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ALLWEISS ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION AS CHAIRMAN OF APBA OFFSHORE
After 5 years at the helm, I am announcing today my resignation as the
longest serving Category Chairman in the history of APBA Offshore. Gordon Kraft will serve as interim Category Chairman until a permanent successor is named. Jim Poplin shall remain as Vice President of National Race Operations and assume most of the day to day operations of the organization. For the past two years I have wanted to reduce my involvement in the daily operations of the company so I could focus more of my time on securing additional sponsors, and executing our very aggressive business plan. With the favorable conclusion of the APBA litigation, a new and improved license agreement in place, our GM relationship secured through the 2005 season, and the successful transition from the old technology based rules model to our current competition based model essentially complete, now is the right time to finally make that move. I am proud of everything we have accomplished the past 5 years but I am proudest of our dedicated staff whose tireless commitment to the racers and to the sport is what is responsible for virtually everything we have achieved. There are no finer people on the planet as far as I am concerned. The 2003 season has been a year filled with many things for all of us who love offshore powerboat racing. It has been at times exciting, challenging and difficult, but despite the challenges and difficult times the “show went on” and the race competition was better than ever as was our television product. We experienced the highs of securing additional corporate sponsorships and the lows of losing a major longtime sponsor. We have seen outstanding results from our taking huge risks such as with the formation of our Super V class, and the not so great results from our decisions relative to other areas of the business, particularly in the manner by which we communicate to our teams and sponsors. Nevertheless, together, we have built an incredibly exciting racing product that is growing in popularity and profile. We have made huge, paradigm shifting changes not only in our sport but in the entire marine industry. And while we have made great strides in many other areas over the past four years, our business remains in its infancy, and our budget remains tight. Any break in the coalition of contributors (e.g. APBA Offshore LLC., Racers, Sponsors, Promoters, and Volunteers) can threaten to erase all the good we have accomplished together, much faster and much easier than the time it took us all to build. So we must be careful going forward. Make no mistake this is a business enterprise. As such, all participants are entitled to receive value for their efforts including our stockholders. Have there been mistakes made? Of course there have and we certainly have made more than our fair share. Regardless, our heartfelt passion for the sport and the best interests of the collective enterprise, including our racers, sponsors, fans, promoters and volunteers, have been our guidepost. Nevertheless, hindsight is always 20/20 so we ask you to judge us by whether the positive results of our efforts outweigh the mistakes and wrong decisions. In short, is the sport of APBA Offshore Powerboat Racing better off now than 5 years ago? WE certainly believe so and we hope you do too. The future is bright for the sport and the real racers and sponsors who know what it takes to create a legitimate motorsport entertainment business. I look forward to helping the new leadership accomplish their future goals and objectives for the sport. Take care. Best of luck and safe racing to all who compete in Orange Beach!! Michael |
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ALLWEISS ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION AS CHAIRMAN OF APBA OFFSHORE
Too bad this ass wipe isn't going away permanently.
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ALLWEISS ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION AS CHAIRMAN OF APBA OFFSHORE
Just a word of caution.
Not everyone uses the same news reader to get to this group, and some news readers put a lot more information about the person posting the message than others such as Google. On some news readers, the Message-id shows up and leaves a trail of where the message came from which can easily be linked to others. Just letting you know. ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION AS CHAIRMAN OF APBA OFFSHORE From: "Gus Bringard" Date: 11/6/2003 7:35 AM US Eastern Standard Time Message-id: Too bad this ass wipe isn't going away permanently. |
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ALLWEISS ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION AS CHAIRMAN OF APBA OFFSHORE
Your point being what??
If I was worried about what people think of me, I'd change the addy. To bad Ass-Wise is still going to be behind the scenes using a mouthpiece. Guess it's time to sign up with SBI "BK" wrote in message ... Just a word of caution. Not everyone uses the same news reader to get to this group, and some news readers put a lot more information about the person posting the message than others such as Google. On some news readers, the Message-id shows up and leaves a trail of where the message came from which can easily be linked to others. Just letting you know. ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION AS CHAIRMAN OF APBA OFFSHORE From: "Gus Bringard" Date: 11/6/2003 7:35 AM US Eastern Standard Time Message-id: Too bad this ass wipe isn't going away permanently. |
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