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07/06/2007: "Rev Up Your Eye Candy"
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It's a holiday weekend, so here's my present to you - double your Eye Candy pleasure!
Here in the States, motorsports are relegated to minor league levels - well, except for NECKCAR - but in Europe it's a big deal. Formula 1, Superbikes, Sedan races - all pull huge crowds and lots of sponsor money. The cars are plastered with logos, and the tracks with banners, but those crafty Euros are always looking for another way to attrack attention to their product. And they've found it in the grid girls.
Attend your typical race in America, and you'll see a bunch of men in firesuits running around. But if you hang out at a European track, you'll see something entirely different - particularly before the race starts. Mingling amongst the drivers and those with special access that gets then down on the starting grid just before the race are lots of scantily clad women - emphasis on scantily - whose primary purpose is to attract the attention of the many photographers covering the race. Sure, you might be getting paid to shoot pictures of Team McLaren, but you always have a few shots for a pretty girl! Much like an American stock car, these girls shamelessly plug whatever brands they've been hired to advertise. You might not remember who won the race, but I'll bet you'll remember the girls.
I have a couple of examples here. These girls were at a recent race, serving to remind you to buy your Bridgestone Tiires. I get the message girls, believe me ...
As Brother Jimi Hendrix once put it, "Tire tracks up and down my back, I can see you had your fun" ... 
