And we thought we had problems?

[soloracer]

from the NYR message board:


G.W. Henderson" <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
> Anybody know or heard when and if there will be an awards
> banquet for Solo and other events?

I'm still waiting for the invitation from last year's
banquet...not to mention the region's 2005 Club Racing
season champion list! :-(

> Arthur...are you still a board member? Any info?

Yes to the first question, and no to the second question.

With the exception of the 4/2006 meeting (when I was hospitalized
in ICU), I was at every board meeting in 2006. The last time
that I saw our region's RE was 11/2005, and I don't recall
seeing the assistant RE too much in 2006, either. Without
a quorum in attendance, it was more like the NYR breakfast
club than a BoD meeting, with most of the agenda items ending
with "I'll have to check with Chris or Cliff on that and get
back to everyone." There was a meeting scheduled shortly after
Thanksgiving, but it was canceled the day before and tentatively
replaced by a conference call that never took place AFAIK.

We have to all remember that NYR is a *volunteer* organization,
and my only point in explaining the above is so that the
membership is aware of why things seem to be stalled. It was
*not* meant as a slight on any of the people who volunteer their
time as officers in the region! The membership would be much more
informed about club happenings if we had a regular newsletter,
but the draft copy of the first issue that I did (dated 1/2006)
for the board to review (and contribute a single page!) is still
bouncing around the trunk of my car a year later. I have content
from half a dozen people in it, and feel even more guilty than Bo
should for not getting it out the door due to the missing page
from someone on the BoD and green light to copy/mail it.

If there's an inquiring lump of mush who would like to be
RE again, I think that it could be a bloodless coup at this
point..... :-)

-Arthur


This is the club that Jeannie and I ran with in 2004,2005. A great bunch of people. But in "THE" metropolitan area, the average autocross turnout was much less than a hundred entrys. Their average season is 5 events.
AND they do not have a monthly soshul (soliciser) to help boost the program. 23 MILLION PEOPLE and 100 auto-x ers. The next closest events are 2- 2 1/2 hours away, as it is tuff to get off the "Island".
Am happy to be in CCR.
Now salute the stars and bars,lol

[MrsVlad]

I started playing with these folks in '03.
If it weren't for the BMW Boys & Porshe "Cats" in New York, I would have given up.
I'm sooo glad I retired to the sunny south.
I thank you for a wonderful club.

[Imprezivblue]

Yeah, the region in the westchester area even dropped autox all together. They only do a road rally once in a while and that's it! LAME!

[soloracer]

Thanks to a great B.O.D. and Mahtin! C.C.r. is a great place to be.

[C4Shane]

Indeed. Usta be with NEOhio and this is a much more active and interesting club

[W. Dean Furr]

Agreed, CCR is the place to be. But it hasn't always been that way. The Solo-I (oops -now TT) program and the road-race program have always been strong. But the Solo-II program has had its highs and lows. I remember a year in the mid-90s when the average participation was 24 cars per event, including the 24-hour and an NCAC! We ran one autocross with a total of nine drivers. The problem was that we had reached the point that there were too few volunteers, and we overworked the ones. Martin and Steven and friends have done an exceptional job of building the program since then. Plain and simple, they have done very well at attracting and retaining the kind of drivers who volunteer early and often. I'm amazed at the depth of worker talent we have in CCR autocross. Without doubt, these are good days for the club.

[soloracer]

Yes, thanks Martin, Steven and friends.
May the FORCE be with Dave. I know Jeannie and I am strongly behind him, as I am sure are many others.

[racerjon1]

soloracer said:

23 MILLION PEOPLE and 100 auto-x ers. The next closest events are 2- 2 1/2 hours away, as it is tuff to get off the "Island"

I ran with NYR once in 1998, it was a decent event, and from what I remember it had a few cars.

However.. I ran with North New Jersey region a few months ago at Englishtown, there were 140 cars or so, a few of the Evo guys I was hanging out with were from "The Island"

I also got from there to my Aunt's house in Brooklyn in about 70 min if I remember correctly. (between 4-6pm on a Saturday)

With message boards and such, if they had good organization and good events it seems to me it would be pretty easy to get a lot of people, especially since people closer are driving to those other events.

Jon K