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Me too.

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Not spectacular just decent.
I'm not sure what I'm driving.
Maybe an ITR in DS.
Or half-assed STX prepped 330.

OK guys and gals, we hear you! Honestly, I'm amazed at the amount of interest It's good to hear!

We (the senior officers) are discussing this event. If it comes back it will probably be a one-day format and it may be a little different than others.

No promises right now. I will try to let you all for sure know today or tomorrow.

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Mike Whitney
whit32@gmail.com, 919-454-5445
V10, V8, V8t, I6, I6, V6, F4t, I4, I4, I4, I4, I2, 1, 1

Wow, didn't think all this would come from me asking an innocent question. But I'm glad it has. I too was looking forward to the event. It's awesome to see that many people willing to jump in and help out. I'm already strapped for time, but if I can help out in a more limited role, I'd be glad to.

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1993 VW Corrado VR6 - DSP15 (RIP)
1986 MB 190E 2.3L 16v - STX (SOLD)
1997 BMW M3 3.2L - BS for now

We too were planning on attending, looking forward to a no pressure test and tune for two days to try out a couple of things for next year. Can't promise to help except the day(s) of the event since it is the beginning of our heavy holiday season, but we're always willing to do anything necessary while we are there.
Just an observation: maybe the behind the scenes people need to be more willing to let others have a chance to help. We have volunteered several times, but each time was told we were not needed or were ignored when the time came...

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there's no glory for going slow.

You can count me in too! If it's a Saturday event I'll take Friday off and do anything except drive the bus. You really, really don't want me to drive the bus Sunday is no problem either.

If you're concerned about turnout then how about you leave registration open on the website. Put a notice on the main page telling people that they can preregister and it is to find out how many people will really show. Then based on the headcount you can determine if it is worth it attendance wise.

If the officers decide they are burned out and just really don't want to do it then that is fine too. I can understand that.

Graham

Actually, Chuck, the "stressful" thing about having an event is not really getting the work done or getting people to volunteer to do it. Plus the fact that there needs to be at least one senior officer at the event, and most of us had other plans that weekend. The biggest things that drive the work and the effort which can't be easily delegated in my opinion are:

1. Site coordination, insurance rental, and overall logistics
2. Making the list of tasks and assigning people to them
3. Explaining to people what is necessary of a job
4. Dealing with the inevitable last-minute emergencies (people bailing, etc)
5. Safety concerns
6. Dealing with the typical issues during the event

The night events have been mostly constructed to avoid these problems but still can be stressful for the overall organizer and site coordinator.

If (still an if) the event goes, I will structure it a lot like the night events and ask all of the people who have volunteered so far in this post to do something. I am waiting because there may be plans in the works with a sponsor, a charity, and another car club who wants to run the event.

So let's just go ahead and look for a few people to do a few specific things. We aren't going to rely on any of the usual suspects. Here is a first pass at what we need. If you are capable and willing, EMAIL me directly:

Event chair (monitors the list of stuff that needs to get done)
Registrar (assume we skip online reg and ask to do by email)
Bus driver
Tech
Course design and setup
Timer setup
Timing and scoring (assume sticky-notes)
Bus packer

And some other things I can't think of right now. More later.

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Mike Whitney
whit32@gmail.com, 919-454-5445
V10, V8, V8t, I6, I6, V6, F4t, I4, I4, I4, I4, I2, 1, 1