I hear ya Rocky!
To sum up what Rocky said for those to lazy to read to the bottom, and I
quote
..."SCCA is moving to Toplantaham next month."
I suggest a strong letter writing campaign be started immediately. Write
your vociferous complaints to:
SCCA Complaint Dept.
c/o Paul Foster
pfoster@itsajokeyoudunderhead.com
Regards,
Alan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
To: ".Team.Net" <autox@autox.team.net>; ".W2W"
<wheeltowheel@wheeltowheel.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: If you care about SCCA racing (and solo)
> Ah, yassss -- once again someone mentions an idea, someone else hears it
as
> a plan, the next person hears it as being on the agenda, and finally
someone
> panics that it is going to be VOTED ON IMMEDIATELY; WRITE NOW IN
> OPPOSITION!!!!
>
> Throttle back, people. Notions to move the SCCA headquarters are, at the
> moment, pipe dreams in the minds of a couple of CVBs and a director or
two.
>
> Could it happen? Yes. Will it happen in the near future? Not even close.
>
> Here's what I've got, from talking with a former director reasonably close
> to the situation and reading the writings of another current director.
>
> The Topeka CVB (Convention & Visitors Bureau) has floated an idea before
> Denver that it might move its HQ to Topeka. Couple of assets there --
Forbes
> Field where the Solo Nationals are held, and Heartland Park, which could
be
> a potential Runoffs site (and big enough to do so). Also centrally located
> geographically -- "equally inconvenient for all" (to steal a line from
> former SEB chair Phil Schmidt).
>
> This is in the exploratory stages. It is NOT going to be voted on anytime
> soon.
>
> Down in SEDiv, Area XII Director Phil Mellor has written (I read it in the
> Gulf Coast Region newsletter) that "Birmingham, Ala., and Atlanta, at my
> request, have/are preparing preliminary bids to provide Office, Museum,
Solo
> and Road Racing complexes for the Staff and the BoD to review along with a
> bid from Topeka."
>
> Mellor also adds in the very next sentence: "Serious consideration must be
> given to a decision of this magnitude."
>
> So, not only is the BoD not going to rush into anything of this nature, at
> the moment there is not anything really on the table to rush into. These
> things begin with a couple of people talking about "whaddya think if
we..."
> and things develop from there. Ideas are being formulated, "what if"
things
> are being floated, they are looking into the blue sky to see if anything
is
> flying there.
>
> As Area I director Kathy Barnes noted, someone in her Area inquired if
> others could apply. She basically said sure, but the proposal needs to
come
> from a CVB, not a Region.
>
> Folks, anybody can float an idea. That does not mean it is a done deal, or
> even likely. Keep your finger on the pulse. If you have a thoughtful
> insight, feel free to make it, but flaming letters will accomplish nothing
> at the moment as there is nothing to flame yet. Panicking that a decision
is
> imminent is just that - panic. Talk to your directors as they will be the
> ones ultimately making such a decision. But don't freak out that SCCA is
> moving to Toplantaham next month. Ain't no way. They're still very early
in
> the "what if" stages.
>
> Chill...
>
> --Rocky Entriken
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