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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hi Doug..</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I concur and don't mean to infer that
at all.. What I am attempting to do is to make more people realize that
some decisions are made only to make it more interesting for themselves or their
perception for the other people that come to compete at a contest. Course we are
only addressing those that at least make the effort to show and support
contests. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff>What I am stating, I have heard
repeatedly over the years heard that many, including some of my friends,
have not attended contests because of another new change in schedule, weather
has been bad when they do have window to get out and still haven't flown a
gallon of fuel for the new competition season. They refuse to make the expense
in time and money when they still haven't checked their equipment let alone
their reflexes honed to show up at a contest. Winning or being 3rd is not the
issues. Doing fairly well by their own standards they set for themselves
is. Work/family/weather all play a factor. When the competition group
is driving for the majority of the most competitive of the participants it
leaves many of the casual competitors behind. Is that what we truly
want? If we are going to address increasing the numbers that compete and
possibly join the NSRCA if they don't have issues with the organization then my
opinion is we don't need to cater to the few who are the most vocal about
changes needed in the AMA classes... When was last time anyone dropped out
for lack of change.. Many have dropped out for not being able to keep
up.. My contention is that many of those causal participants also help run
contests and help bolster the numbers that compete at contest.. When some clubs
have to stop offering for lack of participants then I say it needs looking at.
End of my thoughts on that.</FONT> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <EM><FONT
color=#800000>Del</FONT></EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 4:23
PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] [Fwd:
Proposal]</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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size=2>> What exactly is a casual competitor? <BR>> <BR>> I'm being
serious here. Someone who doesn't put in the time necessary <BR>> to be at
their best cannot expect to win contests, and you certainly <BR>> cannot
change the sport so these people CAN win. Most of us have other <BR>> things
to do that take up our time. That's life. I can't practice every <BR>> day,
but at the same time, I don't expect Quique, Andrew, or Jason, or <BR>>
anyone else to make concessions to me because they can and do put in <BR>>
the time.<BR>> <BR>> A person who cannot devote the time necessary to be
at the top of their <BR>> game, should have enough character and intelligence
to accept that <BR>> fact. At that point they have 3 choices. <BR>>
<BR>> 1) Compete and HAVE FUN at the level they can currently.<BR>> 2)
Devote more time and energy to the competition and get better.<BR>> 3) Move
on to something else.<BR>> <BR>> People need to remember that competition
is, and SHOULD BE unforgiving <BR>> of excuses.<BR>> <BR>> -Doug
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> From:
"Del K. Rykert" <</FONT><A href="mailto:drykert2@rochester.rr.com"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>drykert2@rochester.rr.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
size=2>><BR>> Date: Thursday, August 23, 2007 12:38 pm<BR>> Subject:
Re: [NSRCA-discussion] [Fwd: Proposal]<BR>> To: NSRCA Mailing List
<</FONT><A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
size=2>><BR>> <BR>>> These are all great but, I see nothing changing
to stop driving <BR>>> away the casual competitor. If the organization and
sport wants to <BR>>> truly grow that area is long overdue. We need their
numbers and <BR>>> help at fielding contests. <BR>>>
<BR>>> Del <BR>> <BR>>
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