Hey Bob is there a way to get this brought up to the Board of Directors as a proposal? Mike<BR><BR><B><I>Bob Kane <getterflash@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">AMEN !!!! When I first competed 10 years ago it was a<BR>thrill to meet flyers like Dave Von Linsowe, Geoff<BR>Combs, Dave Patrick, . . . some of the "big" names in<BR>pattern at that time, competing at local contests. I<BR>agree this presence is lacking at most local contests<BR>nowadays. I think participation in a miminum number of<BR>local contests should be a requirement to qualify for<BR>the team trials.<BR><BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: mike mueller <BR>> To: nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org <BR>> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 9:03 AM<BR>> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] OK it's time to stir<BR>> things up. Where's the beef?<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> I have an observation
that I've made that<BR>> disturbes me. I don't think that we are getting<BR>> enough of the top notch or team worthy flyers<BR>> participating on a local level. <BR>> I think that in the future the team trials need<BR>> to be revamped so that a flyer wanting to make the<BR>> team would be required to fly in at least 3 to 5<BR>> local contests per year.<BR>> Here's why I think this is important. We need the<BR>> top names in our sport to be part of the sport from<BR>> a leadership standpoint. Imagine a QQ showing up to<BR>> fly against Andrew at a local contest. It would be<BR>> much more exciting to watch and it would therefore<BR>> promote more interest. If we continue on the path we<BR>> are going interest in pattern will continue to<BR>> slide.<BR>> In the 70's when the team selection was known as<BR>> the Masters you had to fly your way into the contest<BR>> by accumulating points on the local level. It was<BR>>
exciting. Were totally missing the boat with our<BR>> present system.<BR>> So here's the deal. Support the real pattern<BR>> flyers who make the effort to support us and we will<BR>> all be better off. Oh and for what it's worth I<BR>> think we would be better off all around if we didn't<BR>> allow any stickers or blatant advertising of any<BR>> products in our sport. Let's get back to the flyers<BR>> who do it on there own without all the sponsorships.<BR>> All this is just what I've seen in the last 6<BR>> years of flying after a 15 year absence for the<BR>> hobby. TIA for letting me vent and as my budddy<BR>> Bobby Satalino would say "Have a nice day"! <BR>> Mike Mueller<BR>> <BR>> <BR>><BR>------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com.<BR>> Check it out. <BR>> <BR>>
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