Der Gasser- Letter to Editor

[APXD 30]

Darren wrote:

Aren't we the Volkswagon club now? VCA?

Hip-hip hooray!

Now, to the topic of this post, the existing executive board had an incredibly difficult charge this year---managing through a challenging economy and an unfortunate incident that took all of us by surprise. Kudos to the those who uncovered and dealt with this issue from the beginning.

As far as meeting folks at RTR meetings, I never thought this was difficult and just about everyone likes to talk about their cars. Joining in '03 what was challenging for me as a newbie was securing a spot for DE. As you'll recall, you had to get to meeting by 5:30 to form a "line." I recall suspiciously few folks on line and some who "knew the handshake" carrying multiple registration forms for people who weren't physically there. It seemed that newbies would get wait listed once or twice before actually being able to attend. The transparency of the new online system was a real step forward.

Regarding instructors, why aren't students buying them a beer apres track or offering them lunch? They are volunteers who spend at least 2-3 hours with them each weekend.