Membership, A Contract is a Contract. Options

[MIKEKW]

I just threw a number out there. Anything to save face wtih our new local riders.

Trust me guys, I appreciate what they are doing and I don't want to sounds ungrateful.

As a TO this is just like a bad joke. We sold these memberships 10-20 days ago to a bunch of new riders and it won't be fun explaining to them the merger and the bottom line that they now have enough in their account to race for a month or two rather than the entire season.

If need be, I will all but drain the bank account in order to keep these new kids and their parents coming to the track. I am just hopeful that there is some sort of middle ground. Even if they didn't charge us the sanction/race report fees, that would be an act of good will. That means that I could subsidize the riders racing for the cost of insurance - $1 a race.

And what would they get if the aba hadnt bailed the NBL out. Nada Nothing siltch They were set to close the doors in 1 week. So I would say that in its self is a act of good faith

[ANT DOG 3:16]

yes it was a doomed plan, but it is the timing of it. Summer is almost hear alot of families have budgeted their racing expenses, and now the poop hits the fan. NOw you have people that purchased cruisers that will not be able to afford to race them, Yep I was one of the believers in the new NBL. Will I race yes, will I race as planned um no. But I think you may see tracks on private land doing their own thing. The only thing that does not make sense is going back to the old system in this economy, but i geuss their was no choice. The overall plan is good for the sport, i do agree, but this occured on such short notice, there is no time for alot of people to re adjust.

[bmxundergrounddo...]

lets look at it this way
you buy a gift card at store A for $100 they sell stuff at below cost and go bankrupt you now have a worthless gift card. Store B come in and say they will honor that card but they sell their goods at the correct price and that is what you will pay. At least you still get $100 worth but not the $200-$300 you thought you were going to get for that $100

Weak. I'm not asking for $200-300 worth of services. Not even asking for services for the National and Regional Program to be extended. I am asking for a portion - even half - of the $133 that was just paid to the NBL, of which we have not seen a penny.

[MIKEKW]

They said anything left on your card would be credited at 5.95 for local and if you buy in a national membership then 60. for nats. Might have been 4.95 for locals, go to BMXNEWS.com there is some info listed there.

This post has been edited by MIKEKW: May 17 2011, 09:01 PM

[bnd]

And what would they get if the aba hadnt bailed the NBL out. Nada Nothing siltch They were set to close the doors in 1 week. So I would say that in its self is a act of good faith

Yep.
The ABA doesn't owe nibbler nation jack Money poop! It's money! And it's poop!.
Holy crap, they just saved your sanction & you want more?

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[Jon Rotten]

I hope the ABA is going to be able to honor the contract in some way. I know, I know, we sound like a bunch of whiners right?

I just feel like the ABA stands to make a lot of money on this deal - from riders, sponsors, etc. in the future. To save face with NBL riders - new and old, it would be an exceptional act to honor this contract through grands or the end of the season.

There must be some way to make this happen. The future earnings must be a motivator for the ABA

Yeah....I remember my first girlfriend. When we first met she put out alot and I was a happy camper. As time went on she put out less and to be honest I thought she was going to leave me. But I always remembered the good times we had at the beginning. I think she realized I was not putting out as much as she thought she was getting.

Then I found out she had a girlfriend that gave her what I could not. Ended up she was BISANCTIONAL. I never wanted that but I loved her and could not let her go. I still got to ride but sometimes it was just on different tracks.

If she would have left I would have nothing.I still have something it is just different

Good times are in the future!!!!!

[Jason F.]

a contract is a a contract, if there is a company left to hold it up, sorry I know it sucks but you have to get over it and be ready to adapt to whats coming.

Yeah....I remember my first girlfriend. When we first met she put out alot and I was a happy camper. As time went on she put out less and to be honest I thought she was going to leave me. But I always remembered the good times we had at the beginning. I think she realized I was not putting out as much as she thought she was getting.

Then I found out she had a girlfriend that gave her what I could not. Ended up she was BISANCTIONAL. I never wanted that but I loved her and could not let her go. I still got to ride but sometimes it was just on different tracks.

If she would have left I would have nothing.I still have something it is just different

Good times are in the future!!!!!

WINNING!!! You have won the interweb.

[bmxundergrounddo...]

It's called continuity of service and retention of members. They didn't save MY sanction they invested in it. Let's not act like there isn't money to be made here.

My track will be running whether or not it involves the ABA, NBL or anyone else for that matter. And, come hell or high water, I intend to find a way to allow all of the riders who bought into this system to race free of charge for the rest of the season. I would just appreciate the ABA's help in doing so to the fullest extent of their abilities.

So, let's go down this road. Since the NBL is able to break contract with my riders, should I not consider our contract with them something of an imaginary, lala land piece of fairy paper?

Because in all actuality, it is the contract that we signed as tracks that is being broken here as well.

[bnd]

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They didn't save MY sanction they invested in it.
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BWAAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

Sorry bro but you don't have a clue & they still don't owe you a penny.


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[bmxundergrounddo...]

bnd,

When did I say they (I assume you mean the ABA) owed us anything?

Just for clarification, I don't think the ABA can buy the NBL as they are a non-profit. I understand the wording written into the individual memebership contracts. But, how are they able to legally sidestep the contracts with the tracks if they are still operating - which it sounds as though they will be.