Brad Roberts, Has anyone Options

[mk114]

Does anyone know How the gig In San Diego is going for Brad?

[Britain Smith]

Some of you guys can be a bunch of ASSHOLES!


For someone who practically started this online community, spent countless hours repairing cars for free (minus some beer), assisted several people at autocrosses without even driving a car himself, responded to posts with actual technical know-how and pictures, and is an all around good guy...you people are slamming him down like he is the opposition in a political battle. I am also surprised how many people here who I thought were his friends are not adequately standing up for him. For the rest of you who hardly know him or have never met him, unless he physically did something against you, you have absolutely no grounds for such comments.

Does he owe this online community anything? Absolutely NOT! He and a couple of other great people on this board started this place on Christmas Day 2002. He has been around supporting it and helping it grow to over 3000 members and he doesn't owe us a penny for it. So what if he doesn't want to be involved with it anymore. So what if he chooses to leave it for a while. I have seen several people here take a break from 914's for an extended period of time and nobody asks why.

Does he owe the people who contributed to his bail fund? Again, absolutely NOT! He got wrongfully acused for a crime that he did not commit. It just happened to be that it involved a certain 914 that several of people here found interesting for one reason or another. If you contributed to his bail fund thinking that you were supposed to get a payment back or a personal call from Brad, you misunderstood the fund's purpose. That fund was to help a fellow club member out of a situation that the rest of us feels he shouldn't be involved in. There are several fund drives for a whole slew of people and situations on this board that many contribute to and are involved in for a greater purpose.

Should he come and "check-in" to explain what's going on? Hell No! On one hand it would be nice if he updated all of us on his wear abouts, but on the other do we expect an timeline of the events going on in his life. What if he had been asked to step away from the clubsite for legal reason. Who cares if he is involved in taildraggers or is hanging out with the wine and cheese crowd. I bet there are several of us who own these cars that wish we had the money for a kick ass 911 or was friends with a bunch of money guys...not everyone is like this nor does everyone want to be.

I have know Brad for 10 years now and I have seen him do things for people he has never met, help people who he knows won't pay him a dime, and go out of his way to accomidate others. A couple of years ago he left his well-paying job in the tech industry to pursue his passion in Porsche's, a road that has been a rocky one to say the least. I know that he is now getting involved with something that is closer to his goal and is starting a new life. I am confident that once he gets settled in, he will drop in to see how we are doing. There are people here who will miss him, others will be glad to see him gone, and the rest will never know the difference.

It is my recommendation that an admin lock this thread before it continues to spin into a bashing session until those who are being bashed have a chance to speak for themselves. Brad has an admin account and can add to this later if he wishes.

-Britain