Vorpal_Rally Stinkfinger Lipschitz Godlike Moderator Location: Uranus Join Date: 02/17/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 325 |
Just playing devil's advocate here but,
Fogg decided to enforce a clause in what is to him,a legally binding contract. If you were a businessman, faced with a similiar situation, would you do the same? That being said, I think Fogg stepped on his crank in regards to this. I would laugh if some of the top national teams in R-A were to enter. It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favour of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion. William Ralph Inge TANSTAAFL |
Dazed_Driver Banned Elite Moderator Location: John and Skyes Magic Love liar Join Date: 08/24/2007 Posts: 2,154 |
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crankshaft Aaron Gibson Infallible Moderator Location: South Burlington, VT Join Date: 08/27/2012 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 83 Rally Car: Cars are lame, I have a motorcycle |
Excuse me? |
Vorpal_Rally Stinkfinger Lipschitz Godlike Moderator Location: Uranus Join Date: 02/17/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 325 |
You're going to have to elaborate. While the internet is a wonderful collection of a series of tubes, AFAIK, the code doesn't exist to read another's mind, yet. It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favour of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion. William Ralph Inge TANSTAAFL |
slidewayswrx Patrick Darrow Ultra Moderator Location: Portland OR Join Date: 12/30/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 379 Rally Car: Swedish John Deere |
And therein lies the problem. Rally in North America is too small to be profited upon. It will only survive as a not for profit, of by and for the ralliest. Roots up!...not top down. Sick of this shit. While I am sick of what goes on with the money and politics in rally I am comforted by the fact that there are many great people here with a deep, true, love of this sport, ensuring that it will continue. Thanks thanks thanks! Zap zap my ass... Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/29/2013 10:29PM by slidewayswrx. |
Creech Scott Creech Godlike Moderator Location: Jane, MO Join Date: 12/02/2012 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 415 Rally Car: Audi 90 Quattro (WIP) |
I've bought some of their stuff - they make good parts! Plus, they easily accomodate "custom" modifications to their product-line! Parfois, on fait pas semblant! I am: I know: I am from: Nobody. Nothing. Nowhere. |
crankshaft Aaron Gibson Infallible Moderator Location: South Burlington, VT Join Date: 08/27/2012 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 83 Rally Car: Cars are lame, I have a motorcycle |
The guy did seem to make a pile of money by being a good businessman, so you can't question his skill in that regard. Rally it seems based on my limited brain power is not just like any business though. What is your background Lee? Oil tycoon, Rail baron? (That's sarcasm by the way, not easily expressed over the inter tubes) |
Vorpal_Rally Stinkfinger Lipschitz Godlike Moderator Location: Uranus Join Date: 02/17/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 325 |
Actually, I'm a Dihydrogen Monoxide Joule Application Specialist. It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favour of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion. William Ralph Inge TANSTAAFL |
heymagic Banned Infallible Moderator Location: La la land Join Date: 01/25/2006 Age: Fossilized Posts: 3,740 Rally Car: Not a Volvo |
Crankshaft said...
"The guy did seem to make a pile of money by being a good businessman, so you can't question his skill in that regard. Rally it seems based on my limited brain power is not just like any business though." Any confirmation of this? Seriously. |
john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Professional Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Yeah. Th making of money , the conventional sign of Blessing From GOD, really doesn't take making anything. Now we all know that it takes some capital, like human capital or cash or credit to run a business. But with enough capital, one can make LOTS of money with almost no expenditure of effort, just a phone call to a lawyer and instructions to institute a suit claiming some obscure and pointless and preferably nearly impossible to understand patent violation...and the other side pays you just to go away... Is that indication of being a "good" businessman? Kinda like the graduates of those elite Universities who make up the whole idea of selling "derivatives" ....not a product, not a thing, an imaginary thing, ----they made millions and millions...uncountable millions... Were they "good" businessmen? John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
12xalt "oh! you're the one!" Infallible Moderator Location: Hazel Dell, WA Join Date: 02/22/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,390 Rally Car: 1974 Dodge Colt, under construction |
Considering how so many people already feel about RA, it's poor publicity. Even a businessman will look at whether or not enforcing such a thing will cause negative backlash or not that might hurt his company. I guess Fogg must just thrive on negative attention. Sometimes, any attention is good, even if it's bad. But in this case, I'd say it's just bad. |
crankshaft Aaron Gibson Infallible Moderator Location: South Burlington, VT Join Date: 08/27/2012 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 83 Rally Car: Cars are lame, I have a motorcycle |
Yes, confirmation. Ok, so I guess we need to define sucessfull business man.... I believe that people in the business community judge a persons sucess by the amount of money amassed. If what I've been told is true, the guy did well.
Is he a wonderful human being? No clue. Does He make all the rally people warm and fuzzy... nope. Did KB make all that money on the backs of sweatshop laborers? More than likely, but I hear He's a great guy. The guy can sell ice to an Eskimo, do you appreciate that skill or do you think it's deplorable? Personally, I find it deplorable but He's sitting on 86 mil with a house in Park City and I'm living in an 800 sqft house in VT. I think I would marry Mr Fogg if it meant I could score a new dirt bike, so I guess that makes me a tramp? |
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Slowwpoke Dave Clark "The Lesser" Super Moderator Location: Yakima WA Join Date: 12/17/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 257 Rally Car: Merkur XR4Ti |
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