[SEL] Nat Rally Reg's New Letter

[Jeff Allen]

Chuck,

I think you nailed it. Seems to be about money and this whole damn thing has 
been about money. I'm not even sure what an engine compound is and don't 
care to know. A few views of what I have attended is what I consider normal.

Listers running. Notice the security rope. Can I get on the trailer and look 
with the owner? YES!
http://frapa.us/Photos/Ault/Ault17.html

Would this be considered inside the engine compound?
http://frapa.us/Photos/Ault/Ault30.html

My side of the pull area had no rope. Required some common sense to stay out 
of the way.
http://frapa.us/Photos/CiderDays/Cd22.html

We not only enjoyed the steam tractors, we got to participate. No 
membership, no insurance card, and a modest entry fee as a visitor.
http://oldengine.org/members/allen/BirdCity/BirdCity31.html

I think there are some great people down under, but their rules and 
regulations are completely insane. My advice for the next Nat Rally. Put up 
six foot fences with pictures of engines on the front side. Run battery 
operated cd players with a cd of the engine running behind the fence. 
Battery operated for safety of course. Electricity can be fatal.

Charge the visitors a bunch of money and save those that put on the show the 
time and trouble of bringing their engines. Works for me.

Regards,

Jeff Allen
Arvada, Colorado USA

http://oldengine.org/members/allen/
http://frapa.us/
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "chuck emsweller" <clemsweller at earthlink.net>
To: "'The SEL email discussion list'" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 12:35 PM
Subject: RE: [SEL] Nat Rally Reg's New Letter


> So, let me understand this properly.  You are trying to have an engine
> show, but no one can enter unless they belong to your insurance or club?
> Isn't that kind of an oxymoron?  Or have I missed something here?
>
> Chuck Emsweller
> Bessemer
> Fairbanks
> Caille
> Hercules
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Adam
> Cottrill
> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 5:57 AM
> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> Subject: [SEL] Nat Rally Reg's New Letter
>
>
> Hi Reg and everyone,
>                   Mate again you have raised in a round about way a
> point ANYPERSON WHO DOES NOT HAVE A NHMA CARD (or equivilent as descibed
> before) WILL NOT BE PERMITTED IN THE ENGINE COMPOUND.
>
> ANYPERSON could be wife, girlfirend, kids, mistress, Queen, African
> Jungle Queen, Amazon beauty you get the idea. Please tell me this is
> sinking in????? To get around this please get your companions either to
> join a NHMA club, seek private insurance or request it from the NHMA
> rally otherwise im sorry they cant go in. I dont understand how this is
> difficult?
>
> You want your family to join you in the hobby join them to the NHMA I
> have my girl friend joined so she can be in the compound with me.
>
> Reg again I strongly suggest you come to the Rally as the Insurance
> Company will be present in a tent and you can tell talk to them directly
> about your concerns.
>
> The National Committee has (and is currently) been pro-active and is in
> discussions with the NHMA and Insurance company to change several things
> to the policy as it stands now to make it more family friendly for and I
> and im sure everyone else agrees family is a big part of the hobby.
> While we wait the outcomes of this I cant say anymore.
>
> Im opening a can of worms here with about what im about to say but "If
> common sense is so COMMON how come not everyone has it?" the flip side
> is the insurance fences and all the other stuff we must have.
>
> Kind regards,
>            Adam
>
>
>
>
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