That's brilliant. Why didn't I think of it?
Heaven and Hell in Europe:
Heaven is where the British are the police, the Germans are the
mechanics, the French are the chefs, the Italians are the lovers and
it's all run by the Swiss. Hell is where the British are the chefs, the
Germans are the police, the French are the mechanics, the Swiss are the
lovers and it's all run by the AGGIES!!!!
malmo
> >What needs to happen is for nationals to be such an attractive meet,
> >that everyone participates. I believe that the relatively
> small amount
> >of prize money this year was a good first step. I also wonder about
> >the idea of having the meet during July, as has been
> suggested before,
> >during the break in the European season. Would the athletes
> want that?
> >It would make selecting teams for Worlds more difficult..
>
> I think I suggested this a couple of years ago-
> Perhaps some of the best ticket sales USATF has ever had for
> a "non-Olympic year" national champs would be to have it
> during that July "break", but have it in a place like Zurich.
> Europeans would love a rare chance to see a U.S. National
> Championship, with the oodles of sprint stars. Ticket sales
> might even be enough to offset USATF footing the travel cost
> for those who are not already in Europe, provide a rare trip
> to Europe for those who haven't been before, and with
> possible "additional competitive opportunity extensions" via
> GPII meet entries and U.S. vs Czech Republic kind of stuff
> for those same folks.
>
> What do you think?
> Would it be a good idea to move the National Championship
> "offshore" once every four years, on "off" years- especially,
> say, that year where there is no World Championship?
>
> List subscribers in Europe - would YOU buy a ticket to go see
> a U.S. National Championship in "your neighborhood" ?
>
> Hootie 5 could move there too.
>
> RT
>
