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On Monday, May 2, 2022, 10:20:47 p.m. EDT, yellow04 via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Apparently, old habits die really hard...<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">--- begin forwarded message<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Sent May 29, 2021 by <a href="mailto:yellow04@tr4racer.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">yellow04@tr4racer.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">We are winding up the cleanup of the inactive email addresses, and the<br></div><div dir="ltr">tally is impressive. Look for the final numbers soon. As we worked<br></div><div dir="ltr">through the process, we gave a lot of thought on how to keep better<br></div><div dir="ltr">track of the membership. We realized we need to do an annual roll call<br></div><div dir="ltr">and clarify the process we use to add new members.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">While the "we don’t have any rules" thing has worked well for 25 years,<br></div><div dir="ltr">we are tweaking the process we use to add members. This is pretty much<br></div><div dir="ltr">how our self-policing group has been doing it, we just never put words<br></div><div dir="ltr">to the process because we didn’t need to. And for the record, we are<br></div><div dir="ltr">calling this a "guideline", not a rule!<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">As opposed to the nomination process we have been using, we will use a<br></div><div dir="ltr">"sponsorship" process going forward.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">First, we have the designations. All FOT members now fall into one of<br></div><div dir="ltr">two categories. Drivers or Crew. Drivers are active and former drivers<br></div><div dir="ltr">who turn (or have turned) the steering wheel in sanctioned competition<br></div><div dir="ltr">in a Triumph or Triumph powered race car. Anyone not falling into that<br></div><div dir="ltr">category will now be referred to as Crew.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Only Drivers can sponsor new members. If the new member is an active or<br></div><div dir="ltr">former driver, it's a done deal, we have a new FOT member. No seconds<br></div><div dir="ltr">needed, we are counting on our existing Driver members to vet the new<br></div><div dir="ltr">folks they sponsor. If a Driver wants to sponsor someone who is not<br></div><div dir="ltr">another driver, i.e. become part of the FOT Crew, or someone who is<br></div><div dir="ltr">actively on the path to becoming a driver in a Triumph they should<br></div><div dir="ltr">submit that request to our membership committee through me.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">We think this clarification makes sense to keep our membership on point<br></div><div dir="ltr">and strong. The FOT is proudly keeping Triumphs on track and relevant!<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Henry Frye<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:yellow04@tr4racer.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">yellow04@tr4racer.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">keeper of the website and membership roster<br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.fot-racing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Archive: <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive </a><a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/macdonaldp@rogers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/macdonaldp@rogers.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div>
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