Talented 914 writers at WCC?, Need help for Excellence... Options

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Last issue's final OKs fell on the Friday of WCC, so I got stuck here. Came to Candlestick Sat. and was impressed with the cars but moreso the people. Got some old fashioned film of many cars at the autocross that day, too. But, sadly, that was my only day on the scene and I felt a little disconnected...

Looking at next issue's slot for the WCC story, I think it a bit lame to write up an event I missed 2/3s of -- plus I know there are some highly talented people on this board (SLITS The Poet please take a bow!)...

So would anyone like to help out and take a stab at getting published in Excellence? I'm looking for 1000-1500 words on the people, places, cars, and EMOTION of the event. Please, no laundry lists -- do this event justice by sucking all those 911 and 356 owners in so they can't put it down. I mean, where else do you get a Dutch 914 master flying in, a Nissan 3000cc 914, a family-built 928-powered 914 towed in from Minnesota, a Flux Capacitor-equipped electric 914 that runs 13s in the 1/4 mile, etc?!? Best guideline: If you have fun writing it, it will probably be fun reading it.

Of course, I'll pay the author whose story gets published at our normal rate...which would probably work out to a few (or possibly several) hundred bucks. There's no catch, other than I'd need it pretty quickly (week or so?) and you may end up competing with your fellow 914 clubbers.

I'm currently talking to Brad on figuring out if I can publish some of the great pictures so many have posted, how to make that happen, if people will allow it, etc. There are a LOT of good ones!

Many, many thanks,

pete

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Alright, now I'm grinning. Look, it's come one, come all. The bottom line is the best story wins! And how fresh would it be to publish a 14-year-old in Excellence (iffn it's good, of course)! Now there's a resume builder...

The key here is knock my socks off so the 914club can knock the socks off 50,000+ readers around the world -- from Kansas to Bahrain to Australia...

As for photos, tiffs would probably be the way to go, but I'm hesitant to publish the magazine's author's only email. Are CDs sent by snail mail too much to ask -- or does anyone have a better idea? We'd need to move on that (if that was the way to go) -- would need them in a week.

Anyone interested in seeing their pix published can send them on a CD (with a quickie B&W print-out so I can credit you) to:

Excellence Magazine
ATTN: Pete Stout
42 Digital Drive #5
Novato, CA 94949

I'm not used to dealing with so many potential photographers in one story. We usually pay $35 a picture or a larger lump sum for one shooter who does it all. I am going to pay the author of the story, but may need to ask for generousity when it comes to the pix, lest the author get paid a lot less due to nickel and dime photo payments. It would also be a nightmare to get all of your SS#s for tax purposes... All photos will get a proper credit, however, and the eternal gratitude of this editor.

pete