Oh Randy PALLEEEASE!
This may be fine if it was not the glaringly obvious goal of Motion #4 to
eliminate certain new rides that personally bother you. I am very
suspicious of someone who is trying so hard to change something that
has no problems, and doesn't bother anyone but you, into something
that could, as has been so clearly pointed out,
present so many new and as yet unforeseen problems. The riders
should have the option of doing 3 day rides that are close to home, if they so
choose. Not be forced to travel 1000 miles because of the personal agenda of a
few. And if SW riders would rather drive 1000 miles to attend a
ride rather that do one next door, they should have that option. If I
were considering opening a Pizza Parlor I would certainly come to you for
advice. But, the fact is that some rides just do not survive, for various
reasons. I just don't think you can continue to blame Cuyama XP for this
years Renegade low #'s. In a private post to me a few days ago you pointed
out that Ft.Stanton had a good turn out because it was not in any conflict with
any other rides. Could it be that Ft Stanton was more of a success because
>1) allot of riders had gotten over some of the personality disputes that are
well documented and well known in the SW?? >2) that Ft
Stanton is in really pretty country.?? >3) that it is a new ride.
?? >4) that it is in summer, when people have more time for such rides.
?? >5)better weather, >6) not in the wind and blowing sand for 5
days.?? >7) Last March the country was still pretty deep in economic
shock from 9/11.?? > 8) By the time Ft Stanton came around people
were out and about again. >9) There are allot of people in California. I know
that allot of riders were turned away from Cuyama because of limited base camp
room. Did they come on out to Renegade? No. They went home. Could any of
these things possibly have anything to do with Cuyama XP or Ft.Stanton's success
and Renegades not so great turn out. I personally am against any
change in the way rides are sanctioned. But I would suggest that at the very
LEAST, all the questions and possibilities should be clearly outlined BEFORE any
such change take place. And that all existing rides be grandfathered
in regardless of their age. And that this be set aside for a considerable
length of time, till all the reasons, ramifications, and possibilities can be
thoroughly explored and clearly answered. I say all this in the hope that
ALL the BOD members will take this very serious, and not jump to pass something
that I feel is considerably more serious than it may seem on the
surface. Annie G.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 9:13 PM
Subject: [RC] Free Enterprise
Annie,
The difference you are missing is: Pizza Hut
does not franchise (sanction) another Pizza Hut close to the first one.
What Dominos does is not controlled by Pizza Hut. You are comparing
Apples to Oranges.
Lets use endurance riding as an example: Lets assume a
hypothetical "endurance organization" exists known as United States Endurance
Ride Organization, and they sanction their own endurance rides. I
would expect "USERO" to sanction their endurance rides without
any consideration as to the time or location of AERC endurance rides.
USERO would only be interested in coordination of their own rides, not
what AERC does...that would be "free enterprise" between competing
endurance organizations. When AERC sanctions rides too close to each
other or in the same window of time, that is not free enterprise, that is
bad business practice and eventually hurts everyone - the riders will
suffer as the number of rides shrink. If you believe each Ride Manager
and each Ride is in competition with each other then you have set up a system
to eliminate many rides. If that is the case, then why have
Sanctioning Directors at all? It would be much simpler for Ride
Managers to send in the Sanction Application straight to the AERC
Office and let the Office rubber stamp the Sanction Applications...and then
let the strongest rides survive. Unfortunately, if we operate that way,
there would be a very quick reduction in number of rides because those
located in the larger population centers would dominate - Ride Vets, who are
a very small number - would be completely booked up and some rides
would not be able to get the services of experienced Ride Vets because
they would be working the big rides, etc etc. Vets like Barney, Gail,
Jaime, Jim, etc would not be available to many of the rides they current
work because they would be working the select big rides. There is a
reason AERC has Sanctioning Directors who coordinate ride dates - it is for
the benefit of not only Ride Managers, but the riders,
too.
Randy
From: "Annie George" <ageorge@xxxxxxx> Subject:
[RC] Pizza Hut. If Pizza hut is close to Dominos, and
everybody likes Dominos better, = then by by pizza hut. Its called free
enterprize. Annie G. Anne George Saddlery www.vtc.net/~ageorge
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