I just got off the phone with Phil.

The event is very much on so please plan on coming and having a great time.

There will be an additional charge of $55, for each driver, to cover the cost of insurance and an on site EMT.

If possible please plan on attending a meeting on Sunday night at the Guest House Inn. There are a few things that need to be cleared up before we all attend the event on Monday.

Thanks

Clayton (and Wes who is not available in the virtual world today)

 

 

i know most of the northeast crew are not going to be arriving until late sunday night so please send me the jist in an email.

lance@kickyfast.com

thanks

 

Also don't forget your steel-toed boots.

For $355, I think everyone gets to kick Phil at least once.

 

This will be fun

 

BTW - I have all of the stickers printed and ready to go

Lance - will do or I may stay up late on Sunday so we can all chat.

 

Rock on - EMT & insurance are a must! Thanks for the post & Thanks to Wes, once again, working his butt off for free to keep this going.

 

I would be willing to bet that Wes is working waay harder at this then Phil... I vote Wes gets the Extra $6000 profit!

 

Can we get our money back and never run a CGI event ever again?

A very nice Mid-Ohio event could be set up for $12,000. Probably even this summer.

Just offering an alternative to the raping we're taking.

Kevin - who's butt hurts

 

Can we really not have a banquet so the money can go towards the extra cost?
$25/person isn't cheap to begin with.

 

fwiw - I'll bet Wes's cell phone bill is going WAAYYYYYYY past normal minutes + long distance over this. He's been on the phone non-stop for some time...

Clayton - thanks for posting these couple threads to get the word out & as always "Wes, call me if you need me".

BudMan - whose wife will kick his *** if he didn't have EMT & insurance....(she'd wait until I kicked phil's *** tho )

 

well from the information presented it seems that phil said "NO" to using that money for anything other than the banquet. so draw your own conclusion as to why that might be.

 

People on the below list are down for the additional $55 insurance charge !!

David (davidnyc)
Oscar S. (whosITR)
Raymond X.
Lance (Lanceh)
Matt D. (pollo diablo)


P.S. I will try to contact more ppl which I know and update the list for you ........


[Modified by WhosITR, 3:49 PM 5/23/2002]


[Modified by WhosITR, 4:17 PM 5/23/2002]

 

Does not seem to kosher to me, alot of money involved and WHAM this guy can't pay for Ins.???? $6000 profit should be explained, why is there so much???
is there going to be any benifits of over paying ?
I'm gald my clutch blew up 4 weeks ago and that I'm not stuck in this mess.

Sorry guys and gals for my dim look on this situation but ... it does not sit well with me

 

Well it seems this EXPO is already screwed, but for future reference:

The whole point of the ITR EXPO should be the gathering of owners with similar interests and similar cars. Whoever takes it upon themselves to run the organizing of the event does deserve some compensation for their efforts, but $6000 is just ludicrous.

 

WHAT?

Shouldn’t this 'last second charge' have been worked out beforehand? I for one will be scraping to make it to the expo... much less drop an EXTRA $55 on top of the $300 that I already sent.

There needs to be a resolution to this issue ASAP!

I will be at the hotel for the 'meeting'... if I can get out of/back into the camping are at the track.

Will
-who is a bit pissed

 

as fat tony just said

"i don't get mad i get stabby"

 

g00d luck, hope everything works out!

 

I'm glad to hear the g00t news!


[Modified by ITRbroham, 4:15 PM 5/23/2002]

 

OH boy, keep the lighters and gas well hidden!

 

Good job wes for taking care of things.

and **** Phil is all I have to say. I can't make this years event cause i had knee surgery and used all my time off to recover.

I do have 2 Track events on my Resume as Cheif Organizer and I must say this isn't how they went down. I handled everything CGI has done plus took care of insurance, instructors, worked with the track owner had EMT's scheduled, got numbers for the cars and made sure things ran on schedule such as the meetings and tech.

To bring things into perspective we have 30 students and paid $175 each for 2 full days and over 3 hours of seat time with exceptional SCCA champion and world challenge instructors. THat included Insurance. Insurance through the track cost ne $500 a day. This sin't to say that insurance at Gingerman ins't more exspensive but I hate to think it is twice as much. EMT's cost me $450 a day. Phil has taken everyone for a ride on this one.

I would like to say that if next years EXPO is to be a suscess we need to be a little more Shrewed with our finances. We will have more attendance at a lower price. THis one was $155 more than last years and at a track 1/2 the size.

Wes has a done a phenominal job pulling this off logistically given the circumstances and his experience. I think this wa s ahuge learning year for us all. Wes should remian one of the organizers for next year as I am sure he knows the RIGHT questions to ask now. If I am needed you have my services. Instructors in the southeast I will have no trouble getting.

 

That will not happen....

And if it does... I will take a piece of the track home with me.

time frame:
-pissed that I had to pay $300 (but got a dinner)
-pissed even more when I found out that there was no dinner
-pissed beyond compare when I found out that there was a $55 fee added to the $300 entry... and still won't get a dinner

Will
-who is waiting for some questions to be answered...

 

Remeber when asking questions Phil = Evil and Wes is j00r fleind

I am so frustrated for j00 guys and I can't even go. THis is meet #2 I have misse due to my knee. I do get to hit the track locally this wekend though.

Will - Just remember to burn it down to get your $55's worth!

 

Hmm. Should I pack the Zippo and my can of starter fluid?

 

Nah, but I can think of something else you could pack