DV, don't kill yourself over this. You work so hard to please everyone and to help CF.
I think if you did nothing more than post the dates and the hotels available people would come.
Personal thoughts not based on any sort of inside information!
- Don't bust your hump trying to round up sponsors. Every one related to Cobras knows about it. If they want to come, let them, for a fee/percentage of course!
- Don't bust your hump to make it bigger and better. It is great just the way it is.
- London by now should know what to do and if they want us, let them do it! Same with QS&L. Let them work out the police and the details. Tell them what you want and let them work it!
- If SCCA wants to do another CobraX, they are the experts and we just need to stay out of their way! They have it down to a science!
- Seems that CF is not doing their part. If they want to keep us, tell them to get on the ball. Let them round up sponsors and take care of media coverage. After all, proceeds go to them! And if they want the money, they need to do some work!
- There is enough party at the motels! No need to bust a hump and do another. Take the night off and come enjoy the family!
- Put an individual in charge of each event. Educate them
, and have them take care of the details and enlist their own team to help them. Lots of willing and able people. Spend more of your time enjoying!
- Charge enough to cover expenses. Seems to me that would have been about $150 a car this year. You can't go the movies and McDonalds three days in a row for $150 dollars. Shoot I took the kids to Cedar Point for one day and that was $500.
- You can not please all the people all the time. If the whiners don't like it, there are plenty of other events for them to whine about.
- Last but most important, discover what it takes for you, find the balance, so that you will want to do this every year for the rest of your life!!!!!!!!! There would be a lot of broken hearts if the Fling ended. But you must do what is best for you. As Jamo once said (yes I am going to quote Jamo) "The Fling heals all".
The "Flingers" seem to enjoy most:
- getting together
- thrilling the public
The rest is icing.
Just some thoughts, ramblings. May be nothing here at all!
I look forward to the Fling all year long. I can't begin to express what you PERSONALLY have done for me. To help me become involved in the Cobra family, the guidance, the help, the support and everything you do with the Fling for myself and all involved. Thank you.
YOU do good work!
Rick