the museum aspect is completely voluntary. its not like getting off a rollercoaster and being forced to go through a gift shop to get back to the park.

if you dont want to go to them you can stay out at the meet. the meet will be going on all day regardless of museum attendance or tours.

The ticket is included in the price. We cannot break out registration and keep track of people wanting X but not wanting Y. Maybe in the future we can plan and have enough time and resources to cater to every situation but it is simply impossible at this point.

 

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D:

Read the "blue" text from Rob!

J

 

i started going to meets like a couple days after i bought my car.. ( awesome group SFl ) and every meeting I could after.. never seen this current situation even be an issue.. no body was ever turned away.. treated disrespectfully.. and alot of great friends became from these events.. you guys, from each an every district or region do a great job.. it's hard work an often unrewarded except for the satisfaction you did it... there's enough hate on the planet we don't need it here..

thank you from me.. i'm for certain my chit doesn't stink any less then any one of you...

 

It is really more than an "old drag racing museum". It is a part of motorsport history that any gearhead should enjoy. There is also a very large classic car exhibit and rare automobile display. There is something about seeing an 8000+ hp V8 up close.

Last year we paid money for an empty field and parking lot. at least there is something to see and do at the museum.

 

Didn't see this post before I wrote mine. I started writing it before you posted and by the time I finished you had answered my questions so I do apologize if it seemed like I wasn't paying attention.

Planning a statewide meet without the CO's from the other communities is absolutely the wrong way to go IMO. I see why this is being called the "Tampa SuperMeet" because that's exactly what it is. I understand that no one was stepping up...but was that because you guys tried to involve the others and failed or you just went out and did it on your own? Also, why didn't this thread get made BEFOREHAND with maybe some vote options? Seems like if this is our forum and our meet, we (the 'consumer') should have a say so in something being planned on this potential scale.

Who's on the 'committee'?

 

I think it goes something like this...

WOW







Just WOW!



Are you drunk D?


J

 

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Sorry D, I was trying to word a response and you posted up again. LOL

read below


The idea came from a group of people coming together to do……something.

This is probably more insight than anyone cares to know about but this is a full disclosure discussion thread, so be it:

The Kamispeed meet was the only thing (region unspecific) to happen in Florida since the last “supermeet”. Before that, SFL put on a couple of meets down in SFL. No collection of CO’s were consulted, no votes were made, no polls taken. People, in those cases, got together and decided to do something. No one had anything bad to say about any of that. They were all great.

No one has posted up any polls or contacted anyone else about anything.

We tried to get this thing off the ground two months ago and had to cancel it because of logistics. How many PM’s, offerings to help, ideas, or offers to help plan did anyone get?? The answer is ZERO.

People have a problem with not being consulted or involved? Where were they before somebody else decided to do something? Where was everyone when they knew something was being planned? I have PM’s from people saying “I would have offered X, I could have brought Y to the table if I was consulted on things”….Why didn’t you come forward? What prevented you from doing that then, what is different now??

There are no laws stating that only certain people or CO’s are the only ones allowed to organize and produce a meet. In fact, we always encourage people to take the initiative and do things as they see fit.

People from all parts of FL can produce any event they want, whenever they want to.

So the Tampa guys decided to put on a state-wide meet, so what? It is not about WHO does something, it’s about doing something. Are the other community leaders going to decide to offer support and promote the event as something great for the community or are they going to sit there and fester on the notion that they were not in on the initial planning. I personally would help anyone do anything. The fact that nothing was happening is the very reason any of us are doing anything at all.

The first thing I would do as a CO is offer up my help if I saw a thread about a state wide-meet.

Florida is a blank canvas and I make the challenge that the other regions and CO’s should form committees of their own and produce large scale events. I would be the first in line to help if I could.

 

nothing was happening....now something is happening...

is it a good thing or a bad thing? At this point I am really starting to wonder yes or no.

Kamispeed's meet was considered a state-wide meet. it was posted in all the forums. Who was consulted beforehand? Speedy, Barry, Neg, Dead-bird, Righteous Spec, Willie. I bet 1 maybe 2 of those people were but it wasn't all of them.

The point is: people do stuff all the time without consulting other people, even big events.

Are we different in some way...did we single ourselves out in some way that differentiates ourselves from say...Kamispeed or SFL CO's putting together a supermeet????

The committee here in the Tampa area consists of many of the players you would expect to be active in not only their community but relish the idea of being active all over florida and other states. When I have their permission, I would be proud to the list them.

All this typing is moot. People have a choice to make. We are tying to do something fun and positive, nothing is going to change that fact.

 

In the past 5 years, I've been to the S. Florida Megameet, The Super Meet at CityWalk, both Kami Speed Meets and last year's Mega Meet in Plant City. This year, I have to work on May 1st, but if I didn't have to work, I probably would not attend the Meet. Simply put, the agenda does not interest me. In the past, I felt no reason to post up in this discussion topic as the event does not interest me.
But, I can no longer stay silent. I can not believe the negativity that those involved are receiving. Those that are responsible for making this event happen should be applauded by their efforts and those who do not like it need to plan on doing something else on May 1st.
Just because one may or may not purchase a S2KI membership, it does not mean that all decisions will involve all members and that the ultimate outcome will please all members.


Just my two cents, now I will remain silent.

Thank You for your time,

Thraak,
(David)