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Charlie:
Sadly this does not surprise me at all when you consider the egos of some w=
ho are running these Clubs.=20
Jean
> Date: Tue=2C 3 Feb 2015 20:36:52 -0500
> From: mgcharlie@comcast.net
> To: healeys@autox.team.net=3B joninsman@comcast.net=3B bjspear1@verizon.n=
et
> Subject: [Healeys] Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival
>=20
> I have some new information for those of you who may be interested in=20
> the festival on September 11=2C 2015 in Watkins Glen. Actually it will=20
> probably last for the entire weekend since the SVRA vintage races have=20
> been rescheduled by WGI to the weekend of July 24 because the track will=
=20
> be being paved in September.
>=20
> If you know anything about the Watkins Glen area=2C you know that there=20
> are several very worthwhile attractions other than racing at WGI. In=20
> fact Watkins Glen was a tourist destination long before there was any=20
> racing going on there. The beauty of Watkins Glen State Park=2C the=20
> gorge=2C is unsurpassed. Seneca Lake is also quite beautiful with vistas=
=20
> from the hills surrounding it and there are tour boats plying the waters=
=20
> of the lake. Seneca Lake is one of the finger lakes with Cayuga Lake to=
=20
> the east and Keuka Lake to the west. Lake Ontario is a bit over 60=20
> miles to the north. There are wineries galore in the area to stop in=20
> and check out and take some wine home with you. The Glenn H. Curtiss=20
> Aviation Museum is in Hammondsport on Keuka Lake. And there is also=20
> Corning Glass to the south.
>=20
> After last year's Grand Prix Festival and vintage race weekend=20
> Austin-Healey was announced as the featured marque for this year's=20
> festival. Many of us Healey owners said it was about time. After MG=20
> and Triumph participation at British car shows=2C Austin-Healeys usually=
=20
> have the next largest number of cars attending. So after roughly 20=20
> years of the festival=2C we finally were named as the Tour de Marque bran=
d.
>=20
> Unfortunately that has been sabotaged by someone in our midst. Some AH=20
> (no hyphen and nothing to do with Donald Healey) who is high up in a=20
> leadership position of one of our clubs declared that we would not care=20
> to participate because there are no races going on in September this year=
.
> Casey Creamer is one of the organizers of the GPF and put it this way:
>=20
> "When we decide on a featured marque=2C one of the major considerations i=
s whether we have club buy in. In this case we were essentially told off by=
the people putting on the enclave. So we quickly dropped that idea=2C call=
ed the artist who works on the poster and told him to scrap what he was doi=
ng and now we are working on coming up with a different marque with club bu=
y in. I understand that you are sort of offering some club buy in=2C but if=
the enclave people are poo pooing the idea of being the featured marque wh=
en there are no races=2C that will be a lot of negative attitude if we were=
to ignore them and do it anyway."
>=20
> So now thanks to some jerk in a leadership position in one of our clubs C=
asey believes that they would be lucky to get 25 Austin-Healeys to sign up =
for the TDM. Whoever it is that told him that should resign from their pos=
ition in disgrace. With well over 1=2C000 Austin-Healey club members withi=
n a state or so away from Watkins Glen=2C I believe that even with no vinta=
ge races we could come up with 100 cars which is what they would like to se=
e at a minimum. The event holds up to 120.
>=20
> But those up on high have ordered Watkins Glen Promotions to not have Aus=
tin-Healey as the featured marque=2C so they are afraid to disobey.
>=20
> It is probably too late to resurrect our marque as the featured marque th=
is year=2C but it may help if you have interest in Austin-Healey being the =
featured marque in the future that you email casey and let him know that. I=
suspect that many were holding off to find out what exactly is planned for=
the festival this year. And the website has not been updated so it seems =
that they will charge $140 with no laps of the WGI circuit and no tickets f=
or the vintage races.
>=20
> Here is Casey's email address: casey@senecasaw.com. And here is the webs=
ite for the festival:
> http://www.grandprixfestival.com/participant.html
>=20
> Thanks for reading my rant.
>=20
> Charlie Baldwin
> '62 BT7
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
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<body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>Charlie:<br>Sadly this does not =
surprise me at all when you consider the egos of some who are running these=
Clubs. <br><br>Jean<br><br><div>>=3B Date: Tue=2C 3 Feb 2015 20:36:52 -0=
500<br>>=3B From: mgcharlie@comcast.net<br>>=3B To: healeys@autox.team.=
net=3B joninsman@comcast.net=3B bjspear1@verizon.net<br>>=3B Subject: [He=
aleys] Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival<br>>=3B <br>>=3B I have some ne=
w information for those of you who may be interested in <br>>=3B the fest=
ival on September 11=2C 2015 in Watkins Glen. Actually it will <br>>=3B =
probably last for the entire weekend since the SVRA vintage races have <br>=
>=3B been rescheduled by WGI to the weekend of July 24 because the track =
will <br>>=3B be being paved in September.<br>>=3B <br>>=3B If you kn=
ow anything about the Watkins Glen area=2C you know that there <br>>=3B a=
re several very worthwhile attractions other than racing at WGI. In <br>&g=
t=3B fact Watkins Glen was a tourist destination long before there was any =
<br>>=3B racing going on there. The beauty of Watkins Glen State Park=2C=
the <br>>=3B gorge=2C is unsurpassed. Seneca Lake is also quite beautif=
ul with vistas <br>>=3B from the hills surrounding it and there are tour =
boats plying the waters <br>>=3B of the lake. Seneca Lake is one of the =
finger lakes with Cayuga Lake to <br>>=3B the east and Keuka Lake to the =
west. Lake Ontario is a bit over 60 <br>>=3B miles to the north. There =
are wineries galore in the area to stop in <br>>=3B and check out and tak=
e some wine home with you. The Glenn H. Curtiss <br>>=3B Aviation Museum=
is in Hammondsport on Keuka Lake. And there is also <br>>=3B Corning Gl=
ass to the south.<br>>=3B <br>>=3B After last year's Grand Prix Festiva=
l and vintage race weekend <br>>=3B Austin-Healey was announced as the fe=
atured marque for this year's <br>>=3B festival. Many of us Healey owner=
s said it was about time. After MG <br>>=3B and Triumph participation at=
British car shows=2C Austin-Healeys usually <br>>=3B have the next large=
st number of cars attending. So after roughly 20 <br>>=3B years of the f=
estival=2C we finally were named as the Tour de Marque brand.<br>>=3B <br=
>>=3B Unfortunately that has been sabotaged by someone in our midst. Som=
e AH <br>>=3B (no hyphen and nothing to do with Donald Healey) who is hig=
h up in a <br>>=3B leadership position of one of our clubs declared that =
we would not care <br>>=3B to participate because there are no races goin=
g on in September this year.<br>>=3B Casey Creamer is one of the organize=
rs of the GPF and put it this way:<br>>=3B <br>>=3B "When we decide on =
a featured marque=2C one of the major considerations is whether we have clu=
b buy in. In this case we were essentially told off by the people putting o=
n the enclave. So we quickly dropped that idea=2C called the artist who wor=
ks on the poster and told him to scrap what he was doing and now we are wor=
king on coming up with a different marque with club buy in. I understand th=
at you are sort of offering some club buy in=2C but if the enclave people a=
re poo pooing the idea of being the featured marque when there are no races=
=2C that will be a lot of negative attitude if we were to ignore them and d=
o it anyway."<br>>=3B <br>>=3B So now thanks to some jerk in a leadersh=
ip position in one of our clubs Casey believes that they would be lucky to =
get 25 Austin-Healeys to sign up for the TDM. Whoever it is that told him =
that should resign from their position in disgrace. With well over 1=2C000=
Austin-Healey club members within a state or so away from Watkins Glen=2C =
I believe that even with no vintage races we could come up with 100 cars wh=
ich is what they would like to see at a minimum. The event holds up to 120=
.<br>>=3B <br>>=3B But those up on high have ordered Watkins Glen Promo=
tions to not have Austin-Healey as the featured marque=2C so they are afrai=
d to disobey.<br>>=3B <br>>=3B It is probably too late to resurrect our=
marque as the featured marque this year=2C but it may help if you have int=
erest in Austin-Healey being the featured marque in the future that you ema=
il casey and let him know that. I suspect that many were holding off to fin=
d out what exactly is planned for the festival this year. And the website =
has not been updated so it seems that they will charge $140 with no laps of=
the WGI circuit and no tickets for the vintage races.<br>>=3B <br>>=3B=
Here is Casey's email address: casey@senecasaw.com. And here is the websi=
te for the festival:<br>>=3B http://www.grandprixfestival.com/participant=
.html<br>>=3B <br>>=3B Thanks for reading my rant.<br>>=3B <br>>=3B=
Charlie Baldwin<br>>=3B '62 BT7<br>>=3B <br>>=3B <br>>=3B <br>>=
=3B <br>>=3B _______________________________________________<br>>=3B Su=
pport Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html<br>>=3B Suggested annual d=
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