Re: NEQ Corral '97 - Audi-Mt. Washington Hillclimb

[Jim Griffin <JGriff@pobox.com>]

Fellow Q-listers:

It is unfortunate to hear that there were repercussions from this year's event. Needless to say, I guess next year, we will just have to try to control ourselves, and be on our best behavior in order for us to redeem ourselves. And to Bob's point, hopefully, he can persuade AoA to give away some "stuff" so individuals aren't "forced" to come up with their own "souvenirs".

So, in the interest of peace and harmony, with regard to the fencing, I strongly suggest that no pictures of the fencing (i.e. at St. Louis or at Pike's Peak) be posted up on the web. It could only make matters worse with respect to AoA (and the folks at Mt. Washington), and could jeopardize any future planned events. As uncooperative as they (AoA) have been in the past, we need to try to build a bridge... not burn one down. I've since revised my web page to NOT include any such pictures.

The Mt. Washington and Pike's Peak events were a fantastic time had by all. Let's keep that in mind, as we look forward to many more!!

Best wishes!!

Jim Griffin

At 09:13 AM 08/06/97 -0400, Bob W. wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>After working at the Maine Forest Pro Rally in Rumford Maine I was
>having dinner at a great brew pub when I finally met and raised afrosty
>with Nat Putnam who is responsible for Site Preparation at Mt.
>Washington. During our conversation several issues came to light which I
>feel you should know about since the folks at Mt. Washington allowed us
>to hold our Corral right in the center of the action and the area we
>were in was easy to get to and just plain perfect.
>
>Here are the issues:
>
>1. It seems that someone made off with a very large section of the Blue
>Storm fencing which has the Audi Quattro logo on it. Audi is upset that
>someone made off with this fencing and whoever took it has risked our
>relationship with the Mt.(returning it would be a good idea although no
>one knows who took it),
>
>2. Several Quattros that identified themselves as part of the Corral
>attempted to seek free passage up the Mt. on Saturday. It was very clear
>in the information provided that the admittance to the NEQ Corral DID
>NOT provide for free passage up the Mt.,
>
>3. The most disturbing issue occured on Sunday afternoon after the Race
>was over. As we all know the event ran late and everyone was trying to
>get off the Mt. so that the Mt. Washington folks could get the Mt.
>cleaned up, the road re-graded and get the 'vette out from among the
>trees. There was a Red Quattro who went up the Mt. and after being
>stopped and told to go back down was found to have shrugged off this
>request and was found later coming down from higher on the Mt. as these
>sections were being re-graded.
>
>For the NEQ Corral '98 we will have to have a wrist band ID system and
>will work out a system of control with the Mt. to insure these above
>issues don't occure again.
>
>It was a super event and next years will be even better so let's all
>work together to insure a great continuing relationship with the folks
>at Mt. Washington.
>
>Bob W. 
>Eventmaster NEQ Corral '97
>


Jim Griffin
                      JGriff@pobox.com
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 Maryland, USA
"Perception is often stronger than reality!"
'92 100S
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