Controversial??

[Tony356993]

Seat time and the continual training of your senses are priceless.

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Almost every region regardless of size finds that about 10% of their membership is active in some type of event.  Actually when you look at the total participation of our membership in all types of events, DE, AX, social, touring, Rally ect

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Brian is right on about this issue. He has first hand knowledge of DE and AX and the fiscal situation for the club.

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.

Mac- I agree with your evaluation that it is the same folks generally participation at the RTR events. I think the one huge difference in this region and others is that the RTR DE people begin to develop a friendship at the track that leads off the track. When the guy parked next to you for a 3 day DE has car trouble or needs a tool, there is no hesitation in helping him/her out. When you see the same folks at the track over a number of years, you know they are committed to the club and it becomes much easier to invest time & energy into a new relationship when you think the other people are in it for the long haul too. How do we get this kind of people relationship into AX?

 

I've attended AX too, and frankly I think it real benefit for my time as you spend a full day to run 4 or 5 times.

Josh - my feelings are the same as yours.  There is a lot of waiting around.

 

Can we combine the AX with an ongoing social event? AX w/ a BBQ? AX with a Wahs and Shine? Larger space for more driving time/day?m Moonbounce for the kids?

I started with the club in 1989 and the only thing I did was the social stuff since I did not want anything to happen to my baby. I went rallies and wash and shines and we even had a wine tasting. I think our social has really suffered and the DE folks have basically recreated the social and molded it into the DE weekends. We often caravan to the track together, have meals outside of the track together, bbq at the track together.

If we could increase our social program it would lead to more new members having a chance to get involved in a club that has become DE heavy. I think the new folks are also more likely to get involved in AX initially then they would in DE. They will not give AX a chance if they never met anyone in the club. They won't meet anyone in the club if the social program is lacking. Get my drift?

How about spicing up the meetings and having really good guest speakers (i.e. David Donahue, David Murray, etc)? How about having meetings at a social venue (i.e restaurants, Cart Tracks? Dave & Buster's, Amusement Park, etc)

I think the key to a good club is involvement of its members. Members should not get involved because the should. They should get involved because they want to be involved. Let's try and help the exec with sound ideas to make the new folks want to get involved. If they attend a social event and meet a few folks like themselves, maybe they will ask about AX. Maybe they will attend an AX. Maybe then they will sign up for an AX.

Sorry for the rant.

I might just bring the 356 back for another AX. This time with radials.