The lonesome Dragstripper
12.05.2008, 10:04
zur lage der FIA Europameisterschaft...
Eurodragster.com: Easter must have been hellish for you.
Keith Bartlett: We've had some bad weather this year, including the first Easter with snow since 1994 which was a setback for what is traditionally a big and popular event. The Alternative Energy event was good, though. and we have a lot more activities in that direction.
Eurodragster.com: The European Championships are almost upon us...
Keith Bartlett: I am disappointed that the Championships have so few rounds. I would be delighted if we could see Hockenheim back in. Entry is looking good in all classes though, we are anticipating between ten and twelve Top Fuellers at Mantorp and at the European Finals. Pro Mod is huge as always, and Pro Stock and Top Methanol are all increasing. I know I sound like a cracked LP and said all this last year but we need seven or eight rounds. But that is easier said than done, we can't go back to the standard of tracks we had years ago. You can't run on runways any more and we have to be professional for everyone, racers and fans. We need grandstands, proper pits, showers and other amenities, good access and good quality corporate hospitality.
Eurodragster.com: It must be a hard market out there now.
Keith Bartlett: We have to take more back to the sponsors and we are looking to entertain them more than before. Print and TV are now so cheap that they are more effective than sponsorship. You need good facilities to get these people along, and to get those facilities you need to invest, it's a circle. There are lots of circuits but not very many drag strips. The TV coverage is on the increase, it's on terrestrial channels in Sweden and Germany, and it's strong but not strong enough in its own right.
Eurodragster.com: Any expansion on the horizon?
Keith Bartlett: We've been working on Italy for two and a half years and I am back out there next week. We're up against green governments now and I can tell you that nitro has the worst carbon footprint of any racing fuel. But I am quite sure that we'll get the Championship up to eight rounds and I see Eastern Europe and the Middle East coming in alongside Italy and Germany. And we need to own and build more tracks in England.
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markus münch
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Eurodragster.com: Easter must have been hellish for you.
Keith Bartlett: We've had some bad weather this year, including the first Easter with snow since 1994 which was a setback for what is traditionally a big and popular event. The Alternative Energy event was good, though. and we have a lot more activities in that direction.
Eurodragster.com: The European Championships are almost upon us...
Keith Bartlett: I am disappointed that the Championships have so few rounds. I would be delighted if we could see Hockenheim back in. Entry is looking good in all classes though, we are anticipating between ten and twelve Top Fuellers at Mantorp and at the European Finals. Pro Mod is huge as always, and Pro Stock and Top Methanol are all increasing. I know I sound like a cracked LP and said all this last year but we need seven or eight rounds. But that is easier said than done, we can't go back to the standard of tracks we had years ago. You can't run on runways any more and we have to be professional for everyone, racers and fans. We need grandstands, proper pits, showers and other amenities, good access and good quality corporate hospitality.
Eurodragster.com: It must be a hard market out there now.
Keith Bartlett: We have to take more back to the sponsors and we are looking to entertain them more than before. Print and TV are now so cheap that they are more effective than sponsorship. You need good facilities to get these people along, and to get those facilities you need to invest, it's a circle. There are lots of circuits but not very many drag strips. The TV coverage is on the increase, it's on terrestrial channels in Sweden and Germany, and it's strong but not strong enough in its own right.
Eurodragster.com: Any expansion on the horizon?
Keith Bartlett: We've been working on Italy for two and a half years and I am back out there next week. We're up against green governments now and I can tell you that nitro has the worst carbon footprint of any racing fuel. But I am quite sure that we'll get the Championship up to eight rounds and I see Eastern Europe and the Middle East coming in alongside Italy and Germany. And we need to own and build more tracks in England.
gefunden von
markus münch
bei eurodragster.com