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Post by smokingun on Jul 20, 2013 22:53:42 GMT -6
It's to bad that sum of the current board members ego is allowing decisions to be made for there own interest and not what's in the clubs best interest. Car counts are dropping everi week and good people are stepping down from volunteering. It's know wonder this club was bankrupt 4 years ago.
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Post by Administrator on Jul 21, 2013 8:36:02 GMT -6
If we don't understand history it will repeat itself.
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Post by crashtestdummy on Jul 22, 2013 10:27:34 GMT -6
Why was club almost bankrup a few years ago? i don't know this story.
Somoene told me that an old president from 4 or 5 years ago stole a bunch of equipment. That true?
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Post by LL47 on Jul 23, 2013 12:41:46 GMT -6
I heard something about this but I don't really no the whole story. Somebody has to know it. Come on cough it up.
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Post by jarmey76 on Jul 23, 2013 13:48:12 GMT -6
I am not fully aware of all that the club has been through I have only been a member for 5 years. I do know when I became a member Dean H. was the president and the club was in really bad shape broke, not making money and the atmosphere was terrible and because he was there for so many years much of his personal equipment was being used at the track. Then a new president was elected, so as anyone would Dean was taking his equipment with him. The last couple of years and especially last year the track did amazing. We had a GREAT president and awesome board members. They all seemed to care about the success of the club and the atmosphere was on a high. However the club voted the former president back into office and here we are back to having a no profit, terrible atmosphere and now the board is running the facility into the ground. I don’t believe there was any theft involved, unless there is something I am not aware of. And although I sometimes question whether Dean has the interest of the track in mind and he will not make a decision when it seems to matter. I don’t lay all the blame on him, there are many people on the board that I believe are only involved to better their own situation and not for the betterment of the club. I also realize that this is a hard road as well, it is easy to get on a keyboard and say you can fix the world but I have not been on their side to see what really happens from that aspect. I don’t think the club would disagree that some of the things that have been decided would be necessary but I think the club needs to be included in all decisions and that will help them to understand what is happening from that side as well.
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Post by smokingun on Jul 23, 2013 20:50:27 GMT -6
The problem is there is not enough club members with big enough nuts to get from behind there computer or there little group they bitch to to overturn Hathman, Hinke, Knipmeyer, Koch Raceway. Especially after they pulled off that BS shotgun election meeting so attendance would be down and they would have there people there to vote them in. For Chris Wilson not to get re elected is completely asinine! That guy worked his *ss off last year.
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Post by jarmey76 on Jul 24, 2013 7:43:32 GMT -6
Smokingun I could not agree with you more, if we want change then we need to stand together and put the wheels in motion. No one person can do it; it will take many club members. And you are correct I was at that meeting and I know the game the older members are playing. I nearly fell out of my chair when Chris was not re-elected. What happens is someone nominates a person then their buddy says seize nominations before anyone else can get a second vote in, then their buddy is a lock for the board. And please don’t forget there were other members on the board that were instrumental in making the club as good as it was, Shawn Halsey, Tom Boland, and I cannot remember if he was actually a board member but Mike Crain has done so much to make a difference and receives little recognition.
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Post by smokingun on Jul 24, 2013 7:56:23 GMT -6
Jarmey76,
Do you no if any of these guys would be willing to come back next year? Do you know of any other good people that would step in and help? Would you be willing to start talking to these peoples and organize a group of peoples to try to take over this off season?
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Post by jarmey76 on Jul 24, 2013 9:01:24 GMT -6
I could not speak for them, I would love to see Chris come back he was a huge asset. I pit next to Shawn and Troy who I believe both are very intelligent and would be a tremendous benefit to the club, but I am not sure how they feel about trying again. Hershal should be asked to return (if he would even consider it). I myself have tried and tried to help the club and is seems that the locals have too much pull. There are a number of great people at the track that really do care about the success of the club, maybe we can get the word out about this forum and have them get on here and start tallying who is in and who is not. Then we at least know what we are up against. I will be there Saturday and will talk to as many people as I can, and I would encourage everyone that wants to make a difference speak up we need to know who is really in and who is going to stand aside and watch the debacle and please understand I am not blaming anyone for not wanting to get involved, this will not be easy.
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Post by bentaxle on Jul 24, 2013 9:22:17 GMT -6
First of all a BIG THANK YOU to whomever started this forum! I agree with Jarmey & Smokingun, Dean and the board members stated are not good for the track! Lot's of changes need to be made starting with voting. Voting needs to take place at the track on the last race date of the season, at the driver's meeting! That way it is in a open and fair environment and most of the club members are present! I am tired of hearing racers say I am just showing up to race and, then as thing get one sided as the year goes on ( this happens every year!!!) they start complaining!.. Step up get INVOLVED! Post on here your name and what position you would be willing to hold! We only need 5 or 6 people out of how many club members?!? If you really enjoy racing at SSMC we need to make changes now don't wait until it becomes like Warrensburg track and then say I could have done something... That is a sad track to drive by, and they seem to never re-open these tracks once it's CLOSED!
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Post by Wildside on Jul 26, 2013 6:45:46 GMT -6
I hope you can get the people together and actually stand up. The trend I see is those that sit around and complain but are not willing to step up when it counts.
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Post by sph89 on Jul 30, 2013 10:22:43 GMT -6
I think several posts have hit the nail on the head. It is easy to sit in our trailers and complain about the board, the track, the staff, etc...But, when it comes time for the heavy lifting so to speak, not many of us can find the time. I'm not pointing fingers, because I fall into that trap as well. Due to commitments to 2 youth spring sports, and business travel, I didn't make any of the track work days this spring. Like many folks who are taking care of their homes, working, running a business, raising families, personal time, etc...I can never get schedules to work out to attend meetings to express my voice and try to make a difference. I think many of us fall into this, and yet there are others who are just not going to get involved or care. Some folks do not have the personality to speak up, and yet some over speak! This is the typical make up of a volunteer organization.
I think very few understand how much time some folks spend keeping this track operating. If you knew how much time Tara and Nikki (and others) spent each week, you'd be shocked...between their jobs, raising their families, trying to have a life and the extra 10-20 hrs a week of track stuff, I don't know when they sleep ~ and they do this for a whopping free pit pass! It goes WAY beyond the board members getting together for a few meetings to keep this track operating.
This is not an impossible task. Most youth organizations are volunteer based. Many of those generate much more than the approx $300,000 in gross revenue that this track does. The key is finding the right group of volunteers to take on the tasks. It starts with a professional president who understands personalities, who is business savvy, understands finances, has the future in mind and is a good promoter/communicator of the business.
Jarmey I appreciate the endorsement, but I'm not sure where I stand on being on the board again. I guess that would all depend on who the leader was, and who else might be willing to step up!
It is a shame that the board decided it was a good idea to remove the discussion forum section from the club's website. They have moderator authority which allowed them to delete any posting that was inappropriate. Without that forum, members have lost their sense of community...it was a bad idea to remove it. We are a social media society. I get the old-timers who complain about anonymous keyboard jockeys, but this is the society that we are in. You must keep the younger members (our future) in tune…they are completely reliant on social media. We have to get with the program.
Shawn Hulsey
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Post by holy cow on Aug 1, 2013 6:56:09 GMT -6
Niki, that's funny, I haven't seen her do sh*t except payouts and you have to wait until the people she is watching are done racing. Tara, she does alot of running around were she isn't needed, spends alot of money on unapproved items and creates alot of mess for others. Those two are only concerned with what benefits their racers and no body else
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Post by slider69 on Aug 4, 2013 18:25:02 GMT -6
When are the club members going to take the club back from the dictator. Do the bylaws of the club allow for removal? Better address issue quickly. The longer they have ahold. Harder to get them out. As a bystander who has been to sweets springs for a very long time, I have lost interest in going. It's not fun to be in the pits anymore. It sucks to only see 10-20 cars per class and that is counting the ones that run two classes with one car.
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