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01-11-2007, 03:44 PM
Bingo!
Nick nailed it. 10% of membership showing up to an AX event would put us in a very different place than we are today.
AX is failing upon hard times, the turnout is bordering on pitiful. Soon Porsche will be the minority marque showing up to run if we carry on the way we are doing. If only the AX program were in as good a shape as DE, then we would all be better for it, certainly the club would be.
A few of us are trying to change that and not only are we talking about it, but we're putting boots on the ground and putting energy into that effort. I'm not one to whine about anything, I put actions to words and make things happen - no empty words come out of this body. I say what I mean and mean what I say.
Honesty, integrity, action.
We would all love to see a well rounded region of DE, AX, rally and social. We have a ways to go. As a new member I look at our region and to be honest all I see is DE and some things that need the support of their members. That's sad. I know I'm not in the minority when I talk to members who have no interest in DE and wonder what the club has to offer. We have over 1300 members and only a fraction bother to turn up for events - that's a real crying shame and needs to change for the club to remain healthy. A club does not prosper when the majority are apathetic to the activities of the few. Look around and think about it... turnout for the banquet, picnic, AX, you name it, it's the same bunch of people. If that's not a situation crying out for change, than I don't know what is.
You want controversy, that is it in a nutshell. Nothing is more controversial than the truth.
Nick nailed it. 10% of membership showing up to an AX event would put us in a very different place than we are today.
AX is failing upon hard times, the turnout is bordering on pitiful. Soon Porsche will be the minority marque showing up to run if we carry on the way we are doing. If only the AX program were in as good a shape as DE, then we would all be better for it, certainly the club would be.
A few of us are trying to change that and not only are we talking about it, but we're putting boots on the ground and putting energy into that effort. I'm not one to whine about anything, I put actions to words and make things happen - no empty words come out of this body. I say what I mean and mean what I say.
Honesty, integrity, action.
We would all love to see a well rounded region of DE, AX, rally and social. We have a ways to go. As a new member I look at our region and to be honest all I see is DE and some things that need the support of their members. That's sad. I know I'm not in the minority when I talk to members who have no interest in DE and wonder what the club has to offer. We have over 1300 members and only a fraction bother to turn up for events - that's a real crying shame and needs to change for the club to remain healthy. A club does not prosper when the majority are apathetic to the activities of the few. Look around and think about it... turnout for the banquet, picnic, AX, you name it, it's the same bunch of people. If that's not a situation crying out for change, than I don't know what is.
You want controversy, that is it in a nutshell. Nothing is more controversial than the truth.