Cheryl Willson

Really you mean majority of people that chose to email you personally.
That's a self-selected group of OBRA members.

I've sent out an email or two that rubbed a few people the wrong way
and I had a pile of very opinionated messages (some insanely rude) but
I think there are many people sitting at home feeling dispassionate
and hitting the delete button. Many of us would love for you to know
that your junior should wear wool socks (or whatever preparation seems
appropriate).

On Apr 28, 2009, at 11:10 AM, Like toPedal wrote:

> yesterday i wrote a kind e-mail asking promoters to just e-mail the
> group about "extraordinary" conditions that they know about on their
> courses before we show up to race. the overwhelming response i got
> was to stop whining. hell, i didn't even whine about anything! i
> wrote back to a few people explaining that i wrote the e-mail
> because i want to be able to have my 10 year old son as prepared
> (that means safe) for the races as possible. the overwhelming
> response to that was "maybe you shouldn't bring your kids to the
> races". i had 3 promoters tell me NOT to bring my kids to the races
> at all.
>
> i never said the course was too hard.
> i never said Bear Springs shouldn't have been put on.
> i never said degrading comments about anyone personally.
> i never said i want money back.
> i never said to make the courses easier.
> i didn't ask the promoters to do anything except send an e-mail
> pointing out any special elements of a race.
>
> ..and the majority of OBRA says "leave your kid racer at home"
>
> today, don't email me. at all.
>
> to those of you that have this anti-junior racer attitude, you make
> me sick.
>
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