Don't forget that as a support race, you would be paddocked at least a mile
from the pits, with no pit access, and you would be required to leave on
Saturday after your race, so that you would be guaranteed of missing the F1
race as you travel back home! That's how the Pro Formula Ford series is
treated, in their appearance at the Montreal F1 race.
The opportunity is tremendous - the reality sucks! But you would get to
hear those lovely engines, and you would be in town if you decided to buy a
ticket and watch the race!
At 07:34 PM 28/08/97 -0400, you wrote:
>I would take the opportunity to be a support race for the Montreal GP in
>a heartbeat! Just tell me how many other races I've got to pass on to
>be able to afford it. Having raced as a vintage support group for IMSA
>and Indycars here in Florida a number of years ago, I can tell you it
>was a major league grin! Nothing has ever been quite the same as racing
>in the Miami GP when it was down town, and setting on the pit wall with
>the likes of Bobby Rahal and his father who was a vintage racer at the
>time.
>
>There is a big difference between that and being the primary draw for a
>race like Monterey or the Walter Mitty and getting little
>acknowledgement or benefits.
>
>mike jackson
>
>mike & jaye Rosen wrote:
>>
>>
>> We were also asked if we wanted to be a support race for the Montreal GP a
>> few years ago. We would get nothing in return except the glory. The
>> organizers would have another promotional tool and the gate receipts.
>> Doesn't make much sense does it.
>>
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