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I have been in this sport for over 30 years, Raced, Rallied and have never seen anything like the goings on until now. I know a lot of people and we have had enough of these people that are wrecking something that I enjoy doing. I just want to race and have a good time, a simple business transaction. What I am about to say is 90% true because in this sport there is always an element of bull**** added to everything said or done.
We as a sport are in the crap right now thanks to incompetent people who have no idea of a modern day business model.
We have a split in the two V8 rank, a now a split in Rallying and major goings on between the sport and another motorsport discipline right now.
Our president addressed the Taupo CC in the last week or so and told them that if they associated themselves with V8ST they wouldn’t be around and stated that V8ST would be gone by the end of the year? Funny how a number of circuts don’t have business deals with MSC but are dealing with V8ST.
He made further statements at a V8 Supercar meeting late last year to V8 Supercar officials claiming it wouldn’t happen and suppliers hadn’t been paid. Who bring the sport into disrepute here?
Its great to see the new Rally Xtreme class competing for the first time in a number of years. These guys couldn’t get what they wanted from the sport so they did it themselves, they wanted simple one day events that cut costs, simple rules that saved money, less time away and to have FUN. The only downfall here is that in the coming weeks when the NZRC shows on TV one, the extreme coverage will be on TV3 at almost the same time. How clever is that for our competitors and the sport.
The sports GM was overheard at Rally Wairarapa making very silly and incorrect statements about V8ST. Other MSNZ high powered officials are making new rules to the detriment of V8ST. This 2 lap warmup rule is rubbish and maybe the sport should inform spectators vs spectaors blaming V8ST. Let them race cause at the moment MSNZ V8's have nothing to offer.
Our VP decided to have a squirt on the side of the road at Rally Wairarapa in everyones view, then walked around Rally HQ with bare feet and his guts hanging out. A great look.
We have people charged with running our sport sending inappropriate emails to clubs and individuals, making ridiculous executive decisions by people who have no experience in the areas concerned and who have no experience in running a business and retaining customers.
We have people charged with promoting the so called championship series owning coffee carts, pace cars and manipultaing sponsorship deals. Furthermore why should I have to pay for a series that has 50-60 cars and looks like a cup of cold sick on TV when we are competing with 250 cars.
This Hamilton saga of Geoff Short and someone else close to the new NZV8 being caught taking photos and measurements of the Supercheap cars could be the lowest so far, who told him to do this? MSC or MSNZ or are they the same?
Somehow the photos got to MSNZ and the Emery car was ordered not to run until rectified, fair enough. Can u imagine MSNZ doing this to the BNT V8’s. Almost like not meeting the championship criteria for minimum amount of cars to be eldigeable for a NZ championship or like doing a U turn on a super license to let anyone race in the class to save their butt.
I understand MSNZ the company who majority owns MSC didn’t know about the fresh new look of changing the motorsport company to motorsport promotions. Who is running who here?
Does the Toyota NZ boss know what his employee John Foulke has got himself into by joing MPL? Hells bells, MSNZ have made it clear there is no room for Toyota, Suzuki, Utes, Productions cars or anything unless you have a NZV8. Purchasing the IP for this car and class is the last straw, the people charged with running our sport have spoken. We don’t give a crap about you but please keep paying your license fee and clubs please keep paying your associated fees and permits.
These fees this year will be used to pay legal costs to fight V8ST and perhaps we may be in for an extra levy.
All of this is unavoidable and unnecessary and in the coming weeks our clubs need to vote accordingly on remits sent by their members or we will not have a sport soon.
God help us.
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