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Read the post on LSS casualties from breakage at Tomah and as usual it was sidetracked early on by a well meaning poster. The thread sent down another path about the legality of V8s in Open Super, where the Cat, the lineage of Perkins V8s, and the DV550 in the 1468 and 1568 are the only current legal V8s in the NTPA Open Super. Jake later in the confusion of the thread made the comment that "Um... the answer is the same for ALL those issues. The leaders in the sport have zero foresight. None. In all those issues they didn't look past the present. They looked at what they had and didn't look any further."
Jake should be reminded that all classes in all the big organizations have general and divisional meetings once a year where changes are discussed and voted on. Seeing that there is a chance yearly to make changes that on the surface seem for the better, why are they not? The reality appears that rule changes come from the ground up, not the top down. Faulting leadership for things that they may or may not have control of is, yes, a part of being a leader, the buck stops with the person or persons in charge, but again does all of the blame in truth lie with them. Standing back from the situation, it would seem that class members do not want change or to enact changes that they that think are not good for the long-term health of their class. While it seems that a finger is being pointed, the class members actions and reactions to proposed changes are examples of normal human nature. Often, being in the midst of something you are unable to see the pluses and minuses of potential changes. Change is hard for many people, and it does not matter what that change is. That guy you know that has worn the same ragged seed corn hat for 10 years, he probably does not like change in many parts of his life though the brim of the hat is half torn and falling apart. There is also the financial component of change. Very few changes in motorsport have no financial cost, and some cost more than others. Having said that, yes, strong central leadership is important to pulling, but stronger and with greater control than currently used. Other motorsports whose success surpass that of pulling all have had strong leadership. Bill France, Wally Parks, and Bernie Ecclestone all come to mind of leaders who have wielded tremendous power, and all three have been heroes and villains during their tenures. In the end all three grew their racing sanctioning bodies. Is pulling ready for a strong central leader, a person who can absorb the lumps they would take for any decision? Doug Roberts in recent memory came as close to that sort of figure with the Outlaws. He took a lot of lumps and the success or failure of his ideas can be debated, but please do not, start your own thread about that. The truth is that he did try. What has been demonstrated time and again is that pullers will pull, no matter the changes that are thrown at them, be it from a central leader or divisional support. What do the rest of you think? |
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Registered: 03/17/2019 Posts: 65 |
I think you are absolutely correct. This thing needs a bill France or someone like that to completely overhaul the system |
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Registered: 03/25/2008 Posts: 2,526 |
I'll stand by my statement. The leaders have zero foresight. Sometimes those leaders are competitors. Sometimes those leaders are promoters. Sometimes those leaders are builders. Much of the time those leaders work for the organizations. This sport have NEVER been good at looking into the future. This sport has always been about what's happening right now. The five year plan... ten year plan... they don't exist. There's no such thing as vision casting in our sport. Good leaders set a vision and then go after it.
The current vision for our sport is simple: how long can we do business as usual. Jake Morgan Owner, PULLOFF.COM Independent Pulling News This page is a free service. The cost is covered out of my pocket. It takes a great deal of time and a fair amount of money to keep this website going. Donations for: photos, classified ads, forum discussion, etc... are appreciated. Side Note: We are no longer accepting PayPal donations. They have changed their terms of service and stated they would fine PayPal users for spreading "misinformation" and "hate, violence, racial or other forms of intolerance that is discriminatory". PayPal did not provide definitions for some of these vague terms. Woke corporate policies regarding "misinformation" could result in an automatic fine of $2,500 which would have been removed directly from the customer’s PayPal account. PayPal did backdown from some of their policies but quietly implemented portions of them in later terms of service. A financial institute has no right to monitor social media accounts or speech. This is unacceptable and I'll no longer do business with PayPal. |
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Jake there is no disagreement with your initial point, but it needed to be pointed out that decisions often come from the ground level and voted on versus mandates and rules handed down from a leader. Individuals who run the day to day operations of organizations seem to do a very good job at their tasks especially this time of year; there needs to be no confusion about what they do versus the ideal person or persons you describe.
The point is that there needs to be a transformative form of leadership in place above those day to day individuals who acts and leads and directs those individuals on the front line of the sport for its betterment. A leader who is not directly attached to any class or has personal agenda beyond trying to improve the sport of truck and tractor pulling. A leader that would not benefit financially other than a salary to do their job. A leader who is willing to make the hard decisions and also willing to drive a pullback tractor if they are needed in that capacity. A leader that sees the bigger picture and asks for advice when needed. Thank you for your response Jake, this website and forum are appreciated. |
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Registered: 03/25/2008 Posts: 2,526 |
I totally agree, the day to day operations are done very well in both PPL and NTPA. Jake Morgan Owner, PULLOFF.COM Independent Pulling News This page is a free service. The cost is covered out of my pocket. It takes a great deal of time and a fair amount of money to keep this website going. Donations for: photos, classified ads, forum discussion, etc... are appreciated. Side Note: We are no longer accepting PayPal donations. They have changed their terms of service and stated they would fine PayPal users for spreading "misinformation" and "hate, violence, racial or other forms of intolerance that is discriminatory". PayPal did not provide definitions for some of these vague terms. Woke corporate policies regarding "misinformation" could result in an automatic fine of $2,500 which would have been removed directly from the customer’s PayPal account. PayPal did backdown from some of their policies but quietly implemented portions of them in later terms of service. A financial institute has no right to monitor social media accounts or speech. This is unacceptable and I'll no longer do business with PayPal. |
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day later
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The DSS problems have been growing for going on 20 years.
A couple orgs have talked about limits in last couple years with nothing being done. It's probly way too late! |
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