MotorSport talk on i95.5FM - 20th Dec - 6:15pm

Duane 3NE 2NR

This Thusrday on iSports, the fearless one, Andre Errol Baptiste takes aim at the associations in the MotorSport industry. Several members of the MotorSport Industry will be in studio.

Imtiaz Seepersad of TTRA
Jameer Ali of TTASA
Karen Pinheiro of CARS/Solodex
Rawle Mahabir of AutoSport Promotions Ltd.

A lot of questions have to be answered.

So join us from 6:15pm this Thursday 20th December 2007

send your email to isports@andrebaptiste.com

link · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:34 pm Post subject:

curious...not seeing :

TTRC
TTMF
TTDRA
TORMATT
TTKA
TTOA
Question

maybe the studio is too small for a proper crossection of motor sporting bodies to be represented Question

Duane 3NE 2NR · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:33 pm Post subject:

^ maybe - or maybe those were the people he invited Idea

link · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:14 am Post subject:

Duane 3NE 2NR · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:22 am Post subject:

^ doh shoot the messenger - I only make announcements

link · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:29 am Post subject:

X2 · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:37 am Post subject:

Do we have any good questions to throw at them ?

wagonrunner · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:54 am Post subject:

Duane 3NE 2NR · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:59 am Post subject:

I was looking at the news last night and the hockey people have their sh!t together. Everybody under one governing body and NSO who supports and brings value and benefit to the sport. They are competing internationally and representing the country and producing national heroes through the proper process which helps to valid the achievements. Because of this they get the full support of corporate sponsors and the ministry.

The main question to ask right now is what will it take for motorsport to get its sh!t in order so it can benefit from the same support hockey is now getting.

Are the key players willing to do what it takes?
History says no.
But 2008 is a new year, new hope of a track, new minister of sport who is a racer, and who knows maybe new executive blood?

link · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:54 pm Post subject:

wagonrunner · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:04 pm Post subject:

link,
use your organizational skills for d circuit race in t'dad this weekend nah.
wait.....................what's the reason this is not possible?
you obviusly need to take your own advice.

as far as "promotions company 'ran' drag racing.......all allyuh 'cash cow'..... "goes.
1), that's just one body / discipline. why don't the rest want any part of you?
and again.....................why create a cost for persons to do one thing, yet let the rest go free.
it is numbered 1 for a reason.

you 've never answered
* the FIA license @ wallers question, while the guys underage nephew was allowed to drive a car there.
* the compensation for the dog-bite victims at camden
* the okay to perform............. what was it again............ ah yes, evaluating of vehicles handling.....aka SPEEDING..........by some, but not others.

how about you STFU, or answer these questions before you next bray.

link · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:26 pm Post subject:

wagonrunner · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:28 pm Post subject:

sigh...............same rubbish different day. the TTASA way.
all you see is your hate for said company. the other issues, you are in a postion to turn a blind eye to. so you do, and you hope for persons to have confidence in you......................musbe some brand of thinking developed from years of going round in circles, backwards. Sad

stay bound to your mandate. It has proven to be the solution thus far. Rolling Eyes

the 40+year track record speaks volumes, of what is your organizations real interest.

X2 · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:25 pm Post subject:

wagonrunner made the same valid points as made MANY times before.

A promotions company has ZERO requirement to put any proceeds toward development... whereas TTASA is mandated to do so... which is why TTASA should make it so that both motorsport AND the promotional company see a benefit from an event.

To say that the promotional company took the money and run is WRONG... it is the responsibility of TTASA to collect and disburse a portion of the proceeds towards the development of mospo.... If TTASA then ALLOWS the company to do as they please... don't go blaming the company... blame the people IN CHARGE of mospo.

BTW... 3 decades + of TTASA rule and they supposed to develop mospo... umm... does TTASA have grandstands or even a timing system of their own ? Or they still borrowing from the 'evil promotions companies' ?

I wonder if some of the questions posed will be on the agenda ?

SR · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:40 pm Post subject:

this is going to be another waste of time

everyone is going to sya their piece and with no minister of sports to confrim or deny any statements made by any of the invited guests its all going to be misleading

ttasa is going to say one thing

other parties are going to say somthing else

and it will just be a who say who didnt say

as nothing can be confirmed it the minister of sports is not there

link as well as the rest of the senior people in ttaa have a permanent grouse with autosport because autosport was formed becasue some people who were members of ttasa saw a vision with drag racing which the rest of members were not interested in

SR · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:50 pm Post subject:

there have been other issues and incidences between ttasa and autosport in the past of which ttasa chooses to use as thier constant excuse for why motorsport is in shambles

unless there is new blood on ttasa's board there will always be the constant disagreements between ttasa and other fraternities

keep the name ttasa
have 2 reps from each fraternity so everyone has fair representation

leave jameer as president

and tell the honourary members of ttasa to be just that and stop dictating from the background

keep them as advisors and not adminsitrators

as most of them suffer from the typical old trini indian syndrome where they cant seem to let go and allow the younger generation to take over

no insult meant at anyone in my posts

so ttasa can print and keep this one toon for thier record

SUPAstarr · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:41 pm Post subject:

Duane 3NE 2NR · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:19 pm Post subject:

^ means to an end - hockey still has support, motorsport doesn't

I'd still rather pay through my nose to race on a proper track run by some money hungry smart man dictator hitler than to moan and complain for another year with no track and no support for motorsport for the sake of what is right and wrong.

call me fed up.

SR · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:50 pm Post subject:

so any update??

worksux101 · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:59 pm Post subject:

SR save those comments you made earlier...you'll likely hafta repeat them again and again in future threads like this...Karl same goes for you Rolling Eyes