Let me be the first to welcome Jonny Schneider to FAST!
He has volunteered to take over the leadership role that we need. We met with him Wednesday evening, and we have confidence that with all of our help, he can do this.
He comes to us with:
- a little bit of autocross experience (with FAST)
- some genuine European rally organizational experience
- a TON of enthusiasm and motivation
- a little bit of capital
- business admin experience
- did I mention enthusiasm and motivation?
Now, it's important to note WHY he volunteered. It's simply because FAST (that's YOU guys, not just us) left such a good impression on him as a new autocrosser a couple years ago. He has a deep love of motorsports, and wants to see FAST continue. It's as simple as that!
But, he's going to need our help! Sure, Steve and I are going to be there holding his hand while he gets FAST back on its feet. Of course, you know it takes more than that. A lot more.
For the best chance at success he's going to need a dedicated "crew" of people to be reliably at each event to help make stuff happen. If any of the old "crew" wants to volunteer, that would be great! If you're interested in filling one of those roles, don't hesitate to volunteer. But, we really need those hardcore "gonna be there 99% of the time, come rain, shine, cold, heat, or football season" types for this. Main roles will be "Timing", "Course Setup", "Safety" and "Registration"... and we need primaries, alternates, and trainees. These people will be the fingers on Jonny's right hand. Remember, he doesn't have the experience to pull this off without you! If you're willing to commit to one of those roles, let us know.
There are other tasks that it would be good to have volunteers for that don't require that same level of "every event" commitment. If you have adequate experience, we could use help with:
- Equipment Maintenance
- Website Maintenance
- Forum Admin
- Facebook Admin
- Trailer Tow
- Course Design
- Event Chairmen
- Site Acquisition Committee
Aaaaand... a few people have offered, and likely more have thought about it... if you'd like to help out financially, Jonny might be interested in that, too. He's willing to "go it alone", but just like many hands make light work, many wallets make a lighter financial burden!
Jonny's looking into insurance ASAP, and will be setting up the business end of things shortly thereafter. Assuming site availability, it's possible we could see an event as early as mid-January!
Take it away, Jonny!
