Allen Best to you and yours as well..... As for the Magazine Idea.... I
think it's a great thought. I know David is into LSR and has done many
articles about it in different magazines.... from Rod and Custom to Hot Rod
and even Chevy High jumped on the band wagon.
I don't know if our sport would support it but I'd love to see one out
there.... The thought of a LSR corner in Hot Rod was a cool idea as
well..... Now to beat up on David till he does one..... LOL.... Poor guy...
I can see his in box filling up as we speak....
K
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allen Young" <riveroak@cncnet.com>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 12:44 PM
Subject: quiet -- not
> List:
>
> First, I want to wish all of you the best during this holiday and hope
you
> are looking forward to the new year as much as I am.
>
> Second, so that it won't get too quiet around here, there's a topic I've
been
> wanting to bounce off the group for a while: a magazine devoted to Land
> speed racing. I know, I know, there are some definate con's to this
proposal:
> 1) we have the Bonnevile Racing News which I greatly enjoy and wouldn't
want
> to see go away. I don't think it would. 2) there is not enough of us to
> support a high quality magazine. I think we'd be surprised on this one.
3)
> the sport would grow too large, or grow faster that we would want (what
ever
> that means) by spreading the word about LSR. I'm not sure this is a bad
thing
> or that it would really happen to the extent that would be detremental to
the
> sport. We need sustained growth for the obvious reasons. 4) who would
step
> up and attempt to do a magazine such as this? David Freiburger quickly
comes
> to mind. I'm sure there are others are out there that could do it. Maybe
a
> start could be a regular "department" in Hot Rod devoted to LSR such as
they
> have now for certain topics. The economic realities of starting a new
magazine
> may not make this feasable, but, when I see a slick high quality magazine
> devoted to a car like the Miata land on my newsstand, I wonder -- why not
> LSR?
>
> On the pro side, wouldn't it be great to see this sport in full color
(like
> Louise's wonderful book, or the great article of Jack Costella in The
Rodder's
> Journal, or the articles that David is including in Hot Rod) on a periodic
> basis? I know as a beginner at this, I would love to see technical
articles
> and photos on just how some of these cars are put together and just good
> information on the sport, the rules, the people, the history, etc. And, I
> assume that LSR means not just Bonneville, but the lakes, Maxton,
Australia,
> or anywhere else on the globe where this kind of racing is held. Even if
it
> were only a quarterly or an annual like Hop Up, I think it would be well
> received and important to the health of the sport. And like the archiving
of
> the list, this would be a way of preserving the history and all the other
> aspects of the sport for generations to learn from and enjoy. Louise's
book
> went a long way toward preserving this history through excellent writing
and
> wonderful photographs. Doc's and Wendy's Racing News is another way to
do
> this, and as important as it is, I worry about how well it will stand up
> (paper wise) to father time like like a high quality (paper wise) magazine
> will.
>
> If this has already been kicked around in the past, forgive me and just
hit
> the delete key. Otherwise, any thoughts?
>
> Allen in rainy Oroville re-reading Louise's book.
>
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