The excerpt below from Flash's post is a very important observation.
When I first began looking at formula cars, I didn't really take notice
of F500 because there wasn't any readily available info on the cars. I
happened
to stumble across this mail list and also a very nice modern forum. I am
an Internet fanatic so I immediately began posting on the "forum-style"
message board. I didn't get much response to my questions other than to
use the mail list. Although I have come to appreciate all of the help I
have received from the mail list, I must say it is the biggest PITA to
use and read. Young folks who have grown up with the Internet have come
to use modern forums for anything and everything.
This may seem trivial, but groups that use modern means to foster an
Internet-based community of information sharing certainly have a leg up
on our group. I don't want to have to weed through 200 emails to find a
post about tire mounting. And you can forget the search function. I want
to go to a tech area, or off topic area, or events area, etc. I want
pictures in my messages. I really feel that moving this community to the
more modern forum would increase the amount of folks asking questions
about the class.
In fact, lately I have been reading the specmiata.com forum just to see
what the class is about. The feeling of comraderie and ease of use found
on that forum has inspired me to explore adding a spec miata to my
stable. Again, it has nothing to do with not liking my car (I love it!);
it has more to do with feeling like I am part of a community that is
pulling in the same direction.
I know I haven't contributed to this community much only because I know
just enough to get in trouble. However, I do have a background in
Internet services ( manage a major government multimedia and Internet
services division) and would be happy to assist in getting us modernized.
Thanks for "listening",
Lee
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Subject:
Re: [F500] Class survival. - losing vs. gaining - an outsider's
viewpoint.
From:
"Flash." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date:
Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:02:52 -0500
To:
[email protected]
To:
[email protected]
Take a look at your community for a moment. As a spec miata driver we have
the obvious specmiata.com to support that angle, and we have miata.net.
Both have extensive memberships, huge aftermarket and manufacturer support,
and they easily advertise themselves. Where is f500's simple, generic
resource on getting in and getting the wheels spinning. (think about other
specific examples, i.e. vw vortex for some of the production classes,
bimmerworld for those guys, etc, etc). Also, where is SCCA magazine and GRM
magazine support? I don't think I've ever seen an interesting write up on
what an f500 is or what the class is about.
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