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Re: First Gear replaces Speed Freakz

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Subject: Re: First Gear replaces Speed Freakz
From: "Brian Davis" <brian.davis@rose-hulman.edu>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 23:20:25 -0500
>From someone who will be turning 22 soon, because of the change I doubt I
will be renewing my membership.  My biggest encouragement to join was saving
a few bucks by saving $5-10 at each autocross.  If the membership is $65,
then I would be spending extra for it.  Tough to do as a poor college
student ;o)  Now I'll renew my subscription after I graduate and start
making some money, but there are probably many out there that won't...

Brian Davis
21 CSP

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
> To: "Baysinger, Jeffrey S (Jeffrey)" <jbaysinger@avaya.com>; ".Team.Net"
> <autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 7:42 PM
> Subject: Re: First Gear replaces Speed Freakz
>
>
> > as I understand it, next renewal if over 21 they are indeed "cut off
> > immediately and dumped into the $65 annual fee general SCCA population."
> >
> > Which also seems like, those who are Speed Freakz now were sortakinda
> > promised the SF rate to age 25 -- the prospect of future dues to 25
being
> at
> > the reduced rate as much an enticement as getting the current dues
> cut-rate.
> >
> > Are we keeping the faith with our younger SF members who had reasonable
> > expectations of being able to continue at the reduced price until they
> > reached the quarter-century mark?
> >
> > --Rocky
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Baysinger, Jeffrey S (Jeffrey)" <jbaysinger@avaya.com>
> > To: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>; ".Team.Net" <autox@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 4:24 PM
> > Subject: RE: First Gear replaces Speed Freakz
> >
> >
> > >>>The one aspect I disagree with is reducing the age to 21 and under.
> >
> >
> > Rocky, I absolutely agree with everything you said. I hadn't really
> thought
> > about the college student being the primary target demographic, but it
> > certainly makes sense.
> >
> > Another question I have is what they're going to do with the current
Speed
> > Freakz membership - if they'll be eligible for First Gear memberships
> until
> > they're 26 or if they're cut off immediately and dumped into the $65
> annual
> > fee general SCCA population.
> >
> > Either way it doesn't really matter to me, as this is the last year I'm
> > eligible for reduced-rate membership under Speed Freakz, but I know a
lot
> of
> > people who'd be cut off... some at age 22. I bet they'd feel a bit
robbed
> if
> > this were the case.
> >
> > - Jeff
> > RM Div

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