MBD96@aol.com wrote:
> It is unbelievable to me how some people choose to pick and choose the rules
> we are to abide by.
Since this message contains a quote from me, I can only assume you've
construed what I said as "picking and choosing." Nothing could be
further from the truth. I have proposed exactly zero in the way of
special treatment for AM.
> "I want the rules to be 'this way' except when it
> involves my class, or a particular item I'm passionate about."
Not only does that not represent any explicit statements I have made on
this subject, it fails to paraphrase any intended message.
> I doubt seriously that AM will pass on at the end of this year.
So do I. Since you bring up the rulebook, you are no doubt aware that
the rules don't contemplate the _elimination_ of a class. The specific
wording is "that class will be consolidated or restructured..." NOT
"eliminated." Obviously, the "consolidation" of AM into another class is
practically no different than eliminating the other class, so that's not
a viable option. OTOH, "restructuring," whatever that may mean, is just
another roll of the dice to see if the "restructured" class is more
popular than its earlier version.
> The rules,
> and the SEB by making the statement it did about AM being on probation, have
> done exactly what they are supposed to do. Wake those AM competitors up to
> the fact that if they don't show support for their class at the national
> championships they run the risk of loosing their class altogether.
There's not a single word in the rulebook that implies that a class can
be eliminated due to undersubscription at Nationals. Given the recent
effort at "consolidation" of AP/FP and the resulting brouhaha, it would
appear to me that some careful reflection is advisable before tampering
with AM.
The probationary warning was in order. I never took issue with that.
Nonetheless, what should be done if the class fails its probationary
period is far from clear, given that the rules don't provide for the
actual elimination of a class (and, by extension, the cars that compete
in that class). The cure can certainly be worse than the disease, as
we've seen more than once in the recent past.
Jay
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