Well, well -- it's time to start thinking about whose vehicles will be on the shirt for this year. We'll be having Salt Talks, the picnic, on 11 August. Mark your racing calendars, please. I haven't heard from Mike Crawford yet - but will assume that we'll hold the event at the new parking area across the street from his store - Carquest, at the east end of Wendover, Utah. It was just dandy there last year -- and no problems with mud in case it rains.
To the shirts: Landracing.com will put three or maybe four vehicles on the front of the shirt, and those vehicles will be chosen based on the total amount of $$ that's donated by those who care to "enter" the auction for the spots. Nancy and I have done it this way for a couple of years, and for us it works just dandy. If we do it this way we get enough to pay for the shirts and artwork in advance. In the past we'd spend our kilobuck and more to get the shirts done -- and then hope that we'd sell enough to not only get our money back but also to make a profit for the website. It almost never worked out. In fact - when I get home tonight I'm goinng to post some information about old shirts that are for sale. I've even got photos of 'em.
Don't start the bidding for the front of the 2013 shirt yet -- unless you're absolutely positive that you want to be on the shirt. Tell me the amount you'll bid (when the time comes) by PM - so your buddies don't know how much you spent to get your photo on the shirt. Ah, yes -- we'd really appreciate it if you'd nominate race vehicles instead of naked people. Yeah, I understand -- but I'd rather not take a chance on diminishing sales because of a somewhat off-color appearing bit of art.
Thanks. I'll get started soon -- and you folks start thinking about if yo're going to try to get on the shirt.