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Re: Sebring 12 hour

To: "Susan" <alfasun@esslink.com>, <vintage-race@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: Sebring 12 hour
From: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thrunet.net>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 08:25:53 -0600
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> Dear all:
> Why are these sponsor types starting to dictate who gets what? (Could it
> be the golden rule?) 
> 
> But seriously folks... this has fairly serious implications for all of
> vintage racing. The sponsors obviously want to see a great
> turnout=gate=cash flow and don't leave much room for the purists. Is
> this the direction we're going? Do we want to go there? How good ARE
> those parties, anyway? 
> Cabin fever very bad this year...

Question... if we're getting the benefit of all the "sponsors" in vintage
racing these days, and there's thousands of spectators paying mucho doleros
to watch us thrash about in vintage iron, how come entry fees keep going
up, and track time keeps going down, hmmmm?

WST
Team Thicko

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