MNZ board nominations

[Paul Searancke]

Mate you should run for President next time , I'll nominate you oh shit I can't I'm not a member.

Getting Closer to 50

Hi Ian,
Not for me even if you could nominate. I do what I do to give back to the sport that has given so much fun and enjoyment to me and mine. I am commissioner for Recreation/Leisure, the stuff that doesn't have a "national championship" you know fun stuff like trail rides, coaching coaches,junior development, training and then there's talking to government departments (to keep our sport OUR sport).
Of course if this job was a good feed and a beer sometimes a shit sandwhich ends up here as well. Coroners reports, getting subpoenaed to give evidence.
All that I do is possible because we have a supportive President and Board who are not looking over their shoulders but looking forward to the future.
If as an unpaid volunteer who gives 20 hours plus a week(every week) to our sport I had to put up with the shit being flung on here I'd offer to take my time,energy,effort and limited skills to somewhere they could make a difference and I could perhaps even have some fun.
Paul Searancke
Recreation/Leisure Commissioner
MNZ
I hope to see those posting on here at the AGM weekend, come and introduce yourselves, I'll be at the bar every night.
Getting closer to 50

[The Chow]

So you've got your finger in the pie too???????
TV1 rings you at 10 o'clock on friday night you must be in there some way or are you in the lotto chick/weather girl/Briscoes lady/Susan Paul????

sssshhh! You drunken good bastard

[The Chow]

Hi Ian,
Not for me even if you could nominate. I do what I do to give back to the sport that has given so much fun and enjoyment to me and mine. I am commissioner for Recreation/Leisure, the stuff that doesn't have a "national championship" you know fun stuff like trail rides, coaching coaches,junior development, training and then there's talking to government departments (to keep our sport OUR sport).
Of course if this job was a good feed and a beer sometimes a shit sandwhich ends up here as well. Coroners reports, getting subpoenaed to give evidence.
All that I do is possible because we have a supportive President and Board who are not looking over their shoulders but looking forward to the future.
If as an unpaid volunteer who gives 20 hours plus a week(every week) to our sport I had to put up with the shit being flung on here I'd offer to take my time,energy,effort and limited skills to somewhere they could make a difference and I could perhaps even have some fun.
Paul Searancke
Recreation/Leisure Commissioner
MNZ
I hope to see those posting on here at the AGM weekend, come and introduce yourselves, I'll be at the bar every night.

SEE YOU THERE , I'm sure you owe me a beer or three

[sidecar bob]

Perhaps when he is sober and awake

Drunk and asleep and snoring like a D9 with a fucked muffler it's another story

Have you slept near the cunt too?
I spent the night throwing shoes at him at Temuka in those tiny cabins.

[jellywrestler]

I hope it was worth it for ya mate, thats a bloody massive thing to do

Hard to quantify really, it's like asking you how much value did you get when you bought your last Hairdryer I'm thinking?

[Kickaha]

Have you slept near the cunt too?
I spent the night throwing shoes at him at Temuka in those tiny cabins.

I made sure my tent was at least 100 metres away, Dave at 20 metres and inside a van could still hear him

Although at one of our conferences the guy sharing my room went and got another room in the middle of the night

[jellywrestler]

the guy sharing my room went and got another room in the middle of the night

Hey Chow
there's your next ten pages, and the full fifty-by-the-end-of-the-weekend
sorted.
And if the book 'rights's sold for it will be a bit of prizemoney for the sidecars down south too.

Someone, Somewhere will call it dirty money though...

[wharfy]

So my take of pros and cons (that I believe are worthy of mention and are purely based on my observations in my experience...take them or leave them). I'm sure many will have lots to say about these...and that is fine.

Jim Tuckerman:

Pros

1. Managed to get MNZ to a 200k profit this term.
2. Not afraid of making drastic changes...gets things done.
3. Lives and breaths our sport
4. Can grow more facial hair than I ever will.

Cons:

1. Too abrasive in some instances...personal demeanor lets himself down
2. Too autocratic to maintain a healthy democratic organization going forward
3. Appears to need to work on being able to take advice from his peers better.
4. Steps outside his realm of authority (which is kind of #2 as well)

Chris LawrAnce (see spyda...I do take notice ;-))

Pros:

1. Very approachable and seems to listen well
2. Not afraid of standing up for what he believes
3. Very passionate about our sport
4. Has run very successful motorcycling events (I attended the 3 hour 2 years ago and was the most enjoyable event I have entered)
5. Has fresh ideas for the future of our sport and has shared them prior to vote end.

Cons:

1. Has yet to prove himself in the MNZ environment (the devil you know scenario)
2. Maybe too nice to get things done as timely
3. Lives in West Auckland

I expect this may generate some more posting to help get us to the magical 50.

What ho !

I say Biggles old chap, you seem to have cut through the jolly banter rather well, what !

I hope some of the bounders swanning around this belly forum read this post before they cast their belly vote !

Biggles flies undone....

[wharfy]

So you've got your finger in the pie too???????
TV1 rings you at 10 o'clock on friday night you must be in there some way or are you in the lotto chick/weather girl/Briscoes lady/Susan Paul????

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...Susan Paul

[jellywrestler]

Last time I had red wine was 5 Minutes ago and I'm settling in to see if we can get this thread to over 50 pages this weekend.

Hey Chow,
if you get pickled on that red wine do we have to call you Chow Chow?

[SWERVE]

nah TV ads on around 7pm leading up to it...

Just as you were settling down to watch "Shorty" with ya slippers and a nice Pinot Gris ........ eh spyda

[White trash]

If any of you retards think slagging each other off on here is going to solve a thing most of the motorbike community isnt even on here.
You all need to grow uo

I've already said that, 6 pages back. But that's about a weeks reading for you so you're forgiven.......

[scracha]

I for one have emailed JT and asked/suggested that he 100% Stays of this site with all the rubbish being thrown around, " He said she said" Bollocks.

Gee Shaun, thanks for making that decision for everyone on this site. I for one wouldn't know half the goings on at MNZ and associated events if I merely had to rely on club newsletters and MNZ communications. Every time the MNZ nominations come up, I learn more about the organisation from threads like this. The more I learn, the less I like. But who said ignorance is bliss.

As for telling folks to take care of it all IN A PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS LIKE manner..... "pot, kettle and black".

PLEASE THINK OF THE FUTURE OF OUR SPORT AND THE YOUTH READING THIS

Until the majority, not the minority of the national level riders are treating it as a real sport, then I believe that forward movement will be stifled and sponsors will continue to regard it as a hobby activity too.

Granted. But a lot of these other sports are very POPULAR and their top level participants have a realistic chance of earning a very good living from it. To that effect they can dedicate themselves to it full time. 99% of nats riders have a job (shit...a lot of them have 2 to support racing) and other commitments.

That said, it wouldn't hurt some of the fat bastards doing the nats to go out for a run 2 or 3 times a week

I've stated before, the majority of MNZ members are NOT national level riders. Why does everything seem so focused on "the Nationals". I've not heard any of the MNZ candidates mentioning much about what they're doing for your average Joe club racer. Fix the sport at the grass roots level first. Better assisting clubs that organise events and getting more kids into the sport would be a good start. FFS PLEASE SOMEONE THINK OF THE KIDS

[Billy]

all i see is scrivvy's speil. whats Chris's opinion and reaction to items or are we just voting for scrivy. hows he react to the hostility that hes bound to face, when everyones got a different opinion and u can't appease them all.

whats he offering outside not being Jim Tuckerman???

EXACTLY Tim,

If Chris Lawrence was to become MNZ president,Expect more of the same,He will be nothing more than Scriveners puppet,The only part of the sport that has NOT moved forward in the last 2 years has been sidecar racing,Funny that these people are at the heart of many of the problems facing their own facet of the sport!!

Its a NO brainer really,Vote for Jim Tuckerman and keep MNZ moving forward or Chris Lawrence and watch Scrivener and co take the sport backwards as theyve done with sidecar racing in this country.

Jim has a very experienced and dedicated crew working with him too improve our sport,Including Kevin Goddard,Paul Stewart,Peter Ramage,Ian Dawson,Carmen Davidson etc,Will these people be prepared to work with Scrivener???I seriously doubt it.

Graeme Billington,
75 Ascot road,Mt Maunganui,
07 574 5579,0212928400 or 0273857340.

Call me anytime,Or better still come and talk too me face to face

[Wingnut]

I've not heard any of the MNZ candidates mentioning much about what they're doing for your average Joe club racer. Fix the sport at the grass roots level first. Better assisting clubs that organise events and getting more kids into the sport would be a good start. FFS PLEASE SOMEONE THINK OF THE KIDS

I asked a similar question earlier in this thread - and not surprisingly there was nill in the response dept. Righto - back to the Nats and sidcars............. Cause thats where its at...