First off, who held a gun to your head and made you move to an area devoid of Triumph clubs? Second, Phoenix isn't that far off, you can link up with them. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Too far to drive to meetings! @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
1) Do you want to see a mass desertion of VTR related clubs? I've been involved in volunteer organizations for quite a few years and a few things are consistent in them. One is that everyone wants to spectate and nobody wants to do. Anybody who shows the least little bit of ambition will instantly catapult to the top. The other is that it pays poorly. (Zero, actually) Since there is no monetary incentive to do any work little of it gets done. I'm sure that VTR would love to rotate the convention through each club in turn if it could, but few clubs possess the rare combination of enough people with the enthusiasm and the organizational skills to pull it off. Nor is there any money to hire it done. We could set up a for pay committee to organize the VTR in a different city each year but the convention would cost significantly more than it does now and we some complain about the current price. As it is, VTR is at the mercy of those clubs who do step forward and host an event. Considering the amount of work, the potential downside potential and the meager upside potential, I often wonder why they do. But I am most appreciative that they do do. 2) I have for quite some time advocated that the VTR be held in conjunction with Triumphfest, just as you suggested. Perhaps someday they will. But mixing formats can be problematic. Those who attended the VTR/Summer Party saw the mixed metaphors, redundancy and appearent confusion (although it really wasn't confusion, it was just trying to mix two traditions into a single event). Here's what you can do: talk to the Triumphfest folks and convince them that a combo Triumphfets/VTR is a good idea. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ I have and the consensus is that the VTR won't allow it to be held in October so it is a "No Go" situation. However, there would likely not be as many problems as the combined Summer Party event because only Triumphs would be there and not a host of other British cars as well. So you would only have to coordinate the events schedule which are pretty much the same for both entities. JOe *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
