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To: rgribble <rgribble@carolina.rr.com>
Subject: Re: MediaPhobia last post
From: Joe Amo <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 21:09:17 -0700
Validity is in the eye of the beholder, who's eyes do you look through

Theres plenty of folks that have everything figured out
 
Thankfully I'm too stupid to be one of them, its
been a joyous education

Joe




rgribble wrote:

>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

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