[DeTomaso] Who is going to be at WOT long enough to needFancySchmantzy Race Oil? 6- PANTERA OIL

[Doug Braun]

If you're admitting that the technical content is there, but not in the form
you'd like, then let's take that argument off the table.  But then I must
conclude that you won't join POCA because the publications aren't pretty
enough.  That in itself is a criticism of all the hard work that Jack, Mike
and others are doing because the publications are as high of a quality as
the limited market, relative lack of advertising and volunteer workforce
will allow.  You're voting with your dollars and expressing your opinion and
that is your right.  I'm just expressing my opinion may be hurting the
feelings of some very dedicated people by saying that the POCA publications
aren't high quality.   IMHO, the POCA staff is doing an excellent job
working with the limited resources they have.

Doug Braun
blue 73L #5505

 -----Original Message-----
From: Ken Green [mailto:kenn_green at yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 9:45 AM
To: doug at silicondesigns.com
Cc: DeTomaso Forum
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Who is going to be at WOT long enough to
needFancySchmantzy Race Oil? 6- PANTERA OIL


      I'm not quite sure where you are coming from, although I'm pretty sure
you're from the third planet.  When did I criticize Jack?  I guess I need to
read my post again?

      My complaint is that the tech material is relegated to a nearly throw
away publication with fairly low resolution graphics (pictures help), and
that there is some POCA rule that tech material will not be provided in the
higher quality Profiles.  At least one potential contributor told me that he
would no longer contribute tech material to POCA because of this policy, and
I can only guess how many others feel the same way.

      Can you explain why that amounts to criticizing Jack or Mike?  I guess
you know something that I'm not aware of?

  Ken

  Doug Braun <doug at silicondesigns.com> wrote:
    Ken,

    What planet are you on? Jack DeRyke (and others) have blessed us with
    serious technical articles in each and every issue of the newsletter. So
    what if it's not in glossy color; it's the content that counts. You're
    welcome to freeload information off this forum and are entitled to
answers
    to any reasonable questions you put forth here but please don't belittle
the
    efforts of those who are trying to run a genuine Pantera club. It's
clubs
    like POCA that give us a greater sense of camaraderie and help to give
our
    cars (yours included) a greater perceived value. I cherish each and
every
    issue of both the Profiles and the Newsletter as one common publication
and
    I'm grateful there are men like Mike and Jack who donate incredible
amounts
    of time to both these publications and this forum.

    Doug Braun
    blue 73L #5505

    -----Original Message-----
    From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
    [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of Ken Green
    Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 10:05 PM
    To: MikeLDrew at aol.com; teampantera at yahoo.com; ramosel at pacbell.net;
    RCBSONS1 at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
    Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Who is going to be at WOT long enough to
    needFancySchmantzy Race Oil? 6- PANTERA OIL


    If POCA had a high quality publication with serious tech info, I'd be a
    member : )

    MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
    In a message dated 10/3/07 7:45:48 PM, kenn_green at yahoo.com writes:


    > How about filling in the blanks for those of us who don't know
anything
    > about GT1 or the car they are racing.
    >

    If you were a POCA member you would have read all about it in the last
    issue.
    :>)

    Mike