The New action plan from our conference call 11-19-09 Options

[rick 918-S]

Mike may have Mary over tomorrow.

We should have the final answer on the fund raiser Ya or Na. What ever the decision we will go with it.

We decided we would let her know we want to send in a recon team January 30th. Our goal would be to set up the car up at Lukes, get folding tables set the parts up in sub assembles. This is approx 2 weeks ahead of the Build Off.

Once we have the parts set out we want to go through them and take inventory for only what is missing.

Then we will want to go through the parts that are there and pull out what is not usable.

Then we will want pull parts that need to be cleaned or blasted. Some of the parts we can clean on site, some will need to be sent out to the members of the build team to be repaired or cleaned and painted before the February Build Off.

This should make this a successful event and allow us the chance to finish the build on one 914 weekend.

Mike will run this by Mary Tomorrow. I think we can make this happen.


We also discussed raising money under the guise of an event fee. (track fees)

We still have a small money issue so we need to try to do some type of fund raiser. This is a tricky one as I invited Ed and told him we would cover air fare to get him there. The challenge will how we address this with the group now.

We have a little time to figure that one out. But to me it is a serious challenge now. Maybe it's not but it seens like it to me.

I will be in the first string in January. My goal would to enlist at least one more MN guy to ride with me and help. Kelly, Paul and Chappy came to mind. Kelly and chappy both know their way around this car very will.

[Kansas 914]

Rick,

Thanks for the recap - it lines things out well. I got an email from Mary at 2AM saying she will not be making the trip to Wichita today (Friday 20th) after all. I will still discuss the fund raiser for the build team versus the entry fee concept and hope to have that nailed down today.

Further I will also let Mary know of our revised plan - now two phases - with a potential 3rd phase mid-year (show/shine/adjustments).

I would not worry about Ed's airfare yet - the full on fund raiser is not dead just de-railed a bit!!

Thanks for your time on the phone last night.

[Kansas 914]

Rick/Rob,

I just hung up with Mary and she said she was going to email Rick. She is fine with the fund rasier as long as the emphasis is on the build team and not parts. She (like most of us) is uncomfortable "asking for money for parts". She can/will pay for parts.

I told her the last we wanted to do was add stress to her life and she assured me we are not and that we are big source of relief for her and she trusts us 100%.

I say we prepare a post and get it online this weekend - the forum is active right now because of the Matchbox thread!

This is going to be GREAT!