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Rob Woolston
VOTE, verb: To choose the lesser of two evils.
I first met LOL in 1985. I’ve been a corner worker since that time, including being chief of F&C for four years. As a corner worker, I have worked at events all over North America (still do). I am now in my third year as a steward, the first two years of which were spent in the stewards’ training program.
The stewards’ training program makes you work all of the specialties, so I have some idea of who does what and how it all fits together at a race. I have picked pylons at autocross events and even lurched around an autocross course a couple of times. With and without my car. I worked one Ojibwe rally, making a mental note to take a scanner or radio next time because, at 11 p.m. in the middle of a forest with no cars coming past, you tend to wonder what is going on and why the local mosquitoes are so friendly. So far I’ve avoided the rallycross events because my teenage son will promptly say "Dad, can I borrow your car?".
When the call went out for candidates for the board, they asked for people with financial and/or management skills. Those two skills are the criteria I’ve used when voting for past candidates for the board, so I do consider them to be important. Unfortunately, my financial skills consist of balancing my cheque book and trying to convince my son to spend less of my money. My managerial skills aren’t the greatest, either. At work I’m a computer programmer who tried management once and decided that it wasn’t for me. Managing computer programmers is like herding cats.
So I ignored the first call for candidates. Then came a piteous cry from the Personnel Committee that they were desperately in need of candidates. It being before the first cup of coffee in the morning, I foolishly agreed to put my name on the list of candidates.
I don’t feel that I have any unique skills to bring to the board. I do see that a first year on the board would be spent learning how it all works. Issues that I see include the perennial shortage of workers and people willing to be chiefs, the security of knowing when and where the road racing programme will take place and the need to make sure that all of our events are financially viable.
Rob Woolston
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Sept. 2-4 National and Regional Races, LOL at CBIR. Sept. 2-4 Double Regional Races, WMR/LSR at Grattan. Sept. 6 WEDNESDAY - Comp Board Meeting, 7:00 pm, Race Prep. Service, 1971 Senica Rd, Eagan, MN., 612-964-9572. Everyone is invited to attend. Sept. 9-10 Regional Races, OVR at Mid-Ohio. Sept 10 RallyCross, LOL at Cannon City, MN. Todd Erickson, 612-425-3150. Sept 10 Autocross, COM at Air National Guard Base, Minneapolis, MN. Wally Mahlum, 612-431-0630. Sept. 12 LOL Board Meeting, 7:00 pm, Tri City American Legion, 400 Old Hwy. 8 NW, New Brighton, MN. Everyone is invited to attend. Sept 15 LOL General Membership Meeting. Meet The Candidates Night. Sept. 16 Autocross, BMW at Dakota County Technical College. Milo Gustafson, 651-483-6391. Sept. 17 Autocross, PCA at Dakota County Technical College. Bob Kosky, 612-938-6887 Sept.16-17 Regional Races, Chicago at Gingerman. Sept. 23-24 Double Regional Races and High Performance Car Control Clinic, LOL at CBIR. Sept. 23-24 Solo II, LOL at LaCrosse,WI. Tom Fisk, 507-281-2678. Sept. 30 Rallye Barne > Riley III, AROC at Madison, WI., Bo Monroe, 608-924-1411. OCT. 2 - 8 RUNOFFS, Mid-Ohio. Oct. 3 Comp Board Meeting, 7:00 pm, Race Prep. Service, 1971 Senica Rd, Eagan, MN., 612- 964-9572. Everyone is invited to attend. Oct. 10 LOL Board Meeting, 7:00 pm, Tri City American Legion, 400 Old Hwy. 8 NW, New Brighton, MN. Everyone is invited to attend. Oct. 13,14,15 SCCA United States Road Rally Championship Championship, LaCrosse Wi. Oct. 13 Northern Lights, Lois VanVleet 608-534-6839 Oct. 14 Oktober Rally, Mike Thompson 608-582-4386 Oct. 15 Badger Trails, John Emmons 608-582-4386. Oct. 15 MOWOG V autocross, Dakota Co, Technical College, Dwight McCullogh, 612- 754-7111. Oct. 20 LOL General Membership And ELECTION Meeting, 7:30pm Tri City American Legion, 400 Old Hwy. 8 NW, New Brighton, MN.
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