I agree. Thanks to Rob and eformulacarnews, we had a perfectly good forum to begin with, but nobody used it much. Prior to buying my Red Devil, I went to that forum in search of info and was greatly disappointed. Due to the lack of readily available info about F500, I came perilously close to entering the F-Vee ranks, (Yikes!!) but being a persistent soul with a limited budget, I finally learned enough to sway my decision in favor of F500.
Since this topic started, that has changed, much to my delight. I'm sure our continued participation in the forum will contribute greatly to recruitment, mainly because it's easier for a noob to get a handle on what we do and why we love these cars, especially from the standpoint of "bang for the buck." I sincerely appreciate all the info in the mailing list, and everyone's participation and willingness to answer questions, but it's simply more "time-efficient" for me to search a forum for the topics I need or want without having to sift through a zillion emails and the oh-so-redundant replies. Sammye > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > RE: [F500] Forum vs Mailing List > From: > "Jay Novak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: > Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:11:15 -0400 > To: > <[email protected]> > > To: > <[email protected]> > > > Starting to get a lot more there. > > Thanks ... Jay Novak > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris > Greenwald > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [F500] Forum vs Mailing List > > > Rob, > > Thank you for the reminder. Prior to getting into F500, I had checked > your message board; but had found no real information. Hopefully more > members of the mailing list are willing to give the forum a try. > > -Chris > > On Mar 15, 2007, at 3:06 PM, Rob Howden wrote: > > >> Hi folks, >> >> I posted this once, but probably to the wrong topic. >> >> As Chris has stated, there is already a forum for the Formula 500 >> community set up and running at www.eformulacarnews.com. I pay a >> full-time moderator and we support F500 more than any other >> motorsports >> media source in the world. If we need to adjust our F500 forum to >> include different headings and sub-sections etc, that's fine with >> me. I >> can also give anyone you see fit moderator status for the F500 forum >> alone. >> >> That stated, anything I read of starting a separate forum really >> upsets >> me. If you guys head off and start your own forum, you can kiss >> any of >> my support good-bye. I bust my ass running a business to support >> formula car racing, I attend events, and I pay money out of my own >> pocket to pay my staff to publicize this sport. The existing >> forums out >> there (Spec Miata / Apexspeed) are done by enthusiasts and they >> serve a >> purpose, and that's great, but we are the ones who cover the events, >> spend time on the road away from out families covering racing and work >> our asses off to produce a publication. Our website relies on traffic >> (ie. views) to sell advertising and we need forum traffic to supply >> our >> advertisers with the value they are looking for. We need the >> support of >> the F500 community. >> >> To be honest, FormulaCar Magazine and eformulacarnews.com have made >> very >> little money yet....it's going to have to change soon. >> >> Take care, >> >> Rob Howden >> Publisher / Editor-in-Chief >> - eKartingNews.com >> - eKartingNews.ca >> - eFormulaCarNews.com >> - FormulaCar Magazine >> Ph: 519-624-2003 >> Fax: 519-624-0053 >> P.O. Box 580 >> Cambridge, Ontario >> Canada N1R 5W1 ________________________________ 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! ***
