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Why does it In fact, honest Board find another organization ers who had success at the of the National Board that seem that QMA is a con- Members and RD's will tell where local clubs own their 2008 Grands. There should- have done everything in their trolled organization at the you, it was released to them own facilities. Look at the n't be divisions; there should- power to destroy what we top? I personally don’t care to distribute to their mem- new clubs that have recently n't be lines drawn in the provide. The National Board if the Board likes me or not bers. Negative feedback been built - North Carolina, sand, there just shouldn't directed them to contact us anymore, but it is unthinkable over the letter prompted the Lanier Speedway in Georgia, be..... back in March, April, May they would "not listen to their National Board to draft and Orange Show in My family started in 1/4 and June to work together. members & take what we another. QM.com didn't write Southern, California. Look at Midgets in 1989. I've loved A letter, informing us that the offer from their program. “If that letter; QMA wrote that the face lifts that Minnesota, the sport, but personally I Board would be providing the Mike Doe showed up at a letter. QM.com and Coast 2 Albuquerque and Florida have frustrations with the services we have always Grands to write about it, or if Coast Racing News are along with Doylestown and powers in QMA. We have done, came just days before National Speed Sport News, From NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers, to Silver the Speed Channel, ESPN or worked hard to develop the Eastern Grands. At the Crown drivers to USAC Midget drivers to Micro Coast 2 Coast, Quarter Western Grands, the head Sprint & Midget Magazine.... Midgets .com and Quarter RD approached our Region oh wait.... Sprint & Midget did Sprint drivers.... families have said that the best Midgets LIVE.com. Director telling him he had attend the Eastern Grands in years of their lives were when they were racing Recently I contacted Michelle chosen the wrong side in the 2007 and the Club PR had Quarter Midgets. Barzee, QMA/VP and asked C2C deal. He stated that the them work with C2C. Drivers her for an interview with QMA Publicity guy didn't owe were chosen and Quarter NEWS publications. WE Keystone have done. QMA QMA President Charlie Coast 2 Coast even a phone Midget Racing was promoted don't make up this stuff. We Members accomplished this. Cagle. It is included in this call and that QMA didn't owe in a very prestigious publica- print what happens! I'm You are all awesome! Do issue. Charlie and I agreed Debi Supan a thing! Who is tion all over the US. It just sure all of you have your you really realize what you how sad it is that so few peo- running QMA anyway??? It must be the Supan name. own horror stories in dealing have done and accomplished ple run for Club, Regional isn't about owing anyone, Another QM alum, with QMA, but I feel you in the name of your kids! and/or National Positions. anything... it's simply about Stephenee Supan, a paid should know what we go How much did the National Charlie feels that people respect. A few short months QMA Member, was not through to give you the Board do for you to promote can't be bothered and I per- ago, C2C produced an issue allowed to run the score- news. The lack of support your club, publicize it to the sonally think people just that included the QMA board at the Dirt Grands and obstacles the Board puts world, and finance it??? You don’t want to involve them- Quarter Reporter inside. All because National Tower us through, to provide you as QMA members have a selves in the drama any- the drivers who made the A wanted her out of the tower! these services, is ridiculous! stock pile of an abundance of more. I am a member of Main had their photo in a She just has the wrong last What is it that members money in your bank account. QMA, and I’ve developed publication that many will name. QuarterMidgetsLive want, but most importantly, YOU did that. QMA has that! tools that members speak have for years to come. All was not allowed in the tower why won't QMA just listen? YOU own that money; ALL out for and utilize extensive- for the comment..... that or even approach it after QMA has been around for a the members, not just 7 ly. Remember, QMA is a vol- QMA doesn't owe Coast 2 qualifying at the Dirt Grands. long time. They are publiciz- Board Members. QMA as an unteer sport that supposedly Coast a thing! This attitude The local club was put ing 50 years in 2010, when organization has seen many encourages members to vol- is the very reason that anoth- through hell to get the results many QMA clubs have good & giving people pass unteer. QMA wants its mem- er organization CAN now to us so that we could get already celebrated 50 years through this membership. bers to believe they are an compete for drivers. It just them to you. And the of QMA. QMA has been They standardized rules, at organization where every isn't my story. This continues President of QMA says, what so many drivers have every club, so that families member has a voice. I feel to happen at clubs and when he isn't at a Grands, he done for many of their could travel across the US to QMA doesn't care if you are regions across the country. is watching our site! QMA younger years. From race at any track in the sys- talking... they just aren't lis- It's not that people don't want Members are asking for a NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers, tem. There have been hard tening. to be bothered.... they just detailed financial statement. to Silver Crown drivers to times, when members were I asked Charlie what the don't want to be part of "this Charlie says that members USAC Midget drivers to trusted and selfishly stole membership should do when kind of stuff" anymore. should get what they ask Micro Sprint drivers.... fami- money from the treasury. It's a Board Member is directed Recently a guy contacted us for. People realize that lies have said that the best happened at clubs, regions, to do something and they about advertising. He had things like transportation and years of their lives were and national, but still QMA don't.... he said contact the just come across Quarter travel cost money. Members when they were racing has survived. Again, they RD and they should bring it Midgets and is very excited have a RIGHT to be sure that Quarter Midgets. Just how don't own that money, each to the Board and maybe that about it. I encouraged him the privledges aren't abused. awesome is that! How cool and every member owns it. Board Member should be to contact National Tech to They have a RIGHT to that is it that your kids have the That, in itself, is a true removed. As most of you be sure of all the QMA rules. information. When the Board experience of a life-time driv- accomplishment in the name know, C2C has produced a He said what came out of the doesn't willingly give their ing a little race car around a of its members.