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WTF Steve ?
Isnt doing this sort of thing
IS NOT VERY CHRISTIAN ? Why do you continue to pick at the scab?
Kinda seems ODD to me to sling the mud and all this crap when you are supposed to be CLOSER TO GOD than the rest of us. WTF ?
When are you gonna learn ? I would expected this crap from some kid that was on the list that didnt even own a truck. NOT SOMEONE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A "LEADER."
I wasnt going to say anything and just let it roll as water under the bridge, but since you want to pick at the scab, I will respond.
Steve last years nats( '03) were a JOKE plain and simple.
You and YOU ALONE are the reason the stuff went off
HALF ASSED..
You dumped the entire track event and the 3 competitions on DIG and I the morning of the track event. Suddenly Dig and I had to complete most of the competitions ALONE, we had to complete the entire track event while you laid up in your hotel room sleeping because of some OVEREATING. Dig and I got stuck planning the majority of the awards ceremony as well as the entire festivites that were at the track. ALL IN A MOMENTS NOTICE because you had NO IDEA what you wanted to do.
Yes, I volunteered to help last year,
NO I DIDNT VOLUNTEER to do the majority of it, if I remember the conversation correctly, I was merely supposed to help TECH-IN trucks at the track to put them in their correct categories.
Thank god for DIG, He and I were solely put in charge of the track events and the track competitions.
Dig and I were also put SOLELY in charge of picking the trucks the MORNING OF THE AWARDS ceremony for, BEST PAINT, BEST CLADDING etc, only because YOU HADN'T DONE A DAMN THING FOR '03 Nats nor had you put in place any planning to have people HELP you.
Steve, you let me down, and at this point I want to say a healthy :fist: to you for
COMPLETELY RUINING my last years nationals. Because of you, I wasnt able to enjoy much of the festivites that surround the nationals. I was (in addition to some other people last year) thrust into a position I was never advised I was going to participate in. All I can say is THANK GOD, for Gabe and his wife, Brian and Jill Dourty, The Grangers, DIG (and a few other people I will probably regret not mentioning later) for HELPING US pull last years nats out of the crapper at the last minute. And as a result, I felt you made us look like total idiots because people were looking to us for direction and answers, when as it turns out, we were indeed flying by the seats of our pants, [sarcasm ON] yeah, thats a good way to plan a national event ! [/sarcasm OFF]
If you dont believe me, ask Keith Ranly or Mike Campbell, they will tell you how disgusted I was that I didnt actually get to do alot of BS'ing at the track and the nationals in general.
Steve, guess how many pictures I took last year at the '03 event?
ZERO !!!
Wanna guess why ? Because I didnt have a chance to ! I got a small amount of video on the way to the track and that was it, the Dourty's were nice enough to film some of the events for me using my camcorder @ the track because I was literally running around.
Sure, I dont mind helping, when I am asked to, but that was a JOKE. I would have gladly accepted the reponsibilities that were THRUST on me last year, if I had only been asked MONTHS before instead of had it thrown on me AT the event. You made me (and the rest of us that DID pull out what was our '03 event) look like IDIOTS Steve, I never do anything half ass when it comes to these trucks, but you sure made me look like it last year.
OK, so lets fast forward to this year.
Why cant anyone provide receipts for anything related to the SYTY check book ?
Where was this money stored steve ? Ahhh yes, thats right, in your PERSONAL CHECK BOOK. Thats good planning. Why dont we have an actual SYTY CHECKBOOK ?? WTF, I can see it now, "yeah, if memory serves me right, I wrote a check out 4months ago for this amount, and before that there was this amount in the SYTY check book, so we oughta have around this amount in the SYTY check book."
Reference this post here:
http://www.syty.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=240427#240427
or
http://syty.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=25740
Howabout the story of the track @ KC refusing to book our reservation for the '04 event because we were still behind on paying for the '03 event ? Yeah that takes real leadership skills Steve.
WTF ?????????
Why do you think I didnt want to get involved with the '04 years nats ? And ultimately why I wont probably attend the event in '04. Because the '03 event was such a joke, I dont want to be associated with the '04 event. Especially as you were the one calling the shots. I wasnt going to be thrust into that last minute position again.
So I say ADIOS ! Have a great time at the HOT ROD power tour, atleat they have someone thats going to be able to plan the event before the final hours.
Man I just cant believe how you have this twisted into such a "POOR STEVE" post . Just remember you were the one that opened this can of worms, and I have had it, I am prompted to respond. And, you were the one that wouldnt stop it. I bit my tongue time and time again so it wouldnt come to this. But you insisted on pushing the issue.
Personally, I have kept in touch with people that WERE and ARE planning the event in '04. From what I understand at this point, they were trying and trying very hard to make it the best year for the SYTY Nationals. But, oddly enough, everytime someone attempted to contact you, there was no response. There were decisions that needed to be made, there was money that was needed to be sent, and where was steve ?? Nobody knows, because you dodged a number of phone calls, you failed to respond to various emails, I have no clue as to the reason, [sarcasm ON] I guess its too early to be planning an event thats going to take place in JUNE, we had better start in that in MAY RIGHT STEVE ? What the heck, the Dourty's, Grangers, Dig, Patrick, Gabe and his wife will pull it out in the last minute for you again right Steve ?[/sarcasm off]
I dont expect alot of people (except those of us that were forced to be close to last years nats, and those that really had GOOD INTENTIONS of making next years nats) to really understand where this is coming from. Nor do I expect them to totally agree with anything or everything I have said or posted. All I can say is take caution when siding with Steve Gavic, he hasnt been truthful, nor has he really been a leader in the land of SyTy's, everything doesnt appear to be what it is with him has been my experience.
Once again Steve, as far as I am concerned, you brought this on yourself you wont leave it alone. I havent heard anyone complain about anyone else in the planning committee except YOU. You and YOU ALONE are the sole person everyone ELSE in the planning committee is having an issue dealing with, if that were me, I think I'd be looking pretty hard in the mirror.
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Steve ? What color is the SKY in your world ?
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