BORED let me clarify this when i say MA in my case i mean MAsa
My opinion is based solely on my observations on the MASA office here where it has at least 3 PAID office workers ( i know one gets over $50K), plus i know the president is paid and im assuming the other 5 board members get allowances for sure, its all run as is the board, by one lady who controls everything even the president wont shit without asking her. The National Office in Melbourne has paid full-time staff as do the SCBs around Australia.
So i beg to differ that my information based on my local knowlegde is infact correct in this instance, regardless of what is published, based on past employees and support staff telling me this, and my contact previously with folks on the panels before they retired or left because of the politix
even after the accident my brain wasnt completely disfuntional and my recollection was the old board previoulsy had older era enthousiasts, who have slowly been replaced by others but most are still either road or old era speedway, or parents/family support staff
this in no way belittles there abilities, but in no way supports the fact they have our best interests at heart. I have no idea what the rest of MA is doing but i cant be that far off can it ?
Our 5 current board note the following ;
- Riding Observed Trials in 1958 then moved to Speedway (old timer)
- motorcycling since 1949 including Speedway rider and Historic Road Race (old timer and HRR)
-competed in road racing between 1979 and 1990 and HRR since 05 ( HRR)
- mechanic and side car mx ?
- various commitee member and family race support person ?
so i got 3 out of 5 right in either the old timers or HRR catagory, and just guessing the other 2 would have just followed the 96db complience plate theory.
MA is a Federation with seven voting members, comprising State Controlling Bodies (SCB) from all states and territories except the ACT. There is a National Council made up of one delegate from each SCB, and the President. The Council elects four Directors for the Board, which in turn appoints two independent Directors. THAts not a lot of folks making a decision if the information isnt coming up from the bottom levels as a hard push. there would be bigger things on the agenda like the FIM complieances and other cash cows and warm fuzzies like women in sport and junior developement at that level
Anyway thats neither here nor there, these rules can still be ammended so the pressure to level the playground can still happen, we still have momentum so i for one will be hammering my local Dirt track MA rep to get this back on the local agenda, cause last time i spoke to my clubs president we would be going NZ style if we have to enforce this rule and results in loosing riders, even the modern 4's in our club wont beable to meet it. Our new 20 page per minute photcopier in the office is rated at 71db operating noise.
FWIW - I had a test on a pissy little 125cc superlight in 1998 and it failed and it only hummed like a bee, unless the operator was using it wrong, so i do have a clue what 96 sounds like and i would be suprised if a true era racing bike could make it, maybe at idle on a warm motor and a big Can and a flat resonation rev, you might get close but thats a lot of very variation factors, but its not a realitic target for across the board. HEy you can have you 96Db but it should not be so ridgid and be setup on a sliding scale from 102DB, heck id also go on a handicap at 102 to stay in a meeting like back of grid or a delay time start to keep my bike original.
MY overall point has always been keep it realistic and most folks will do there utmost to comply being draconian in enforcing it will be its undoing. IT needs perspective and i await to see how it is enforced in field before i make a firm judgemnt, but usually rules once they are scribed get locked in and are hard to wind back, but diluted they can be.
BEfore you all go off again about 96db is our responsibility... wa wa.. like i keep saying simply make it a target, not an exclusion point. most folk will do what they can where they can, but enforcement has its levels and acceptance. we are adults how come every other Govt initiative has self regulation ?