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Tom Kjos' published books

1969 US Grand Prix - Watkins Glen
Written by Joe Martin, Sr.   
Jun 26, 2009 at 05:30 PM

Jochen Rindt survived an early duel with newly crowned Champion Jackie Stewart to claim his first Grand Prix victory. Piers Courage finished second in a Frank Williams prepared Brabham. John Surtees claimed third in a BRM. Also driving for Lotus was 1968 Champion Graham Hill and Mario Andretti, making his third start in F1. (Another of Joe Martin, Sr.'s unique first-hand accounts with gallery from a golden era of racing.-Editor-)

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Time for Change in North American Sports Car Racing?
Written by Tom Kjos   
Jun 22, 2009 at 03:18 PM

We've watched the historic conflict in Formula One over the past weeks. It's striking how much of the commentary of media and fans alike takes its context from a narrow view of a single series in a single sport and on only a few seasons of experience. It's as if everything that happened in the last century is well...the last century.

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Paying for Racing - Part 2
Written by Tom Kjos   
Jun 07, 2009 at 03:37 PM

In Part 2 of our Paying for Racing articles, we look at sponsorships and sponsorship activation, monetizing intellectual property, factory assistance, and self funding. Our path led us to some startling conclusions about the viability of sports car endurance racing. Part 1 is here.

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Paying for Racing - Part 1
Written by Tom Kjos   
Jun 03, 2009 at 02:36 PM

Introduction

We’ve been working on this article for weeks, first with completing our research, asking team owners and managers in North American sports car racing how they finance their racing, and then with pulling it together in some coherent way. It’s been a slow slog. As far as coherency goes, there is no “typical” team funding profile, so we are left needing to explain – best we can – each of the identified sources of revenue and identify the very real trade-offs between them.

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