Hope this doesn't spawn a trade dress suit from "The History Channel."
Don't worry, Brent. Jamo and I will defend you. I'll write the briefs and he'll circulate them around the world.
Seriously, thanks, Brent, for giving us history buffs a place of our own. We need it! With all of the interest in vintage racing, you'd think it would be leading to increased interest in all forms of the media. The recent acquisition of Speedvision and subsequent spawning of NASCAR TV, err, The Speed Channel, has me wondering. I have nothing against NASCAR, just not 24 hours a day. An editorial in this month's "Vintage Racecar Journal" confirms my worst fears, however: Editor Casey Annis writes of how, out of concern for The Speed Channel's treatment of vintage race programming, he telephoned the channel's "newly appointed president" and asked him, "What about your historic racing programming? You know, event coverage like the Monterey Historics and the Lime Rock Festival?"
Alarmingly, he reports that "there was a long pause before he replied, 'I don't think I've heard of those before, hold on a second and I'll ask.'" Annis says that he then heard the guy shout to someone in the background if they had something called the "Monterey Historics", and then he came back on the line and said they didn't have any plans for those shows, although they would be keeping the "Legends of Motorsport" series (which, as far as I can tell, has been re-runs for about the last three years).
Dim, dim, dim. It was only three years or so back that Speedvision was broadcasting eight hours a day, LIVE, from Monterey all weekend. How far the mighty have fallen!
Anyhow, so thanks again, Brent. Here is a little trivia to get us started: Who is the only driver to have won the Indy 500, the 24 hours of Le Mans, and the Monaco GP (several times)? First correct answer wins the right to wear a smug look as the winner of the first trivia contest on the new "History Channel".
Bob