Firebirds future
- Thread starter Suzanne
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Tell me more, Charlie! 
vegasnitro
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That sounds familiar to me as well ...
Suzanne
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30 yr lease with a 7 year option to extend. It opened in 1983.
This article is dated 07/05/2009.
Firebird contemplating lease extension with Gila River - Phoenix Business Journal
This article is dated 07/05/2009.
Firebird contemplating lease extension with Gila River - Phoenix Business Journal
indidad- The Guy- Uncle Steve
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I might be labeled a "Force hater" for this, but whatever.
Why did the article about the future of the facility turn to the subject of John & Courtney show? I would bet if one were to count the words, more of the article was about team Force than about the original title subject.
Why did the article about the future of the facility turn to the subject of John & Courtney show? I would bet if one were to count the words, more of the article was about team Force than about the original title subject.
Just looking for something to complain about, huh Steve?
The actual article ended with Force's comment ""I pray Charlie will go down the road and build another racetrack," said 15-time Funny Car champion John Force, who has a record eight Firebird wins. "We cannot lose this market."
If you've ever done much reading, you'll find it to be very common for publications to "add on" stories that are related to the main story; in this case, NHRA and Firebird. There was also a "Pit Stop" section added below the "Courtney a Force" section, both of which are in BOLD letters to denote separation.
That was an excellent article by Michael Knight, and I wholeheartedly agree with him. I lived in Scottsdale back in the mid'90s, and really loved having the event at Firebird, but always felt the NHRA could do so much more to build that event. Phoenix is an absolutely huge gearhead market, it would be a sin to not have an event there.
