>>In the US, this money goes to pay salaries and subsidize
>>(yes, Virginia, it is true) the costs of Solo and Road
>>Rally. Organizers and private entries get nothing. There is
>>no benfit to any but the select few. This is the TRUE
>>difference between our series. It is directly responsible
>>for the differences in attitude and enjoyment by the
>>majority of competitors and organizers.
>
>Joe:
Thanks J.Andreni, glad you wrote it and not me!!
>
>Having attended a number of CARS events over the last two
>years, I would say that there is another very significant
>difference.
OI !=! HERE IT IS!!!!
RIGHT HERE1!!!!!
WAIT FOR IT!!!
---->>>>The CARS people and the rally organizers are
>generally former and/or current competitors.<<<<<<<------------- They all seem
>to have the good of the sport in mind and operate in a
>co-operative environment.
>
>Doug Woods
Yep, I've said it forever, experience DOES count, and SCCAs perverse policy of hiring people with appearantly NO EXPERTISE in the area they will be working is the root of why the administration of the sport is so Fooookt up.
Terry Epp served his time all over Canada for some years, I have been beer addled in the motel in Alberta the night before Rocky Mountain getting advice on the different timing systems, the guy was soooo helpful, taking his valuable time away from important beer drinking, to explain 2 or three times, the differences, even as we we distracted by Bo Skovronek's ARN-NOLD like accent trying to figure how fast his Volvo 240 Tubo had been that day.*
Look at things like questioneers sent to licence holders, some rudimentary voting, and general acknowledgement that it's a big counrty and there needs too be some help dealing with just that.
Isn't there some train or something that brings cars out west?
I say it's all possible because youse guys are all closet-sossies (what the hell is English slang for Socialists?? Socies? WTF!!)
Look at the color of that Leaf in your flag!!
Could it possibly be that the promotion of the sport and for that matter the organising is seen as neccasary _adjucts_ to the COMPETITION????? Rather than the alleged CENTRAL PURPOSE?
And as for other forums one big area of discussion is STUPID NEW RULES CREATED BY STUPID NON-COMPETITORS.
As always.
*After much beer, much discussion, lots of calculations, discussion of Bo's last name etc, the answer was 117mph. And he won the next day, that Volvo240 T was FAST!
And then there was more beer!
John Vanlandingham
Seattle, WA. 98168
Vive le Prole-le-ralliat
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