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Originally Posted by steelie600
Similar has already been brought up by Neil Burdess. At NNRC we had a charity event for Cancer Research as our old Chairman died of cancer. Rob the Knob refused to let us promote it!!!
My ban has been lifted, but i will never go back on raceshat, and I never want to see him EVER!!
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I'm sorry to say this as i don't know Rob or had dealing with him as a person, so i don't want to speak badly of the man so i don't intend to slag him or his site off, but to me that's just wrong & will do him no favours in the popularity stakes by refusing to help promote charity events.
I do a lot of work for charity & usually people are very forthcoming to help where charity is concerned. I know some people have to be "businesslike" & keep a corporate head on their shoulders but 99% of people will always set that aside to help a charity, if not with the finances but time & support in other ways if asked - especially so if it's to help the family of someone who is deceased!
I know sometimes people can take advantage of charitable people - expecting them to give freebies or free publicity etc all the time & people may well hold an event for charity simply to gain some credibility & self promotion for other means so i suppose Rob is in some way trying to show he's not one of them who won't sit & let people walk all over him, but even so as i said in one of my other comments on this thread, we all are supposed to be involved in this sport together as a unit & as many people will say RC people are friendly as a whole & will always help those who are struggling or need help - certainly at the trackside.
I'd like to think if i organised an RC event for charity i'd get some support from the industry - if not financial backing at least in terms of acknowledge the event by promotion & recognition to get the word out to A) the interested fundraisers & b) the participants plus the media & as the forums represent a part of the media i would hope to get some support.