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Originally Posted by Honest-Sam Personally, I applaud ALL photographers and videographers. We ALL have a lot of great pics and vids at our disposal to view, for free. OWNING said pic or vid may be a different story, but we can almost always view them for free. Sidenote: I once entered the pits directly behind a reporter from a prominent open wheel magazine (about 4 yrs ago) that was mad that he had to pay to get in. The lesson is, that they don't always get in for free. And even if they do, that's ALL they get. I imagine, photogs please chime in, that gas, wear and tear, hot dogs, and sodas are never covered. Would love to hear from Danny Burton, KO, Jim Morrison, Dave Merritt, Chris Pederson, Carey Aiken, Dean Mills, Sean Buckley, etc., and many, many more that I've never even heard of yet, to see what THEY spend to attend. There are also countless FANS that spend a LOT of money just to attend our races. It's quite humbling actually.....

I've been shooting for over 18 years now and I pay my way in every race I go to. Sam, I believe what RAK is trying to illustrate is these guys (racers) strap in every race and they PAY to get in. I do believe you missed the point RAK was making though.