Getting to the starting line is half the battle ...
We’ve heard stories of very powerful organizations buying out inventions that compete with theirs only to place the technology in a vault - in effect suppressing the use of the technology and to wipe out their competition. I remember reading about this gentleman who developed a carburetor that pushed a car’s mileage to 50+ miles per gallon in the ‘80s. He was featured in a major car magazine. One day his technology was being talked about and praised by the press and then he just disappeared. I can’t remember his name but I’ve often wondered what happened to him and his company.
There may be a number of explanations for that. Market dynamics may have played a role in the disappearance of the gas-saving technology. A more efficient technology like fuel injection may have displaced it altogether. Another story line would have a big bad company acquire the technology and shelve it. Whatever the reason, the technology simply disappeared. The lack of explanation gave it that suspicious aura. Remember Tucker Cars? It was supposedly a car that was ahead of its time when it came out in the 1940s but failed despite being a vastly superior product.
So, tell me if powerful forces are conspiring against the team in this case. We've been attempting to source a car for the “Junk Car Series” and on three separate occasions our efforts were thwarted. Twice, my car was towed under very highly suspicious circumstances. And the third, the purchase of two cars for the team got sabotaged. In all, one case has already been filed in court and effectively tolled because of my homelessness. Another civil action is currently being prepared for filing.
Every now and then we have to demonstrate our perseverance so we can attract the right kind of sponsors. So, we thought that we’d offer an explanation why, after two years, we have yet to get a package to start in a $500 junk car race. Here’s why:
THE 1ST INCIDENT - CAR TOWED (Film)
THE 2ND INCIDENT - DEAL SABOTAGED (Blog)
THE 3RD INCIDENT - VAN TOWED (Blog)
We’ve heard stories of very powerful organizations buying out inventions that compete with theirs only to place the technology in a vault - in effect suppressing the use of the technology and to wipe out their competition. I remember reading about this gentleman who developed a carburetor that pushed a car’s mileage to 50+ miles per gallon in the ‘80s. He was featured in a major car magazine. One day his technology was being talked about and praised by the press and then he just disappeared. I can’t remember his name but I’ve often wondered what happened to him and his company.
There may be a number of explanations for that. Market dynamics may have played a role in the disappearance of the gas-saving technology. A more efficient technology like fuel injection may have displaced it altogether. Another story line would have a big bad company acquire the technology and shelve it. Whatever the reason, the technology simply disappeared. The lack of explanation gave it that suspicious aura. Remember Tucker Cars? It was supposedly a car that was ahead of its time when it came out in the 1940s but failed despite being a vastly superior product.
So, tell me if powerful forces are conspiring against the team in this case. We've been attempting to source a car for the “Junk Car Series” and on three separate occasions our efforts were thwarted. Twice, my car was towed under very highly suspicious circumstances. And the third, the purchase of two cars for the team got sabotaged. In all, one case has already been filed in court and effectively tolled because of my homelessness. Another civil action is currently being prepared for filing.
Every now and then we have to demonstrate our perseverance so we can attract the right kind of sponsors. So, we thought that we’d offer an explanation why, after two years, we have yet to get a package to start in a $500 junk car race. Here’s why:
THE 1ST INCIDENT - CAR TOWED (Film)
THE 2ND INCIDENT - DEAL SABOTAGED (Blog)
THE 3RD INCIDENT - VAN TOWED (Blog)
