[DeTomaso] New POCA Chapter

[Effie Richards]

If you read Michael's message again, it is clear, at least let's say to most, that establishing the proposed chapter is mostly for geographical reasons. It's not a plot for "civil war" or competition.
Let's be open minded and more accepting instead of suspicious, and also supportive.

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> On Sep 20, 2015, at 8:00 AM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>   First I've heard of all this to do and uprising in the South, did I
>   miss something, are we headed for Civil War? Or alas is this the start
>   of another new reality show?
>   I had heard the rumors there was going to be spin off of "Sons of
>   Anarchy", could this be it........"Sons of bitches"
>   Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 18:22:56 -0400
>   From: michaelsavga at gmail.com
>   To: detomaso at poca.com
>   Subject: [DeTomaso] New POCA Chapter
>> Greetings to All ,
>> 
>> I am getting emails, texts, telephone calls, etc. regarding my efforts to
> form a new POCA chapter.
>> Efforts which were started many years ago and finally just recently
> blessed by POCA,  long before efforts were made to resurrect the former
> dormant -ish Southeast Panteras Chapter.
>> As with all things seemingly unplanned, it seems that my efforts and
> those of Southeast Pantera hit their respective stride at about the same
> time.
>> Let me categorically state that I have no interest in some kind of turf
> war ( as has been rumored ) or contest to sign up members.
>> I also have no interest in Florida at all, it is simply too far away to
> be conducive
>> IMHO to attract active participation from the membership I am seeking.
>> 
>> i.e. My home to Miami is over 500 miles away / 8 hours of driving at
> normal speeds.
>> 
>> I live in Savannah, Georgia and the proposed moniker of our chapter is
> Southern States Panteras. My primary target area for membership is Georgia,
> South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama and Eastern Tennessee.
>> All of which is within a 6 hour circle of influence and contains more
> active racetracks that I can count, the incredible Great Smokey Mtns and of
> course all things NASCAR plus a great many concourse events, shows and
> loads of tech points of interest.
>> We have no desire to be a sit in folding chairs while bench racing and
> polishing crowd.
>> As the founder of the twice run Detomaso Pantera Summer Summit, I have
> already put together Pantera related rallys. Additionally I am a former
> SCCA CSR champion, driving instructor and board member. I currently
> teach/coach with HPDE group Hooked on Driving at various SE tracks.
>> 
>> My plan for Southern States
>> involves a smattering of concourse meetings, mtn rallys, Track days, tech
> visits to cool shops, and plain old
>> Get togethers throughout the year.
>> 
>> I forsee a friendly, reciprocal and supportive relationship
>> With Southeast Pantera. I would hope that their members would attend our
> events and that they will extend invitations to our membership to their
> events ( as they already have to me to attend the Lake Mirror Classic).
>> 
>> We are seeking POCA members living in GA, SC, NC, AL, and TN to affiliate
> with Southern States, all they have to do is notify Judy at POCA and its a
> done deal.
>> 
>> I hope this puts to rest any kind of competition BS, there is none. I
> fully support the efforts of SE Panteras
>> And hope they support ours.
>> 
>> It is simply a matter of geography and trying to involve as many active
> participants as possible for both groups.
>> Two is better than one.
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> Michael Shortt
>> Founding Chairman
>> Southern States Panteras.
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