media and new people attracted to the sport
will help you. Bonneville does belong to all of us not just those of us that
race now. You have no valid arguments left except for you ill-founded fears.
Time will prove this and I give up on trying to make you understand. Race
and have fun, life is short.
Grib
Do what others Won't and you'll do what others Can't for the rest of your
life
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Fox" <v4gr@rcn.com>
To: "rgribble" <rgribble@carolina.rr.com>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 6:41 AM
Subject: Re: MediaPhobia
> rgribble; OK you are getting the point. Here if you want to race Stock
cars
> you can go to Watsonville and other Bullrings. Daytona has become out of
the
> question. Look what TV did to Bass Fishing but anybody can go fishing
anytime
> they want. But if Bonneville becomes a Media Event where will I
go.
> There is no Bonneville Bullring.
> Rcih Fox
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: rgribble
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 12:50 AM
> Subject: Re: MediaPhobia
>
>
> I am very close to NASCAR and there is a major misconception by many on
this
> list about "what has happened to NASCAR" and "NHRA" and the likes. I truly
> hope this thread is near ending but I believe your underlying fear of what
> supposedly happened to NASCAR will happen to LSR is misplaced. Let me
> explain;
>
> There is an evolution of various sports and perhaps NASCAR is a good
> example. NASCAR is a National Association of Stock Car Racing, an
organization
> of/for professional racers that has become very popular and large groups
of
> people pay to see them do their sport. Many people prosper within this
sport,
> not only the promoters, but also the little guy who gets a handsome salary
> from a sport that provides a lot of jobs. It started out very small and
has
> grown to be very large. The evolution starts from a grass roots sport (in
this
> case auto racing) to become whatever it ends up to be or not.
>
> HOWEVER, throughout this country, there are still thousands of small
tracks,
> each with hundreds of amateur racers racing each week on little to no
budget,
> without any sponsors and without any Big Money. They haven't been stopped
from
> their racing in fact because of the demand of the larger part of the
sport,
> they have a place to race. I know these people, they are my customers!
(not
> enough of them however) What little media attention they get is part of
the
> reason they race, building their ego just as some on this list admitted.
>
> I doubt I could get a chance to participate in the top arena of any
sport
> without the credentials or money. If I wanted to own a race team in NASCAR
I
> could, if I wanted to race in the America's Cup I could, participate in
the
> top Polo Match, of fly a balloon around the world, but it all takes money.
> That doesn't stop me from racing on Saturday night or participating in the
> local marina race. I still drag race at the local track, it's crowded but
I
> race against people with little to no money. They all think they're at the
> Nationals when they buckle their helmet. (and I usually loose)
>
> The sponsorship money and the media coverage hasn't ruined Circle Track
> Racing, it has promoted it to various levels of popularity. Those that
have
> the skills, desire and inclination, prosper and enjoy weather they race at
> Daytona or some Saturday Night Dirt Track in Nowheresville.
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