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Started by Yoda McFly , Jul 26 2007 08:40 AM

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#1 Yoda McFly

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Posted 26 July 2007 - 08:40 AM

So, I'm finally getting around to watching the DVR-ed coverage of the ALMS race from Mid-Ohio last weekend ...

During the opening "blah", there is a comment to the effect of "there are a lot of CEO's here this weekend, and they will be reporting back to their boards on the success ... or failure ... of their brands this weekend."

Is it just me, or is this pretty much proof that it's becoming more and more of a business?

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Posted 26 July 2007 - 12:20 PM

Agreed. But we knew it anyway, didn't we?
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Posted 26 July 2007 - 01:45 PM

View Postmonza gorilla, on Jul 26 2007, 05:20 AM, said:

Agreed. But we knew it anyway, didn't we?

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Posted 28 July 2007 - 02:10 AM

Call me Captain Obvious, you must.  Drop this rant, I cannot ... Feck.
“Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of Defense with our peaceful methods and goals.”
-- Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961.  (Emphasis mine).

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Posted 28 July 2007 - 02:18 AM

View PostYoda McFly, on Jul 26 2007, 04:40 AM, said:

Amateur Racing FTW!   :mf_tongue:
Sort of.  I'm an amateur racer myself, and we're always out there looking for sponsors, and a lot of potential sponsors are around the garage.  We're here to make money because if we don't, we don't get to race.

Sad truth is it's a business at every level, just dealing with less money in the lower ranks.

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Posted 28 July 2007 - 02:45 PM

View PostEric, on Jul 27 2007, 07:18 PM, said:

Sort of.  I'm an amateur racer myself, and we're always out there looking for sponsors, and a lot of potential sponsors are around the garage.  We're here to make money because if we don't, we don't get to race.

Sad truth is it's a business at every level, just dealing with less money in the lower ranks.
Believe me, I know how much it costs to run my kart.  And, the reason I run a kart is because I can run it for much less than it would cost to build any kind of car.

That was more of a rhetorical plea for the old days when *everyone* was an amateur.
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