[SCG] [Corsabod] concours class name

[Mark Corbin]

Sarah,

Yes, I know very well that the Concours committee is the sole originator of 
concours rules changes, because I not only wrote them that way, I insisted 
upon it. That was to keep the Board from meddling in affairs about which 
they often times didn't have a clue. But there is nothing to prevent the 
Board from requesting that the Concours committee address a given (or 
perceived) problem, and to have that solution or answer presented to them 
within a given time frame. That would still allow my request to be doable in 
the time frame in which I presented in my post.

But you have just presented the reason for my confusion in the last few 
posts. The Board apparently has acted upon changes that address my concerns, 
and the new rules have apparently just been posted on the CORSA website. 
Which is why I was originally under the impression that the problem had not 
been addressed. This obsoletes my first post, for which I want to thank Jim 
Diell (I do believe he still is the Concours chairman, am I right?) for 
attending to my concerns and taking my input to heart. So no need to request 
of the Board any further action on this subject. Thank you very much, Sarah. 
BTW, it's why I addressed the original post to him as well as the Board.

TO JIM DIELL'S ATTENTION:

But I do have one more item that concerns a different aspect of Concours 
rules. I can see via hindsight, that I left out one very good (IMHO) idea. 
This is something to which I will address directly to Jim at this time, and 
it may help keep blunders like what made my original issue crop up from ever 
happening again. That idea is this: Add to the Concours Rules that "ALL past 
National Concours Chairmen shall be made a permanent part of any present and 
future Concours committees, with the title of Concours Committee Member 
Emeritus, and having the full rights and privileges of a regular Concours 
committee member. " This is to allow us to keep all the knowledge, wisdom, 
and experience we have developed in the past, instead of wasting such 
valuable talent by discarding them like a used dishrag, as is the result of 
the present MO.

-Mark



-----Original Message----- 
From: sarahvair at cfl.rr.com
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2014 9:06 AM
To: Mark Corbin ; CORSA BoD ; Jim/Norma Diell
Cc: Stock Corvair Group ; Bill Hubbell ; Kent Sullivan
Subject: Re: [Corsabod] concours class name


Mark,

You wrote:  "I would like to know, when will this insult ever be corrected? 
And will we ever get a justly deserved and long overdue apology? I am 
therefore asking that the CORSA board to address this issue at their 
convention meeting, and present their answer to the membership at the annual 
meeting".

About 6 weeks ago the BoD voted on some changes for Concours.  Those in 
charge were hoping the new rules could be used at Tacoma.  Due the time 
restraints this will not take place until next year.

You know as well as the rest of us that this the Concours Committee item and 
not that of the BoD.  The committee will make the suggestions and pass it 
along to the BoD for discussion.  To date we have not seen this request.

So, I do not think we a a BoD will be able to make any announcement st the 
General Meeting if we have not heard from the Concours Committee.