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It’s funny reading all this stuff, Facebook, emails, phone calls….about how ####ed up we all are on the commissions or on the BOD of APBA.
It’s funny how when things work and you see what happens to a class it changes your perspective.
If I were trying to fix the sport and I’ll just focus on Stock Outboard I would do the following:
300 class has shown us it works.
You need to have rigs available to buy when the person is most enthused. There is a reason good sales people try and close a deal when you are there. They know they greatly reduce their chance of selling to you if you leave to think about it, or you may find something different. We need to have the same mentality with prospective buyers.
I was not for a novice and a veteran 300 class when it came out, but I see a lot of value to this class for a large majority of racers.
Many veterans have said they just want to race and have fun and not buy 20 props and test 10 times a summer any more. Nor do they want to have their engine blue printed to be competitive. It can be time, money, other hobbies, family time, etc for the reason for this. We need to have a home for these racers.
I would also figure out how to do this for a runabout class. I have to believe if it works for a Hydro it will work with a runabout. Yamato or Sidewinder, I don’t care. A sealed Runabout class somehow.
We need to have rigs available ready to sell. How do you do that? With some hard work and figuring out how to financially pull that off. Going to a Ryan Runne or a Brandon Orlieb, a Sam Hemp or someone who can produce boats and would be willing to take payments or wait for payment when it sells. We need to use our funds to grow this sport. We need to have Yamatos ready to sell, we need to have Sidewinders ready to sell. TJ, Montoya, are already doing this somewhat, buying them waiting for someone to call. Maybe APBA has to get involved with the owning and selling of rigs? The manufactures needs to help here. If I were Sidewinder I would figure out how to get 4 BSR rigs out West and let people make payments, lease to own, just get them out there. Get the SORC, APBA, Historical Society involved. We all spend 1000.00’s every year to race. Raise our dues 40.00 for promotional expenses at 350 members, you have 14,000.00. Raise the Participating membership 40.00, you decide what category you want the funds to go to and help your category. Go to the historical society and see if they will help. Do this for a few years we can have rigs all over the country. As they sell you replace them with another. I know there are people that are going to complain about the 40.00. Or why should a volunteer have to even pay to volunteer. We all do this because we care, love the sport, etc. Look at it as a donation to something you love. If you are not willing to throw 40.00 in the fund to save this sport. Then well, I’m sorry.
If we don’t do something and change our 1980 thinking we are going to have nothing.
Yes we have to make some tuff decision on the commissions and the BOD. But we are all doing it because we need to try something to save this sport. I have a hard time believing anyone of us woke up today saying I want this sport to fail. If you did, you need to get out and find something else to do that makes you happy.
It’s funny how when things work and you see what happens to a class it changes your perspective.
If I were trying to fix the sport and I’ll just focus on Stock Outboard I would do the following:
300 class has shown us it works.
You need to have rigs available to buy when the person is most enthused. There is a reason good sales people try and close a deal when you are there. They know they greatly reduce their chance of selling to you if you leave to think about it, or you may find something different. We need to have the same mentality with prospective buyers.
I was not for a novice and a veteran 300 class when it came out, but I see a lot of value to this class for a large majority of racers.
Many veterans have said they just want to race and have fun and not buy 20 props and test 10 times a summer any more. Nor do they want to have their engine blue printed to be competitive. It can be time, money, other hobbies, family time, etc for the reason for this. We need to have a home for these racers.
I would also figure out how to do this for a runabout class. I have to believe if it works for a Hydro it will work with a runabout. Yamato or Sidewinder, I don’t care. A sealed Runabout class somehow.
We need to have rigs available ready to sell. How do you do that? With some hard work and figuring out how to financially pull that off. Going to a Ryan Runne or a Brandon Orlieb, a Sam Hemp or someone who can produce boats and would be willing to take payments or wait for payment when it sells. We need to use our funds to grow this sport. We need to have Yamatos ready to sell, we need to have Sidewinders ready to sell. TJ, Montoya, are already doing this somewhat, buying them waiting for someone to call. Maybe APBA has to get involved with the owning and selling of rigs? The manufactures needs to help here. If I were Sidewinder I would figure out how to get 4 BSR rigs out West and let people make payments, lease to own, just get them out there. Get the SORC, APBA, Historical Society involved. We all spend 1000.00’s every year to race. Raise our dues 40.00 for promotional expenses at 350 members, you have 14,000.00. Raise the Participating membership 40.00, you decide what category you want the funds to go to and help your category. Go to the historical society and see if they will help. Do this for a few years we can have rigs all over the country. As they sell you replace them with another. I know there are people that are going to complain about the 40.00. Or why should a volunteer have to even pay to volunteer. We all do this because we care, love the sport, etc. Look at it as a donation to something you love. If you are not willing to throw 40.00 in the fund to save this sport. Then well, I’m sorry.
If we don’t do something and change our 1980 thinking we are going to have nothing.
Yes we have to make some tuff decision on the commissions and the BOD. But we are all doing it because we need to try something to save this sport. I have a hard time believing anyone of us woke up today saying I want this sport to fail. If you did, you need to get out and find something else to do that makes you happy.
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