[DeTomaso] Fun Rally 2018

Tue Dec 19 14:19:32 EST 2017

I don't believe this is destined to be "....another crappy little cat fight".

Michael Shortt tried to change POCA and eliminate the secrecy and poor treatment of its members. Unfortunately, Michael had an 'edge' about him and he became the greater of two evils.

Ed also has tried to change POCA and has done a wonderful job making POCA a better organization with his new website and social media efforts which has truly put the organization and the Pantera on the map. And this year's Fun Rally was one of the best yet thanks to Ed. Unfortunately, POCA treated him as it has many of its members so rather than threaten, Ed has moved on.

Ed's new club is great for the Pantera and its owners! It will offer more activities with an emphasis on having fun. It is also a new attitude in general. Unfortunately, it is on the West Coast where 'all' Fun Rallys have been. Hopefully, Ed's efforts will spill to the East Coast with more activities for the Pantera and its peeps.

POCA should embrace Ed's new club as an extension of an organization that exists to further the enthusiasm and knowledge of the Pantera and organize more reachable activities for its owners.

Hopefully POCA won't try to make it a cat fight but it seems it is always the one in the soiled litter and trying to stay right there.

Marshall Smith

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On Sat, 12/16/17, Dave Londry <davel at emspace.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fun Rally 2018
 To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
 Date: Saturday, December 16, 2017, 11:59 AM

 Accompanied by image of Michael
 S. laughing his head off as we wind up 
 for
 another crappy little catfight.
 Dave

 On 16/12/2017
 11:50 AM, Stephen Nelson wrote:
 > All of
 this seems sad and stupid.  I think I will go work on my
 Daytona and pretend I don't care that the Board seems to
 have little interest in the rank and file.  Hmmm - felt
 that way before with a POCA board.  Hmmm.
 >
 > -----Original
 Message-----
 > From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com]
 On Behalf Of Laurie Ferrari via DeTomaso
 > Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2017 10:52
 AM
 > To: edducati at mac.com;
 detomaso at detomasolist.com
 > Subject: [DeTomaso] Fun Rally 2018
 >
 >
 >
 Well.... in light of all this, of which I honestly am not
 overly surprised, having been on the Board... but..... I
 think it would be of interest to know who actually supplied
 the research behind the post you quote. Doesn't seem
 like Gerry would mistake facts in such a way.  Kind of
 leaves little doubt that there is a faction that is
 attempting to control decisions with little, if any, regard
 to what the membership has voted upon. All who attended know
 how actually beautiful the Monterey event was and how
 excellent, the Hyatt Regency.  Also, if, as you say,
 Monterey was a much larger revenue producer for the Club,
 then it's even more difficult to understand the
 change.  It'd be of interest to know who on our Board
 is getting pointers from the FBI?
 > I
 would also like to question WHY the phone number that
 enables members to listen to meetings as part of the move
 for transparency... has an access code listed on the POCA
 Website that was not valid, at last attempt.
 > Yours truly,
 >
 Laurie
 >
 __________________________________________________________________
 >
 >
 >
 > The POCA BOD decided
 to go to Las Vegas because we did not have anyone that could
 facilitate the event in Monterey. The D'Orazios cannot
 attend May 16-June 3 and Josette runs the store and is in
 Charge of membership registration. No-One volunteered to run
 the event. We were ready to vote on Monterey if anyone
 volunteered to do so....No-One came forward. ......the
 alternative was Las Vegas at the Orleans / new Boutique
 hotel with dates that we all could attend and host. The
 proposal was voted on that said Las Vegas in 2018 and
 Monterey in 2019.
 > We are still
 negotiating with two Las Vegas Hotels.....details
 shortly.
 > Las Vegas will feature an
 event at SpeedVegas, Antique Auto Museum tour , Car Show and
 Banquet Dinner.
 > Respectfully trying to
 get the word out.
 > Gerry Romack
 >
 >
 >
 =====
 >
 >
 > I was asked at the banquet at the last Fun
 Rally if I would do Monterey again, I said yes absolutely,
 so I was making plans to make an even better event, only to
 find out that actions were being taken to go to Las Vegas
 despite all of my efforts to go forward with Monterey. I was
 elected by the POCA board to be the Fun Rally Committee and
 as such it was evident to me that Las Vegas would not be a
 viable option. Despite my disagreement with ever going back
 to Las Vegas plans were being made without my involvement
 what so ever. In addition, Monterey was being looked at by
 John Tomlin of PCNC without my involvement, I also found
 this out after the fact. It became clear that I was not
 wanted as the Fun Rally Committee and my opinions did not
 matter any longer. This is why 1 month ago I stepped down
 from as Fun Rally Committee Chairman.
 >
 >
 >
 I was 100% completely ready to do another Monterey, and have
 always let the board know this. As a matter of fact, the
 POCA survey that was put out; Monterey was the number 1
 choice. The excuses that the SCCA could not give us the
 track event in writing is hog wash, the SCCA event has been
 held that same weekend for the last 5 years and my contact
 at SCCA told me last July that it would be the same weekend
 in 2018. I told the board this information. Monterey kept
 getting put off so we lost the big ballroom at the Hyatt,
 but the hotel gave me an alternate that could have worked, I
 actually drove up to Monterey 6 weeks ago and had a look. So
 I was ready to go and things were stalled as Vegas was being
 planned.
 >
 >
 > So saying that no one stepped forward or
 volunteered to do Monterey again if completely false.
 >
 >
 >
 I am wondering why is it that every successful Fun Rally the
 people that are asked to volunteer their time to do an epic
 event never want to do it again, hence ask Gil Mares about
 Phoenix, ask Marshall Smith about San Diego. Gil actually
 quit POCA and SDP will never do another event.
 >
 >
 >
 After the board vote to go back to Las Vegas on Dec. 8th, I
 decided to step down as Public Relations Director from the
 POCA board and for the sake of the DeTomaso community I was
 going to do Monterey again in 2018. I stepped down because
 it would have been seen as a conflict of interest  It was
 not a spiteful act, it is for the further enrichment of the
 marque and the people that stand behind it, it is why I
 chose Forza DeTomaso - The Force behind the Marque.
 >
 >
 >
 I just want to be clear about this because the above
 statement is really insulting.
 >
 >
 > Kind regards,
 >
 >
 >
 Ed
 >
 >
 >
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