Would ya'll just please let this thread die?
> Firstly, when I heard I was on some sort of list I was curious but now
> seeing what it's based on and who created it I want no part of it
> whatsoever!
> >But seriously I think you are all Ok for me being the Official leader of
> >r.a.s. and also with the creation of the Sim-Racing Hall-of-Fame. But
> >no bribing for all of you :) I do this website to make people realize
> >that some guys spended many time in their life to make the SimRacing
> >Community better. Also it will make more publicity to nominate, =more
> >people in their website.
> What in the name of God have you ever done to make Sim Racing
> better?!?!
> I've been active in r.a.s for nearly 2 years and have made some (I
> hope) lifelong friends because of it. Heck, I remember when we used
> to talk about racing and not the legalities of 0's and 1's.
> People like John Wallace, Michael Carver, Eric Busch, Jan Kohl, Julian
> Data, Tony Johns, Gerhard Lingenberg, Tom Hansen and countless others
> deserve a lot more praise than you or I do for what they've done in
> Sim Racing.
> One person is not responsible for making Sim Racing what it is to day,
> its been a joint effort by every one who ever showed in an interest in
> it.
> We wouldn't be able to do things like convert tracks from sim to sim
> or have the hundreds of car sets available if we didn't all help each
> other in the unselfish way most of us do.
> And as for your contribution I can't see how you can justify yourself
> having any leadership mantel considering the way you irresponsibly
> proclaim to all and sundry that 'you have Indy and I will send it to
> you'.
> Jan and I actually stood there and put the case forward for having
> Daytona to ISC on behalf of everyone in Sim Racing whilst under the
> threat of severe legal action.
> You might think your great, but in some small way you haven't given
> anything to r.a.s but probably helped take away in the form of adding
> ammunition to the case for Papyrus NOT getting the Indianapolis 500
> license back.
> Some of the qualities of a leader are to earn respect from those
> beneath him, inspire them, represent them, act responsibly and guide
> them wisely.
> I feel in your case "I'm their leader, which way did they go?"
> applies.
> If there every is a Sim Racing list of 'The Good and the Great' I
> believe it should be in the form of an unnumbered, un ranked
> alphabetical list of names of everyone who (even by posting a
> courteous accurate answer to a question in r.a.s) has contributed to
> Sim Racing.
> It'll be a very long list and I certainly wouldn't mind being amongst
> the names I feel are my Sim Racing colleagues and friends.
> Consider yourself kill-listed.
> Jed
> The Pits
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/
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