kjr914 wrote:
There definitely needs to be a trailer load plan to speed things up at the end of the day, especially for those loading the trailer and not already drinking beer... Some new storage boxes, well labeled, to encourage anyone to pickup and put stuff away may help. The suggestion of a trailer packing "map" is a good one.
This "plan" and "map" already exists. I wrote the "Morning Schedule" and the "Afternoon Schedule" along with a detailed map of where everything goes ... and in what order ... back in 2003 when I was AX Chair with Carl S.and Gary B. It was passed down to Curt Y. and Chuck S. in 2005. It was "re-issued" to Bill Behun when he was A-X Chair. There used to be a great-big-binder full of AX Chair information that was passed along to me, and subsequently passed on to the Chairs after me. All that was needed was to continue with the plan, add to the binder, and make helpful additions as the program progresses. Where is the Great-Big-Binder now?
One of the issues I've witnessed is the interest of new Chairs "taking control" of events when they are new to the task. Each successive Chair wants to make improvements and have a signature left behind of their contribution to the program they run. That's human nature for some people. IMO This is a good thing, most of the time. Sometimes things evolve that has effects on people who participate and how people participate. Example: When Tom Brown was President a new social event was developed called "Last Tuesday Social." This was, as I recall, a "Happy Hour" type event that involved hanging out in a lounge having coctails, occasionally having a snack, and meeing lots of fellow members over drinks. Now, It's a full-blown sit-down dinner, and the way to meet other people is to get up from the table, walk down to an empty chair, and introducing yourself to someone new. Because of the evolution of the Happy Hour to Sit-Down Dinner, Monica and I no longer go to these events ... unless we really like the dinner venue. I prefere a more casual, open venue for meeting people. There is nothing wrong with the current Last Tuesday Social event. It's successful, popular and people who love Porsches gather for a great dinner. That's the idea of a great Social Event.
Another thing I've observed is the "Culture of Verbal History" that is the PCASDR. There seems to be more knowledge retained in the heads of past Chairs than written down anywhere. There have been a few exceptions to this cultural condition (Just become the CDI and see how much written information Keith and Jad, and Keith and Denise Dente, and Keith and Dave Gardner, and Keith and .... many other CDI's produced over the years. It's two full file boxes. Impressive). However, for the most part the passing of the baton from Chair to Chairs has been by verbal history alone, and like the "telephone game," interpretation of information ... evolution of information ... appears to occur.
For AX's, there's lots of info written down. Someone simply needs to find it.
