I agree, looked like a canned response with mild editing.
Bob Kramer
rkramer3@austin.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henry Frye" <henry@henryfrye.com>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 6:08 PM
Subject: 2004 Mid Ohio experience
>I need to pipe in here. I have been back to M-O twice since the 2002 event
>that everyone remembers. Both times it was with the VSCDA at their October
>event. (Fantastic event, by the way)
>
> The smaller, not open to the public events are very different than the
> gestapo-like tactics we saw at the SVRA event in 2002. Security roamed
> around occasionally, but never really bothered anybody. You could drive
> and park wherever your heart desired. No fee was collected to park my
> camper in the paddock.
>
> But last year's trip was not without incident. Mark Wheatley and I drove
> up to registration in Mark's pickup, did our business and returned to our
> paddock space. A minute or two later a kid no more than 21 drives up,
> stops short in front of Mark's truck, jumps out and accuses us of stealing
> a banner from up at registration. He insisted on searching Mark's truck.
> The kid said they reported someone driving a grey pickup was seen taking
> the banner.
>
> Obviously we didn't take any banner.
>
> The kid certainly could have benefited from a Dale Carnegie course. He was
> rude, obnoxious, and way out of line. In retrospect, we should have gotten
> his name and complained, but I was not about to let the incident ruin my
> weekend.
>
> As Mordy said, the response from Ms. Dismoor was well done, but I find two
> points interesting. First, she said she became aware of the problems last
> year. Where the heck has she been? They have been brewing for much longer
> than that. Second, she offers Jack two tickets to an upcoming event. I
> have to assume Jack was clear in his communication that he was a
> competitor, not a spectator. The amount of time it would take me to
> compose that letter, at that level of groveling, would be huge. And then
> to offer up a pair of spectator tickets to a competitor... Hmmmm.
>
> I am starting to think Jack got a canned response developed to be sent off
> to the numerous complaints they get! Or, I am all wet. Again!
>
> At 11:52 AM 05/04/2005 -0500, Jack W. Drews wrote:
>>This morning I sent a message to Mid Ohio, telling them that their track
>>had been suggested as a site for a future Triumph event. I told them that
>>this was meeting with strong resistance because of all the things we have
>>been talking about.
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