Forgive me for putting this here instead of with the other pleas I've posted for funding -- but we've had bunches of new folks sign up recently and maybe I can get their attention through the "intro" topic.
Ladies and gentlemen, landracing.com is a site that brings as much of the land speed racing world together as any website. We have a great discussion board going on the Forum, and I try to keep up with posting news about most stuff in the topic, be that new builds, new machines, new people that are racing, and so on. And as you've also probably noticed, we have only a very few paying sponsors. I try to keep the number of ads down to a minimum - so you see almost all racing and not much advertising. The pages also load more quickly when there aren't a bunch of ads and flashing banners and so on.
So - that means that a good portion of the funds that pay for the day to day operation of the site come from the folks that visit the site and use it. Donations are what keeps things going, and we've made it pretty easy to donate - by using the Paypal buttons that are here and there around the site. You're welcome to send a check or money order to the site, too, in case you'd prefer not to use the Paypal method. 509 Dukes Road, Skandia, Michigan 49885 is the address.
Now and then I'll offer things for sale - things that have, in many cases, been donated to me to sell to raise bucks. I haven't done that in a while -- maybe I'll dig around the shop tonight and see what I can offer to you. Last year I "auctioned" off the spaces on the t-shirt that we make for Salt Talks at SpeedWeek, and that is another way to get the bucks it takes to run this site. I expect that I'll try that gambit again, too.
So - this is aimed mostly at the new folks that haven't yet seen how well the site works with donations: Please consider sending a buck or ten or a whole big bunch to support landracing.com. if you send fifty bucks -- make sure you give me a mailing address so I can send a better-than-usual thank you in return. What'll that be? I dunno -- how 'bout your very own Landracing.com logo coffee cup? I'll get a photo of one of 'em and post it. And you'll get a cup if you send $50 or more. Fair 'nuff? Thanks.