No Bob,

I appreciate your response.

I remember the day when Lake Erie members were not
required to have SCCA club membership, and there was
more respect for the organization. I agree with you
that there is a lack of respect for us today, and
corner workers are fewer, and seem to be taken for
granted. I remember, at one time, that during most
races, there was a "TIME OFF" position in the rotation
for personal needs. Now if there is little track
clean up, we are on duty from one race into the next
with little pause.

Now there is $3.50 fuel, and an ever increasing cost
just to exist. Maybe it is just a personal problem
and everyone else's income have kept up with these
increasing cost. Mine has not. My communities mean
income has been dropping abut $1000 a year for the
last six years, down to about $25,800 last year.
Running a service related business, chasing less
disposable income, I have been have a tough time
covering just the necessity costs, and yet these costs
keep increasing. I have no personal, disposable
income anymore, and can not justify paying $75 more to
work just four club races at Mid-Ohio.

The insurance that is supposed to come with
membership? Having tried to get reimbursed for
medical cost, from an injury sustained at a SCCA
National Club event, was fruitless. After repeated
tries, I gave up. I consider the medical coverage
useless. I believe the insurance which we purchase is
more in the way of liability insurance for the club;
not its membership.

If it takes Club membership to volunteer, I am going
to have to work a NON club race like Cleveland, so
they will pay my dues. I remember working at Mid-Ohio
during the Cleveland race last year, and Lake Erie was
again, very short handed that weekend. Most were
working Cleveland. Being loyal to the Club has its
draw backs!

Ben





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