Car Crushing: Bad Idea?

From: James Burrill (jburrill@dttus.com)
Date: Sat Jan 08 2000 - 10:40:45 PST


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     This is not a rehash of the "What Make of Car do we Crush", but I
     wonder if the crushing event at the public shows is something that we
     might want to re-consider.
     
     I don't want to over-react to the M-60 issue, but the fellow who
     mentioned how often Fox viewers have seen the episode has a point
     worth noteing.
     
     I have had that thrown at me more than a few times when I have
     mentioned my "Tank" (bren gun carrier) to co-workers.
     
     
     I think 99% of spectators would never connect a tank crushing a dead
     car at a MV event to a Psycho stealing a National Guard tank, but it
     would be our sorry luck that the 1% who did would get a picture to the
     media.
     
     What alternate kind of event could we put on for the spectators?
     Crushing stacks of 55 Gal drums? Pushing through a cinderblock wall?
     
     I know most event sites don't have the ability to create an obsticle
     course like Beltring.
     
     Sorry I don't have a good solution to a problem, but there it is.
     
     Do we do anything about it?
     
     Cheers
     Jim Burrill



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