Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Now just inspired - Now Beamer
From: Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 20:30:47 +0000

Hi Len,
I stopped taking cameras to races years ago, very little spare time and 
also everybody assumes if I am taking pictures I am spying rather than 
exercising my hobby.
cheers
Frank


On Friday, December 26, 2003, at 03:44  pm, Leonard J Kapner wrote:

> Frank,
>
> This explanation may be OT, but fascinating nonetheless, as I find the 
> F1
> technology and race process riveting, both in person and on 
> television. The
> organization politics and sociology less so, but it might be quite
> interesting to photograph the people side of F1 from the inside out, 
> as it
> were, with your Leicas.
>
> There now, I've dragged you back on topic!
>
> Len
> Leonard J Kapner
> E-Mail: ljkapner@cox.net
> Tel: (310) 377-5060 / Mobile: (310) 291-0140
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Frank 
> Dernie
> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 11:39 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Now just inspired - Now Beamer
>
> To be strict about this I work for Williams, who are sponsored by BMW
> (hence the name BMW Williams, if they weren't the prime sponsor their
> name would have to follow the constructor name ie Williams-BMW) who
> also supply the engine. BMW are also slightly involved in the
> transmission manufacture (not design) but otherwise the whole car is
> designed and made at Williams in Oxfordshire and the car is raced by
> Williams engineers and mechanics with support for the engine being
> provided by BMW technicians and mechanics. BMW also have a substantial
> marketing presence at the track as do Hewlett Packard (we use HP
> hardware for telemetry and data analysis).
> The money spent on F1 nowadays is enormous, being the third biggest TV
> sport in the world (after the Olympics and World Cup football - soccer)
> it pulls in a huge amount of sponsorship and nowadays a F1 car costs
> about 50 times more than an Indy car!
> Sorry to be so far OT.
> cheers
> Frank
>
> (snip)
>
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