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ALMS, Arizona, Austin, Bernie Ecclestone, F1, Serbia, Tour de France
ALMS, Arizona, Austin, Bernie Ecclestone, F1, Serbia, Tour de France Entries in Serbia (1)
Late!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 08:36PM
Hi everyone and sorry for being late, but it's been a busy day. Started with a trip to the County seat and a meeting to go over the project with County Staff as a first run through. No red flags, some good info and all we need to start the rezoning. That will take a few months, but in the meantime we can be promoting the memberships and getting our plans finalized and contractors sorted.
Followed that with a meeting of the partners to go over our program for the next few weeks to finalize the name and logo, web site and promotional material. Oh yes, and move my furniture to Arizona. Xan is busy organizing that so that when the movers come we are ready. Interesting times.
Had a contact from Serbia about the FIA guidelines for a track. It is so hard for someone who has no background in this and the country has no history to even know how to start, had to feel sorry for him. Hopefully gave him some places to go and learn. Poor guy has been given this task because the client cannot afford to hire someone like me. How do they think they are going to afford to build the track if they cannot afford my fee? Like I said with Palestine, this sport just keeps on growing. I'm probably crazy, but I'll likely lay him out a track, my good deed for the year. What can I say, I love the sport.
Still not a lot of news to comment on. We have ALMS at Miller this weekend, not that you'd know it. British F1 GP which should be a great race. Lots of teams and drivers really wanting to win here, and it will be interesting to see what the new section does for the racing. World Cup Final, Holland already there, but sorry to my Dutch friends, I fancy Spain or Germany will beat them. Tour de France continues on its crazy way, the first week never usually this fraught. A lot of sore bike riders out there, and some just out.
Bernie says he is still trying for a race in New Jersey, overlooking Manhattan. When asked about what would happen if Austin did not come through he said that there were penalty clauses, but that he remains confident that this will not happen and says that the government "won't lose their money". However, he does sound one note of caution: "It's hard to promote anything in America. It will either get a following or it won't." Never a truer word spoken, after all he has been trying for thirty years. Long Beach, Detroit, Dallas, Phoenix, Indianapolis and now Austin?
Followed that with a meeting of the partners to go over our program for the next few weeks to finalize the name and logo, web site and promotional material. Oh yes, and move my furniture to Arizona. Xan is busy organizing that so that when the movers come we are ready. Interesting times.
Had a contact from Serbia about the FIA guidelines for a track. It is so hard for someone who has no background in this and the country has no history to even know how to start, had to feel sorry for him. Hopefully gave him some places to go and learn. Poor guy has been given this task because the client cannot afford to hire someone like me. How do they think they are going to afford to build the track if they cannot afford my fee? Like I said with Palestine, this sport just keeps on growing. I'm probably crazy, but I'll likely lay him out a track, my good deed for the year. What can I say, I love the sport.
Still not a lot of news to comment on. We have ALMS at Miller this weekend, not that you'd know it. British F1 GP which should be a great race. Lots of teams and drivers really wanting to win here, and it will be interesting to see what the new section does for the racing. World Cup Final, Holland already there, but sorry to my Dutch friends, I fancy Spain or Germany will beat them. Tour de France continues on its crazy way, the first week never usually this fraught. A lot of sore bike riders out there, and some just out.
Bernie says he is still trying for a race in New Jersey, overlooking Manhattan. When asked about what would happen if Austin did not come through he said that there were penalty clauses, but that he remains confident that this will not happen and says that the government "won't lose their money". However, he does sound one note of caution: "It's hard to promote anything in America. It will either get a following or it won't." Never a truer word spoken, after all he has been trying for thirty years. Long Beach, Detroit, Dallas, Phoenix, Indianapolis and now Austin?