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RE: autocross in the news, plus autocross on MTV!

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Subject: RE: autocross in the news, plus autocross on MTV!
From: Alan Gruner <algruner@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 14:57:51 -0700 (PDT)
It doesn't sound like I would have made it on the show
even if I was under 34. Too bad they have an age
limit. I would love to see Art Allen, Butch Brochu,
John Kelly or Pat Kelly showing pretty boys how it's
done.   

--- Patrick Simmons <pjsimm@inreach.com> wrote:
> Word on the Neons.org board is the MTV thing a
> pretty boy contest and has
> nothing to do with driving.
> 
> Patrick Simmons
> #5 G-Stock
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
> Kevin Lahey
> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 3:15 PM
> To: autocross list
> Subject: autocross in the news, plus autocross on
> MTV!
> 
> 
> I just tried out Google News, looking for the word
> "autocross",
> and found a surprising amount of local coverage of
> autocross
> in the news:
> 
> 
>
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=autocross&btnG=Google+Search
> 
> I was equally surprised to see that *MTV* of all
> places, was
> putting together an autocross contest and one-time
> driving show:
> 
>       http://www.mtv.com/onair/fast_enuff/
> 
> It is only open to contestents who are under 34 (now
> I really
> feel old; MTV won't have me), and the "casting" in
> California was at the end of August.  I suppose that
> you
> could fly to Pontiac, MI, on October 5 if you were
> really
> devoted to getting on the show.  It isn't clear to
> me whether
> the final "celebrity race" is an autocross or on a
> road course,
> but the audition is definitely on an autocross
> course.
> 
> My apologies if this already showed up in other
> forums,
> I didn't remember seeing anything about it.
> 
> Kevin
> kml@patheticgeek.net
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