I've petitioned the complete BOD....and await my individual correspondence that was supposed to happen based on the minutes of the recent BOD meeting.
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I've petitioned the complete BOD....and await my individual correspondence that was supposed to happen based on the minutes of the recent BOD meeting.
I've petitioned the complete BOD....and await my individual correspondence that was supposed to happen based on the minutes of the recent BOD meeting.
Let me be clear. I dont' want to sound like a "take my marbles and run home: kind of kind of kid. I really like the CMRA and will likely be back regardless of the disposition of any appeal. I may focus on minis within the club and practice my big bike stuff at trackday until I'm actually good enough, but I'm certainly not planning on stomping off and pouting. I don't want to be lumped in with anything that could sound like that. Seems unseamly. I just want to be safe, and not drop from the lower 15th percentile to the lower 5. I won't plug up the board with any more babbling.
Let me be clear. I dont' want to sound like a "take my marbles and run home: kind of kind of kid. I really like the CMRA and will likely be back regardless of the disposition of any appeal. I may focus on minis within the club and practice my big bike stuff at trackday until I'm actually good enough, but I'm certainly not planning on stomping off and pouting. I don't want to be lumped in with anything that could sound like that. Seems unseamly. I just want to be safe, and not drop from the lower 15th percentile to the lower 5. I won't plug up the board with any more babbling.
I'm sorry, I guess I wasn't clear: SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH YOUR APPEAL LETTER AND I WILL POST IT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
They will discuss it on the Board of Directors page and then respond to you personally.
Sending PMs and emails to each director just confuses the issue...they have no way of discussing it when you send it to each one individually.
I'm sorry, I guess I wasn't clear: SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH YOUR APPEAL LETTER AND I WILL POST IT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
They will discuss it on the Board of Directors page and then respond to you personally.
Sending PMs and emails to each director just confuses the issue...they have no way of discussing it when you send it to each one individually.
I'm not one of the riders on the additional rookie expert list, but I find the decision of the BOD inconsistent with previous decisions as well as the rules. Why do we even have a rule book?
Nathan Gardner's point about safety should be emphasized. Plus, some of these riders are not ready to move up and thus will be routinely lapped. How is this “fun” for them?
If the board is going to entertain appeals from the list of “additional rookie experts”, they should do so immediately; not after two races. To make these riders wait two races would be very unfair to them.
If these riders have to wait two races and subsequently win an appeal, they will miss the points they could have earned if they were allowed to compete in the novice class from the beginning of the season. Additionally, such a practice would also give an unfair points advantage to other novices who earned points in the first two races. Everybody knows how hard it is to win or place decently if you don’t have a perfect attendance record.
Certainly “regular rookie experts” promoted in accordance with the standing rule book should have to wait two races before appealing to move to the novice class, but these “additional rookie experts” are being punished because of the lack of consideration of all of the effects of the BOD’s decision and a disregard for the rule book.
The comment about “Much of the fun amongst the promoted novices was lost when they found themselves racing alone in the expert class” is simply not valid. I am being promoted under the normal rules and so are those novice riders who ran close or better lap times than I did. I don’t see how anyone could be moving up to expert status alone…
The BOD needs to meet again and reconsider entertaining appeals from this list of “additional rookie experts” who don’t want to move up. Anything less would be unreasonable to these riders who didn’t meet the rule book requirements regarding advancement. Again, why do we have a rule book?
I'm not one of the riders on the additional rookie expert list, but I find the decision of the BOD inconsistent with previous decisions as well as the rules. Why do we even have a rule book?
Nathan Gardner's point about safety should be emphasized. Plus, some of these riders are not ready to move up and thus will be routinely lapped. How is this “fun” for them?
If the board is going to entertain appeals from the list of “additional rookie experts”, they should do so immediately; not after two races. To make these riders wait two races would be very unfair to them.
If these riders have to wait two races and subsequently win an appeal, they will miss the points they could have earned if they were allowed to compete in the novice class from the beginning of the season. Additionally, such a practice would also give an unfair points advantage to other novices who earned points in the first two races. Everybody knows how hard it is to win or place decently if you don’t have a perfect attendance record.
Certainly “regular rookie experts” promoted in accordance with the standing rule book should have to wait two races before appealing to move to the novice class, but these “additional rookie experts” are being punished because of the lack of consideration of all of the effects of the BOD’s decision and a disregard for the rule book.
The comment about “Much of the fun amongst the promoted novices was lost when they found themselves racing alone in the expert class” is simply not valid. I am being promoted under the normal rules and so are those novice riders who ran close or better lap times than I did. I don’t see how anyone could be moving up to expert status alone…
The BOD needs to meet again and reconsider entertaining appeals from this list of “additional rookie experts” who don’t want to move up. Anything less would be unreasonable to these riders who didn’t meet the rule book requirements regarding advancement. Again, why do we have a rule book?
Roger dont worrie we never walked in the same line anyway :p Once again Im NOT UPSET TO BE EXPERT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im upset I was told I would stay novice over a month ago. On what the BOD told me and anounced to the hole club I made decissions on what classes to race and what bikes to purchase. I cant go to where I purchased these bikes and say opps sorry I need a 1000 NOW. I love racing in the CMRA [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img] All year long I have listen to the BOD and staff talk about how they take so much pride in there decission making and how the club doesnt make rash decissions on changing of the club rules, Thats how come our club has been so successful. Up untill this point I agreed 100% [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif[/img] What really dosent sit well is the fact that this is not a rule and there where no standards on witch the choices where made. On top of the fact the BOD public stated the new experts have allready been moved up and if you are not .6 or higher you would not be moved up period!!!!!!!!!! If you cant see why this would up set me try this. Take about 20 to 25,000.000 dollars and burn it. Now I should be able to get some of my money back. However im gonna lose about 30% of it. Do the math thats about 7500.00 [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/mad.gif[/img] Now if you asked repetly if you are going expert and even talked down to for asking so many times. How would you feel? Forget the fact that you lost 7500.00 dollars [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/mad.gif[/img] TIIIMMMMY
Originally Posted by Nancey Selleck
Administrator
Member # 331
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posted October 25, 2006 02:57 PM
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Please folks, read the first post of this thread!!
Riders with 0.6 and above (in bold below) are moved to Expert...not EVERYONE on this list. [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/confused.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/confused.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/confused.gif[/img]
Roger dont worrie we never walked in the same line anyway :p Once again Im NOT UPSET TO BE EXPERT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im upset I was told I would stay novice over a month ago. On what the BOD told me and anounced to the hole club I made decissions on what classes to race and what bikes to purchase. I cant go to where I purchased these bikes and say opps sorry I need a 1000 NOW. I love racing in the CMRA [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img] All year long I have listen to the BOD and staff talk about how they take so much pride in there decission making and how the club doesnt make rash decissions on changing of the club rules, Thats how come our club has been so successful. Up untill this point I agreed 100% [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif[/img] What really dosent sit well is the fact that this is not a rule and there where no standards on witch the choices where made. On top of the fact the BOD public stated the new experts have allready been moved up and if you are not .6 or higher you would not be moved up period!!!!!!!!!! If you cant see why this would up set me try this. Take about 20 to 25,000.000 dollars and burn it. Now I should be able to get some of my money back. However im gonna lose about 30% of it. Do the math thats about 7500.00 [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/mad.gif[/img] Now if you asked repetly if you are going expert and even talked down to for asking so many times. How would you feel? Forget the fact that you lost 7500.00 dollars [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/mad.gif[/img] TIIIMMMMY
Originally Posted by Nancey Selleck
Administrator
Member # 331
Member Rated:
posted October 25, 2006 02:57 PM
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Please folks, read the first post of this thread!!
Riders with 0.6 and above (in bold below) are moved to Expert...not EVERYONE on this list. [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/confused.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/confused.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/confused.gif[/img]