                      R a c e N e t   ( t m )
         An International Computerized Motorsports Network

                          Gary Phelps
                     9510 One Notch Road
              Ladson, South Carolina 29456 USA
                    (803) 871-9771 (modem)
                    (803) 875-2019 (modem)
                    (803) 871-9560 (voice)


 
   Interested in motorsports  and always wanted  to communicate with  other 
race & rally enthusiasts?  Want to know the latest about motorsport events, 
even if these events take place on  the other side of the world?  Or do you 
want to tell the world about what's happening on your local speedway? 
 
   The RaceNet network is set up  just to accomplish that.  Whether you are 
an interested spectator of race & rally sports, a director of a track, a PR 
representative of a sponsoring company, you are welcome to join RaceNet!
All you need is a computer,  a modem and a  communication program and
locate the nearest link to our network.
 
   In no way  RaceNet wants to compete with  motorsports magazines.  On the 
contrary, it seeks the co-operation of magazines, radio and TV stations and 
recognizes that each of these has a special place and value to the world of 
motorsports. 
 
   The RaceNet (tm) Network is a publicly accessible tool for communicating 
messages,  opinions and ideas  over great distances.  Each message released 
through the RaceNet network has the potential  to convey its information to 
thousands of people in  a relatively short period of time,  and this number 
of participants is growing by the day. 
 
   Because the RaceNet  network utilizes  inexpensive computer hardware and 
software resources and standard telephone lines, it is easily accessible to 
a large number of enthusiasts. 
 
 
 
                                                                    History 
 
   RaceNet was founded by Gary Phelps (Ladson, SC USA), and Bob
Simpson (Summerville, SC USA) and started in 1988 as a small motorsports
orientated network  serving the south-eastern  region of the United States
--  smack dab in the middle of NASCAR Country.
 
   RaceNet gradually  started experiencing  growing pains  as more and more 
boards wanted  the RaceNet conferences  specific to  every major motorsport 
and sanctioning  body.  The gradual  growth suddenly  took a  gigantic leap 
recently with the expansion  from the south-eastern coverage to jump out of 
the South and go coast-to-coast,  and a little later  even found its way to 
Canada and Europe. 
 
 
 
                                                                     Europe 
 
   In Europe RaceNet enjoys the hospitality of FidoNet (tm),  since this is 
the most spread  and best accessible network  open for everyone interested. 
By using existing network links,  the RaceNet conferences  can easily reach 
a BBS  near you.   To reflect  this special  status,  the group  of RaceNet 
originating conferences is referred to as "The European RaceNet" -
founded by Rudi Kusters.

 
                                                                Conferences 
 
   A 'conference'  or 'echomail area'  is a collection of messages with the 
same subject.  Several  types  of motorsports  are popular  enough to  have 
earned a conference  dedicated to discussing  only that type of motorsport. 
 
 
                                                                 Copyrights 
 
   Because RaceNet is a public network,  there's no such thing as a
copyrighted message. This means that  any participant may use  the
information from a message in one of  the RaceNet conferences  in any way
he sees fit.  'Common sense and decent behaviour'  however require that
you  give credits  to the original writer of a message and to the RaceNet
network when quoting information in a magazine, in a radio or TV
broadcasting or for any other use.  That's not asking too much, is it?
The willingness of people releasing information in a RaceNet message
depends on this.
 
 
 
                                                And What does it Costs You? 
 
   Sorry to disappoint  you there,  but you  don't have to  pay anything to 
join the  RaceNet  conferences!  Sysops of  bulletin boards  carrying these 
conferences  often have  to call  long  distance  or even  international to 
supply you with mail.  Please consider a contribution  in their phone costs 
once you  frequently read  or write in the RaceNet conferences.  Some BBSes 
have a required fee before you can join international conferences. 
 
 
                                                                How to Join 
 
   Best way to  join the RaceNet  conferences is to  contact your  regional 
echomail  coordinator  (REC) of the  FidoNet network.  You probably  know a 
FidoNet bulletin  board system (BBS)  in your neighbourhood -- if so, start 
there by asking its sysop  for the availability of RaceNet conferences.  If 
that doesn't work, contact one of these people: 
 

'RaceNet', Founder/Administrator       'RaceNet', Co-Founder
---------------------------------      ----------------------

Gary Phelps                            Bob Simpson
9510 One Notch Road                    138 Edgefield
Ladson, S.C. 29456 USA                 Summerville, SC 29483 USA
Node:  CAROLINA                        Node:  TANDY
BBS:  (803) 871-9771                   BBS:  (803) 875-2019
Voice:  (803) 871-9560                 Voice:  (803) 873-2083
 
'European RaceNet' Managing Dir.       'European RaceNet', German Div.
--------------------------------       -------------------------------

Rudi Kusters                           Markus Risser
Bodegravenplantsoen 4                  Hohe Warte 1
6843 ED  Arnhem, the Netherlands       8521 Spardorf, Germany
Co-ordinator "The European RaceNet"    Network address: 2:2400/23 Fido
Network address: 2:512/34.4 fidonet    Fax/BBS: +49-9131-51046
FAX: +31.85.210500
 
'European RaceNet', Sysop RS-BBS
--------------------------------

Bob Koel
Arnhem, the Netherlands
Network address: 2:512/34 @fidonet
BBS: +31.85.642891
 
 
 
               We'll be happy to welcome YOU in "RaceNet"
 
