User talk:Mattvinson

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Thanks for the information. I'm not exactly sure how to respond here because I'm still new to the Wiki system and editing. The only reason I'm making these slight changes is from my understand of your system, I need to make 10 updates before I'm granted certain access. The main reason for even creating this account is to make sure our track's information is up-to-date, especially when it comes to logos and dates. In particular for the Daytona International Speedway page and all of our events (Rolex 24 Hours At DAYTONA, and DAYTONA 500 being the two largest). If I'm able to update that information, it would be much appreciated. I wouldn't consider make sure the information and logos are current a "conflict of interest". Having out-of-date info may lead our facility's fans to misinformation.

As to the quote I tried to remove from 24 Hours of Daytona, "Motor Sport reported: "For their first 24-hour race the basic organization was good, but the various officials in many cases were out of touch, childish and lacked the professional touch which one now finds at Watkins Glen." I don't understand how that is relevant to the event's history and is one person's opinion, not a fact about the race. It also comes of as somewhat slander for the event itself. If that quote must remain, sobeit. The logo for that event is not current and I'm trying to make enough small edits to have access to upload the new event logo.

Thanks!