[Fot] FOT on FACEBOOK ???

[RACER BUD]

Thanks Geoff, et al...Our  stuff should be available to EVERYONE...Remember 
Friends...This is about the'Preservation of the Marque'...and ..the 
Preservation of  History..and ..The Preservation of us Old Racers..
Wooohoo!
I Love you All...
Racer Bud...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Byrne" <gkbyrne at optushome.com.au>
To: "Henry Frye" <henry at henryfrye.com>; <n197tr4 at cs.com>; 
<fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] FOT on FACEBOOK ???


> It would be great if all non Triumph racing stuff could be filtered out so 
> our emails dont get bombed
> This is a great forum which streeches world wide and keeps true FOTs 
> informed about what happening
> it put me in contact with fellow racers in USA who otherwise I would have 
> known nothing about
> Geoff Byrne
> TR6 Down Under
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Henry Frye" <henry at henryfrye.com>
> To: <n197tr4 at cs.com>; <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 10:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] FOT on FACEBOOK ???
>
>
>>I yearn for the days when the FOT flew so far under the radar that the
>> people who found out about us actually fit the criteria to belong. The
>> FOT has morphed into something far from it's roots. That's what happens
>> when there are no rules.
>>
>> Do I like it? No.
>>
>> Do I miss what we once had, a forum where real Triumph racers really
>> discussed issues pertinent to the sport? Sure I do. I know I am not
>> alone here, every race I attend this subject comes up in conversation.
>>
>> Is a public FB presence going to move the trend in a direction back
>> towards our roots? Obviously not.
>>
>> Is a public FB presence going to move the trend in a direction the
>> majority of current FOT want? I can't say. I don't know who the current
>> FOT are.
>>
>> I just hope the newbies in the sport are getting the support I got when
>> I was starting out. The relationships I have made here over the years
>> have made a huge difference to my racing success. I just don't see that
>> level of support these days. Hopefully the support is happening offline.
>> The resources we have available here are vast, and from what I have read
>> over the past couple years, virtually untapped.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: n197tr4 at cs.com
>> Subject: [Fot] FOT on FACEBOOK ???
>>
>> What does 'going public' on FB do to us, say, as to going 'private'?
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