Columbia drivers meeting

[Nickel and Dime]

All CMP drivers and car owners are invited to attend a meet and greet tomorrow evening (1/5/2011) in Lake Butler at Carters Fried Chicken to meet the new GM, Gene Barlowe. The meeting starts at 7:00 and there will be in depth discussions on the 2011 rules and combining classes. There will also be an all you can eat buffet for $7.99.

[Boneman]

New GM? That begs the questions, where is Rick Day?

[Nickel and Dime]

Don't know. I sent him an e-mail before the holidays but haven't gotten a response.

[Don Nerone]

let go!!
don62

[ocalasp76]

Yup me too. Like he has vanished off the earth..strange.
-JIM-

[ocalasp76]

let go!!
don62

Letting go was easy with you....Rick Day was liked, and we are wondering about him.
-JIM-

[Don Nerone]

Now Jim that wasent verry nice.
Iv known Rick sence he wes about 15 years old.
He worked for me for many years and we havent allways seen eye to eye i still like him.
I heard that he was sick.
Then i heard that they wouldut pay him for the winter so he went bask home
then i heard that they let him go and got some one else.
Now none of that is any busness of mine and i posted to tell whom ever that he was not there any more.
So your post means what?

Don62

[Winger]

Big difference in being "let go", leaving on your own, or having to leave because of illness. One has a negative connotation, the other two don't.

[Don Nerone]

Well winger
Did they (FASCAR) fire him or did he resign for helth reasons?
Ill let u answer that one. And tell us the diff. Just asking.

Don 62

[Winger]

Hey Don, I can't answer. I have no idea what happened to Rick. You are the one that said he was "let go".
Initially I thought you was making a joke when you said to "tell the diff". Now, I'm not so sure. So I'll try to explain. When a person is "let go" the implication is that he hasn't performed up to expectations, or there has been a disagreement. When a person "resigns for health reasons", it's often implied that he has some health issues and is unable to perform his job up to expectations (his own or the employers) , so he has chosen to resign so someone else can take over. That would leave the impression that he has done what is best for him and the company.
Seriously, I'm unsure when you are kidding sometimes. So don't get PO'd at me if you was just kidding.

[Don Nerone]

I wasent mad at u but i tryed to answer a Qustion without all the bull and Jim wants to get personal and i dont have a clue why. I will return the favor once then it over. thats the way i am. I avent ever done any thing to him.
O i wasent kidding they did let him go.
Rick does have helth problems an i he ok. Sorry if u took me wrong.
Most every one does anyway

see ya
Don62

[RSB]

The drivers meeting RICK had almost killed me...

I went to the first drivers meeting Rick held at CMP. He was mainly introducing himself and staff and just trying to let people know what the track was planning for the next year. Well, right off the bat, most of the idiots in the Hornet division kept shouting out questions about rules to him and you could tell he was getting REALLY frustrated. If I were him, I'd have thrown up my hands, headed to my car and never come back. I ended up leaving after about 15 minutes of listening. IT'S DIFURNT UP HERE! Good luck to the new guy!

[Boneman]

RSB, I've been to the same type of meeting and its so sad. In 1990, Leroy Davidson held an open house at PGS. At the time, the track was 80% complete and he wanted to get some interest from the racers for his upcoming grand opening. Well, Leroy did the same thing Rick did; introduce himself, his track staff etc,.. then some clown starts WHINING like a child about the rules in pure stock versus the bomber class. There are hundreds of people there who wanted to learn about the new track, and all we could hear was this fool complaining.

Its amazing how selfish racers can be.

Best of luck to Gene the new manager of CMP.

[Nickel and Dime]

Rick’s drivers’ meeting was never intended to be a discussion about rules. It was strictly a meet and greet. He was completely unprepared for the on slot of questions on rules. This meeting is intended to serve both as a meet and greet and as an opportunity for the drivers to weigh in on the proposed rules changes.

[RSB]

I think someone suggested it before but the new guy definetly needs to have separate "rules meetings" with each class.
In Lake Butler, If I were him I would start the meeting with, "whoever asks a rules question concerning their class has to pay a $100 fine before they're allowed to race this season!"