Alumni - Please air your grievances

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or people giving Lee a hard time because he wanted a fast car for the street instead of for the track and just wanted to talk about it.

That's all fine and good but you have to remember this is attached to JMU, so if someone in the 'club' is out 'street racing' it can give us all a bad name, I don't think you understand just how much work it took to get MM recognized as an actual 'club' b/c of this fact. We are just trying to protect the infant child that was MM.

Heh, Chad you were probably one of the people being dicks to me way back then. I never built my car to "street race" people, nor did I ever say that I was a street racer. You guys just all assumed that because I built a fast car that I could take on spirited drives on back roads and maybe eventually take to the strip or track that I would race people on the street.

It's no secret that the MM forums are very intimidating and uninviting to guests, but it's also no secret that once you meet MM members, both alumni and current students alike, you realize that it is a very cool club to be a part of. Motorsports is a very diverse interest, and in that sense there are tons of people that are into cars and car activities. It would make sense to welcome all of them. Hell, some of you guys even give people shit who are solely into drag racing... which is retarded and narrow-minded if you ask me.

I know it's tough to let go of the ideals that some of the older members founded the club on, but it's important to realize that all good things evolve and change with time. In this case, MM is still a positive outlet for people who are into racing or into cars in general. If I was a founder of a club like this, I would be proud of what it has become. I'm sure most of the OG's are, it just really doesn't come off that way when newcomers visit these boards.

I know also that a lot of you guys like to poke fun at each other and that's legit, but most newcomers don't realize that you're joking. That was one of the biggest reasons why I originally didn't want to post, but like Scott said, I came back and gave you guys a second chance... and became friends with most of you.

I'll step off of my soap box now =P