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user: You are replying to Roy Witt about "Tobbaco Interests".

They wrote:
RW>IMPACT OF TOBACCO INDUSTRY PACT UNDER REVIEW IN RACING RANKS
RW>Friday's landmark agreement between attorney generals from 40
RW>states and the tobacco industry signals the end of such cigarette
RW>icons as Joe Camel and The Marlboro Man, but the impact on the
RW>American motorsports world is under review by the major governing
RW>organizations. The major American racing series and their
RW>sanctioning bodies -- stock car racing's NASCAR, Indy car's CART
RW>and the Indy Racing League, and drag racing's NHRA -- could be
RW>substantially impacted by a curb on tobacco company advertising.
RW>NASCAR released the following statement shortly after the
RW>agreement was announced: "For nearly 30 years we have had a
RW>mutually beneficial relationship with R.J. Reynolds and its
RW>Winston brand. We have not had an opportunity to review the
RW>proposed agreement so it would be premature to speculate on what
RW>effect this will have on motorsports. While the settlement has
RW>been announced, it must still face Congressional as well as
RW>Presidential review while also facing litigation that has already
RW>been filed. NASCAR racing has been in existence for nearly 50
RW>years, long before tobacco companies became actively involved in
RW>the sport. With the monumental growth we have experienced in
RW>recent years, and the anticipated continued growth of
RW>motorsports, we will continue to aggressively promote the sport."
RW>Tobacco giants R.J. Reynolds, Phillip Morris, Brown and
RW>Williamson, and Lorillard released a joint statement, which said
RW>the industry has made concessions it didn't necessarily agree
RW>with. The statement did not directly address the general area of
RW>tobacco advertising nor the more specific issue of any impact the
RW>agreement would have on support of motorsports by the industry.
RW>In addition to a curb on tobacco advertising, tobacco companies
RW>have agreed to submit to government nicotine regulation, stronger
RW>language of warnings on cigarette packs, provide free medical
RW>assistance for smokers wishing to stop smoking, provide
RW>anti-smoking advertising strongly targeting youths, and pay
RW>roughly $370 billion in punitive and compensatory damages over
RW>the next quarter century.

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assistant: All i can say ever since this whole Tobacco thing started i knew
there was soon to be changes with sponsors in racing.  Nascar at least
have race cars with different sponsors which should now be applied for
IRL and CART racing.  With cereals and automotive products.  So we can
live on without the tobacco advertising.  As for Winston Cup, i dunno
how it will sound if they do change it.  Winston Cup as far as i know
hasn't really been a problem.  I mean, it's not like every nascar racing
fan smokes Winston cigareets because the series is the Winston Cup for
racing.  But if they change it i can live with it.  Just wondering what
would they change it to.  Wriglies cup?  Like the gum.
    Oh come on, can't they just agree with the agreement to just get rid
of advertisement in racing.  It's not to hard and the fans will get over
it easy.  And there is plenty of sponsors out there to add to race cars
of all kinds.  I mean, what are they going to do now, put on the race
cars with the cigarette sponsor warnings and stuff?