Roll cages

[markec]

Ray, you are only one of many with thoughts of getting away from motorsport, sadly there are 100's who have already taken that course of action. I know of 5 that wouldn't complete scrutineering, deciding in the heat of the moment to withdraw their cars from competition there and then and leave the sport. One of whom was a sponsor of 4 others, who also had to withdraw as they didn't have a personal income that was large enough to carry on. How many more scenario's such as that have occured in NZ motorsport over the years, many I would think. Only the self centered and naive would be unable to grasp the fact that there is being irreversable damage being done by very few in the management of the sport in NZ.
I was talking to an official of MSNZ earlier this week who has been involved in Motorsport in NZ for as long as I can remember, the early 1960's at least, who is now very disolusioned with what has happened to our sport, who is now also talking about walking away from it so he can enjoy the remainder of his life doing something that is not frustrating like having to deal with MSNZ. Now that is a sad situation for that person to be in, when you have spent years getting pleasure from participating, then spent another 20 plus year in a support role within MSNZ, giving some of his knowledge and experience to others, only to have the paid servants of MSNZ create an atmosphere of deception, half truths and biggotry so these dedicated volantary officials, find they cannot continue with any credibility.This person is a old school, honest person with real human values who wants to see Motorsport returned to an Organization, who are going to do what they should be doing and that is to administer the sport as per the FIA regulations. Without the Ego influences and biggotry we find we are now dealing with.
I am not in a position to influence the voting at the AGM, but I would sincerely like to see those members of participating car clubs hound their president's and commitee members into voting for serious change at MSNZ, in fact a total clean out with major constitutional changes made to make the organisation transparent and accountable.
Mark Coulthard.
Christchurch.

[ERC]

I am not in a position to influence the voting at the AGM, but I would sincerely like to see those members of participating car clubs hound their president's and commitee members into voting for serious change at MSNZ.

I have written to our club captain, but I am not sure that he is in a strong enough position to convince a club committe that comprises those with interests other than racing, to put anything forward to change matters. He is probably not totally up to date with these issues either.

The simple fact is that there are now several (large) marque clubs where only a few of their members are in the least bit interested in formal competition as we know it, yet pay a $5 levy per member to MSNZ.

I think that over the next year or two, you'll get say "The Alfa Trofeo Club Inc" or "MG Motorsport Club Inc" (affiliated to their marque Clubs), but then only paying levies to MSNZ for their competition members, not for the majority, who are effectively social members.

Needless to say, the numbers at MSNZ conference may well be the same, but the lost income will obviously have to be recouped by licence holders or on race levies and we all know what that means, but it appears to me to be inevitable and that in turn will focus voting members to challenge in all areas - or walk away. I'm no psychic, but I would think that real change isn't too far away and is inevitable.