James,
I like your philosophy.
Unfortunately, sponsors are a no go.
I talked with Suzuki and they said they only invest in their factory racers
(for the most part). Most others have said there is not enough interest
(outside of those participating) in landspeed racing to warrant investing
marketing dollars. That is evidenced by the lack of any media coverage at
the events.
As I learned watching during Speed Week, it's a lot more fun to run than it
is to observe.
I have decided it is worth spending some of my own dollars to experience the
feeling I felt when my sons almost tackled me at the end of the course and
told me I just exceeded the record.
Now they want to get bikes.
What kind of example am I setting???
Jim
----Original Message Follows----
From: "James Tone" <gmc6power@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: "James Tone" <gmc6power@earthlink.net>
To: "Land Speed List" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Thrust
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 22:14:15 -0700
Here's my 2 cents. First, in America you have to do it someone else's
money.
You plan how much you need and go get the funding and sponsors. Then you put
at least 75% of the money in to your own personal account to spent on 2 new
Mercedes, college education for your kids, new shop, new trucks, bigger
piece
of land, new trailers(plural) new house for the bigger land, all new
tooling,
etc. You then start the car and quickly run out of money to complete it. So
you petition the old time land speed racers who quickly tell you to stuff it
where the sun don't shine and you quit to live in your new house and keep
the
money you recieved from selling the now not needed trucks and trailers. In
America it will never happen unless Bill Gates decides to do it........ It's
the American way J.D.
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