Who have you commissioned?

Highly unlikely. They make more money having us organize the road racing than trying to do it themselves. It would also be a really underhanded thing to do and would not go over very well within the racing community.

The actual facts of the lease situation are this:  A committee was not formed last year because Custom Car was up to their eyeballs in drag strip construction problems and was not in a position to dedicate time to a lease renewal process.  Both parties agreed that the easiest thing to do is roll the lease over 1 more year and give the lease renewal the proper attention it deserves when clear heads are available.

We have a great relationship with Custom Car and we need a place to play and they need us as a solid tenant.  Kicking someone when they are down is not how I or my Executive team conducted business and we certainly were not going to try and "stick it" to custom car as has been suggested.

I've been away for a bit, so haven't seen the feedback on this issue on the forum.

This issue needs lots of discussion and club member input.  If members think it's worthwhile, I'd be willing to coordinate further discussion on this, with a view to bringing a proposal to the executive, and then subsequently to the membership for a full discussion. 

There's a reason we have to pull teeth to recruit executive members, and I refuse to believe it's a lack of interest on the part of members.  It's that the workload is simply too great for most members.

Firstly, we need to evaluate our tenure at the facility as part of that process.  I understand we are in a one-year extension of our lease agreement.  Prior to any future planning, there needs to be a secure and reasonable agreement in place with the landlord.  That likely would fall to the executive to evaluate

Then, we can look at the track administration with a view to whether it needs to be altered.  We're generating significant revenue from private rentals, with roughly one-third of that flowing back to the club, and two-thirds going to the landlord.  Maybe that needs a re-think.

This whole issue is like bovine digestion.....it needs to be re-gurgitated several times before it's palatable to the beast.