We recognize the reality of the marketplace. We're fighting to win, and that's what we're going to do. This is not the time to hide.

If the government and the infrastructure is there, the technology is there today to go as far as we want to go with this.

We are committed to developing strong relationships with a select group of more capable, more financially stable strategic suppliers on a long-term basis. Strong suppliers and proven processes that everyone sticks to religiously go hand in hand with delivering innovation, quality and lower costs.

What we are doing here is really unique. We are reaching out to young women and linking them to the excitement of the auto industry and car racing. One of the goals of this program is to show them that there are women in every aspect of the motor industry and they can do it too.

When you talk about what is Lincoln, it's about reaching the American customer who has reached his goals, reached his dream and wants to be rewarded for that.

What cannot be done is to turn this valuable maritime space over to developers who envision hotels, condos and shops on the property.