That's got to be the most blatant out-of-context quote anyone has ever taken
from something I wrote.
Just picked myself up off the floor from where I fell laughing about it!
:-)
--Rocket J. Squirrel
PS, for those curious, full context is at the bottom of this post.
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Pozner <apozner@ptd.net>
To: Rocky Entriken <rocky@tri.net>; autox list <autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: If you care about SCCA racing (and solo)
>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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