I second the motion. Louie Schultz Philly Region
> 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > 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. ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
