CANCEL FCA MEMBERSHIP

I know some of you are looking for a fight, but I'm not interested. I'm just trying to nicely answer questions. I used the word "entity" because that's what some IRS documentation uses, and I don't know (or care) if FCA is a corporation or LLC or whatever.

 

C'mon Mike...we want answers!!!! Just kidding.

I'm not sure why people are "going after" Mike. If you want to cancel membership, then cancel it. Not sure what canceling membership will do or how it will affect anything. If you are trying to make a statement, ok...but do you really think FCA will care? I don't know. I don't think "punishing" the club as a whole is going to affect anything.

Dave asked that we wait and see how it plays out. If you support him, I say we do as he suggests. Just my $0.04 (inflation).

 

No offense or fight starting was intended.

Jimmy

 

Is the Southeast region growing by adding members

or

Losing members?


Could someone post real data #'s (by year) lets say... past 10yrs to current.


If membershipis falling then Charles needs to go!!

I know in Ga. If it not for Will Cambell @ FoA , Ferrari chat members like Tom S. Bob R. & others.... we would have only one event... Roebling Road.

 

Wish I knew for the whole region but for NC I can tell you we're up over 20% in the 15 months since I've been involved and tracking it. I suspect a similar situation for SC. So, if the region is up, it'd likely only be b/c of the Carolinas.

 

I think we all need to sit back, take a deep breath, and just let this thing play out and see what happens. I want us to get back on a "positive path" and I don't think all the mud slinging and negative posts are helping matters...

The 2011 National Meet is a very important event for our region. There is no doubt in my mind that if the NC and SC Chapters keep plugging away and stay on the right path, this can be the best FCA National Meet EVER!!! Don't cancel your membership... Instead, get involved with your chapter and let's get busy on this meet... It's 9 months away and we don't need all this drama. I feel like I'm caught up in an episode of "Housewifes of Orange County" or Jersey Shore"... This is nuts!

David Scott, no matter what happens with all of this, I want you to help me with the Marketing for the National Meet. You and I will be a "comittee" for the marketing and we will knock 'em out. I just got signed up for Constant Contact today so it's on!!!

Come on guys... Let's get back on track. Let FCA National work out this "mess" that's been started and we can get back to business. We have the Camden SC event coming up and also the Hilton Head Concours... these are GREAT events and I hope to see everyone that has been posting in support for David. Let's all show our support by participating in these next two events!!!

 

When where is it going to be?

 

That is correct, Sir.

Glad everybody's taking this good advice.

 

Maybe. I would agree more with it said this way....


Leaving the club by cancelling one's membership over a here-and-now issue -- until we see how it is resolved would merely be "reactionary" rather than "well considered", in my opinion. This too shall pass. If not, then you know the state of the club and can make your choice.

 

OMG! It's going to be so stinkin' hot!

 

I'm sure it'll be warm but there was a lot to consider in choosing those dates.

Meets that have been held earlier than June haven't faired well in part due to all that goes along with members still having kids in school with games, graduations, etc.

July-Aug are hotter than June.

Sept-Oct: there's major risk of a hurricane killing an event or at least the threat of it affecting turnout. It would be too risky even though this would be the nicest time of year. Plus the school issue affecting turnout.

Overall we knew we wanted to attract spouses too and we thought it'd be hard to do that when many have too much going on in other times of year with their families, etc.

Let's hope for unseasonably temperate weather!

 

Well maybe for the event...but for the rest of the time I want it hot! I just put in a pool and want to get my money's worth next summer!

We need to have kids stuff at these events. I don't have a spouse anymore, but I have a daughter. We just took the 308 for a ride and she loves it...but she would get bored fast a Ferrari event.

 

Savannh... IN JUNE??????

You're kidding right...?
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Alabama is up also. I don't know about the other states.

 

I have a cool suit, wide collar and ruffled shirt too.

 

Average high for 12 June, 89. Average low, 69.

 

That's serious sunstroke weather.

 

Hey guys, this meet has so much going for it, I wouldn't dwell on the heat. Never has an national meet been so spouse-friendly. Never has it been so convenient, with 4-star resort, track, concours, and downtown all within 5 minutes on foot. Its such a unique and great situation, especially when compared to some national meets where the track was an hour and a half away, the concours was 45 min away, this reception was 30 min away, that dinner was 45 min away, etc. This situation is perfect.

It'll be hot I'm sure but we're preparing for it as best we can. We'll be budgeting to drown people in water and try to beat the heat in other ways as well. We're working on it. I see no point in dwelling on the heat--it is what it is and concentrating on the heat isn't going to help turnout.

Like I said before, Sept/Oct would've been nice but we'd have lower turnout and the whole thing could be a financial catastrophe for the club if a hurricane even threatened hitting Savannah. That's far more risk than the club can handle.

So, get your significant other's in the loop on this for next year and you have 9 months to grow a pair to handle the heat

 

As hard as she might try, my then 6 year old will not be able to "grow a pair".

 

Haha, read carefully...that was for YOU to grow a pair!

What are you doing with a 6-yr old significant other anyway? j/k

 

... well, she happens to be the love of my life. We'll see...maybe I will make it a little weekend getaway for us, with only a short time spent at FCA events so she doesn't get bored.

And by the way, my ex tried taking my pair in the divorce, so I had to hide em

 

The last two annual meets hosted by the SE Region were at Road Hotlanta, certainly not the coolest track either of those times (I was at both). FCA-2011 will present the most social, family-friendly, historically significant, convenient, International Meet ever.

 

I support my close friend David Scott. Its hard to believe that we have gotten to this point.
The low key car club that I have loved making new friends in seems to have turned into a scene from Omaha Beach in WWII .I sincerly hope that the ammunition will be put away for a few weeks while feelings and tempers cool. I dont believe cancelling now will prove to be the best long term solution to helping work through the problem. It seems that the National Meet in a few weeks would serve as the perfect opportunity for cooler/smarter heads to work out a resolution.