SKUSA! Pulls all events out of Phoenix.. What happened?

bob prinzo · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:47 pm Post subject:

lol, i have absolutly no interest in this,(we dont race SKUSA yet), just an opinion looking in from the outside. i read the thread on the other forum and alls i can say is WOW!! those defending that BOD have rolled theyre karts one to many times, obviously theyre part of the discision process.anyone who would do business with someone who goes behind your back deserves what they get. or dont get,as is the case.and to not understand the financial distress of the racers who had theyre plans turned upsidedown, is just plain arrogance.
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Stanley Morgan · Joined: 28 Sep 2012 Posts: 25

[quote="bob prinzo"]lol, i have absolutly no interest in this,(we dont race SKUSA yet), just an opinion looking in from the outside. i read the thread on the other forum and alls i can say is WOW!! those defending that BOD have rolled theyre karts one to many times, obviously theyre part of the discision process.anyone who would do business with someone who goes behind your back deserves what they get. or dont get,as is the case.and to not understand the financial distress of the racers who had theyre plans turned upsidedown, is just plain arrogance.[/quote]

From what I've read, its not the board of directors, its the club president Brian Casebolt that made the deal without consulting with the board first. If I understand what has been written correctly, the members feel that this Casebolt character did the deal to get a personal kickback from the tire company.

Mike Goebel · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:07 am Post subject:

I think it comes down to the fact that Phoenix is spelled so dumb!

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veerachart murphy · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 2:20 pm Post subject:

It is all about the Board not keeping their word, nor keeping the promises of the Board before them. The membership was promised that when the tire contract was up, you would consider other options. You know that this tire contract and your Kart shop , AZ Kartwerx controlling the distribution ( and how that contract was previously granted) of it has been a HUGE area of tension for the last 4-5 years.

- first lets be clear about this. AZ Kart Werx is not my kart shop. Do we get our karting supplies there, yes. and a big PERIOD

You know for a fact that the damage done by the president of the club and your After-the-fact vote has damaged our club. You violated the fiduciary duties that were placed on you. When I disclosed the facts of what happened, I was banned from the forums, so I brought it here.

-Stewart,Some of your information is just flat wrong, some is incomplete. Everything will be brought to light on Monday

Murphy, dont defend the indefensible, it is beneath you.

-No defense required, just the truth....And the truth shall set you free, can't wait until Monday

Just accept the fact that your Board caused a big portion of its membership some serious damage. Cliff warned you guys that if you did not uphold your promise to at least consider the bid of other tire importers, specifically SKUSA, Tom would pull the race. Why would he help our club with two HUGE races back to back when their representatives don't keep their word.

Ryan Ruth said it best about this decision,
"Are you kidding . Not only has this decision cost our club money but has cost many of our members thousands of dollars in travel,hotels, and testing fees that would have been spent here at home. Not to mention time with thier families and a "home track" advantage to be able to win or place well at a national event.. I am very dissapointed. Our club has to be the laughing stock of the west.

How would it have hurt our club to align itself with the largest kart race promoter on the west coast. Tom has been doing amazing things for or sport for the last five years. This yellow tire deal has kept our once healthy shifter class in the basement for two years. Very small thinking.."
--Ryan Ruth, Ruthless Motorsports[/quote]

-Dont disagree that Tom is an absolute genius when it comes to putting on race events. And we very much so welcomed the races. The color of a tire should have no effect of a club class. We just bought our first shifter and will be out there soon racing it. Not because of the color of the tire, but just because we want to race.

Stanley Morgan · Joined: 28 Sep 2012 Posts: 25

I did a quick study on MG tires and here is what I found.

MG Whites are exactly the same as MG Yellows. Mr Kutcher sells the Whites for $185 for the 1st set and $212 for each additional set if you are racing in a SKUSA event. Mr Kutcher will not sell any tires unless you are entered, and instead advised me to support my local kart shop.

I called several Phoenix area kart shops and was quoted from $220 to $235 (plus tax) for MG Yellows. I told them that I would not be using them at PKRA, but they would not lower their price.

I bought 2 cases of MG Yellows off of the internet and paid $185 per set (tax free) delivered to my door. Draw your own conclusions.

veerachart murphy · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:31 pm Post subject:

And just like purchasing coffee at dunkin donuts you can still enjoy your coffee sitting at Starbucks. At PKRA you are welcome to purchase your yellows anywhere you like and race at PKRA. No body said they had to buy PKRA yellows. Because there is no such thing. We just require yellows ran because of our contract with MG.

No different than Tom requiring whites at his events

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