USA F40 20th Anniversary, meet in Monterey in 2010

Just for historical reference…

The thread started on 8/22…

By 8/28 all on FerrariChat 11 users had signed up with their F40’s before JAS took the leadership position…

On 8/31 I offered to use all the FerrariChat.com resources in my control to help the event…

I later agreed it was overstepping my bounds to have the FerrariChat.com name involved, but on 8/31 Jas was nice enough to inform me FerrariChat.com might be able to help sponsor the event.

By 9/1 there had been 17 users respond directly in this thread they were interested in the event, but Jas posted the following that day…

Since then JAS took communication of this event off FerrariChat and last I heard from him was that September PM he just posted and I never got that follow-up 2 weeks later with more details.

 

Jas, please understand I’m not mad at you or trying to attack you, if anything disappointed, but this is out of my control and something I’m use to as the admin of FerrariChat.com. This job also takes a thick skin. This event was DM1’s great idea started on FerrariChat.com and almost 20 F40’s showed interest and were fine with the thread and involving FerrariChat until you took over the leadership. I am 100% fine with that, you were nominated, you accepted, and as the leader you made the decision to take this off FerrariChat and not involve us. I completely understand privacy concerns of many owners and this event being larger than FerrariChat.com, no hard feelings, just don’t rewrite history.

FerrariChat.com supports those that support us.

 

I apologize, I don’t remember exactly what happened. My lack of response would have nothing to do with you or my feelings towards the event. I always try to respond to each email and PM, I take pride in doing that even considering how many I get a day. My only excuse, which isn’t a good one as explained in my PM, is that I didn’t see any action items or questions in your PM so was waiting for the “details” you promised in 2 weeks I never got.

Jas, lets move on, end of the day you are the leader of this event and you really don’t need FerrariChat.

 

I don't expect anything from the event or CI, but your comments were appreciated as were others...

Not saying it wouldn't have happened otherwise, but your post in this thread is how you/CI and Jas got connected in the first place...

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showpost.php?p=138928959&postcount=75

Portenos, you are welcome to remove your thanks to FerrariChat.

I certainly don't expect everyone to be like Jim who mentions FerrariChat every time he is interviewed for TV or print, but then there are other people who seem to only use FerrariChat for what they can take, then give nothing back.

I expect nothing, but certainly have a long memory who the friends of FerrariChat are.

 

will you let me post your PM just sent that proves what I suspected, that you have it out for me and FerrariChat just because Joe Sackey is a sponsor? you and Joe have a long standing fight and although I've stayed neutral (I have 40 sponsors & 70k users so I'm not tied to any 1) you haven't seen it this way and have been looking to get me and FerrariChat.

this thread was going great with F40 owners jumping on board having no problem discussing the event on FerrariChat. only when you became the leader did the plug get pulled on FerrariChat.com.

the facts are what they are, I'm not fighting it, just disappointed and not letting you call it something other than it is.

 

I appreciate the nomination and although I had experience organizing over 60 Ferrari events as the FCA DFW President 2001-2005, I would mainly be lacking in that I don't own a F40. I think the event needs a F40 owner at the helm and someone that was actually planning to be at Monterey this year.

I know you are just joking, but Jas needs to lead and everyone else needs to support him.

Please just let me walk away from this event and thread with my head down.

 

you are making stuff up, I try to answer all emails and PM's, I apologized to you for not responding to your September PM with a "cool, let's talk again when you have the details in 2 weeks". You never sent that PM and you never tried to contact again, if you really wanted to involve FerrariChat you would have followed up with another PM or email. When I'm working WITH someone and not AGAINST them I make sure there isn't a break in communication for the benefit of all.

Everyone is well aware of your battle with Joe Sackey, so we know who you talk about below and the PM out of public view also shows your long standing personal contempt towards me.

 

problem with being a FCA Chapter President for 4 years, SCCA Class Director for 4 years, and NASA Class Director for 2 years is you get burnt out. As Jas, Joe, and anyone else that has volunteered to organize an event knows it takes a ton of time, effort, politics, and is thankless.

I have no heart for this event because I'm not an owner, not going to Monterey this year, and it is late for me to do what I would have done. You can rest assured that you will see me organize large scale events over the coming decades, but this isn't it.

 

who is going to do security? what is your latest update, I haven't seen a Texas thread update recently.