Rocky, don't most regions have some sort of compensation for those attending
conventions? I mean If you are going to represent your region I feel it's the
least they can do to offset some or all of the cost.
Jeff
On Wed, 09 January 2002, "Rocky Entriken" wrote:
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> From: Roger Johnson <rjohnson@friendlynet.com>
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> Date: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 12:36 PM
> Subject: Mid-Winter Party (SCCA Convention)
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>
> > The cost for the Denver trip is pretty cheap in comparison to some in
> >the past (hotel @ $59, for example).
>
>
> An excellent hotel value. Unfortunately, the tariff for self and spouse to
> do the **actual convention** is $550, which is WAY beyond realistic and the
> sole reason we will not attend (we planned to attend last year, bailed when
> we saw the price; this year is even more expensive).
>
> For about a quarter of that price last September we got to:
>
> >-Meet face-to-face with the SEB and [some of] the Board of Directors, to
> get direct answers to your burning questions.
>
> >-Exchange ideas with folks from all over the country.
>
> >-Talk to Howard Duncan, up-front, for-real, in person <g>.
>
> >-Meet and talk to the new SCCA President, Steve Johnson.
>
> And there was an autocross too!
>
> I've been to several conventions. Always enjoyed them. A worthwhile
> experience. But lately SCCA seems to feel its membership is on a financial
> par with the ABA or AMA and has priced its convention beyond the reach of
> Average Joe. Nobody there but the retired and rich old gray guys.
>
> My budget is better spent autocrossing and road racing. D'ya realize what
> $550 will cover? On a rough tally, Solo II entry fees for a National, a
> Divisional and about 20 or so local events (a full and busy season). Or
> three road racing weekends (half a season). It's nearly a full set of tires.
> It's a full family membership for seven years. It's a really nice Snell
> SA2000 helmet, good until 2015 (2010 for racers). It's a full set of Nomex,
> good forever. It's a new gearbox, a new diff, or that sexy set of roller
> rockers for my engine.
>
> (And BTW, I've already made my complaint to my area director, who passed it
> on to Steve Johnson, who replied to me that he hopes to do something in the
> future to reduce that cost -- of course, by the time I squawked this year it
> was really too late to do anything about Convention 2001; they were
> committed. I appreciate Steve's quick response, fully aware that an equally
> quick solution just was not a realistic possibility. It's a long-term
> issue.)
>
> --Rocky Entriken
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