Dave said:
If they have their eyes on growing solo though, I think a huge first step
would be to make the rules accessable to the public. Asking a newbie to pay
for the rules of the game only enforces the "Secret Car Club of America"
stigma. It sounds silly now, looking back, but at the time that I started
in this sport the lack of clear rules was quite intimidating. After my
first event I saw that it was no big deal, but actually getting to that
first event was a huge step into the unknown.
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>Dave Hardy
>89 SM
Not having the rules "available" to anyone who wants to see them I don't
feel is a problem keeping people from the sport. If a person walks down the
street and sees 2 people playing basketball will they not join in because
they've not read the rules?? How about pool, baseball, hockey, stick ball,
football, soccer etc., etc. I'd guess that the vast majority of people that
start out in these sports haven't read a rule book and many can't even read
(young kids) or have any idea where to find a rule book. When someone sees
something they'd like to do as a sport they will try it, and if they like it
learn the rules later. It is the __responsibility__ of those of us that
have been in the sport for a while to guide the new person at an event, and
help them realize that there are rules and how they can best use the rules,
and conform to the rules.
GOD loves each of us,
Don
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