ColtsFan
#4
11/16/08 12:30 AM
Just to give you a different perspective of the actual meeting from a non-die hard QMA supporter, this was a circus. The vote was actually much closer than what is perseived. The club is still basically divided in two. There were many members that showed up with multi proxy votes that in itself is shady. Obviously they had cohearsed or worked out deals to get their votes. Mini Indy leadership did not sell the USAC advantages until the last minute; too little, too late. The QMA diehards did a better job of selling their point of view. It should get interesting over the winter, if USAC will start a new rival club in Indy? Another mention was that the name Mini Indy belongs to Tony George. It is known that USACs big national quarter midget event will be Gasoline Alley and to participate you must attend a number of qualifying USAC races. The fair grounds only has the track with a one year lease, no guarantees for the future. I would rather have USAC hel to try to relocate, what would QMA do? The loyal QMA members did have to return home and inform their drivers, the kids, that there is no longer a States race with Kokomo and that they will not be able to run at Gasoline Alley since the parents dislike USAC so much. The kids are now limited to four QMA tracks in region 4. Dual membership would have given the kids so many more obortunities to race with so much more exposure. I wonder who actually did win the vote? Did the kids gain anything?