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Originally Posted by speedreader
I hope this is not a classic case of 'everyone want's change but is sitting back waiting for everyone else to work hard to get it...'
Dont all competitors have to be members of car clubs and dont these members vote in the executive at their clubs ? The same executive members that then vote the MNZ people in ? If so, why is it so hard to change MNZ ?
If new management is required it's got to start at 'grass roots' level & filter upwards but this involves a little committment of time and support at your local car club.
If everyone is that unhappy and does something about it, change should be achievable within 12 months.
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Attempts have been made before to unseat the current lot and their mates, but as someone said there is a voting bloc of car clubs mainly from the South Island that has managed to dominate for years, and their mates are the ones running the show. And in the past it has been a case of "show dissent and suffer the repercussions" - a bit like Gaddafi or Assad. People like the Hampton Downs guys have been given the cold shoulder, had spurious technical rules thrown at them (like the 2 warmup laps debacle) and other such childish things.
But, every dog has its day, and if there is enough discontent within the clubs when they see (or don't see as it seems to be) how much of their hard earned contributions are being wasted, then maybe there will be enough numbers out there to force the changes that need to be made.
Which is why articles like the Herald one, and discussion forums like this one that are used by competitors and officials, are good because they get the real issues out in the open where they can be debated rather than people just complaining to each other when they are out of earshot of Big Brother...