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Originally Posted by AC199
Been reading this thread with popcorn in hand, and I see a few issues that the hierarchy are failing to take into account...
1. 99% of people are club racers, and not that serious they would drive 200 miles to the AGM.
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For all club racers none of the rules for BRCA sanctioned events affect them. If you are just club racing then the only rules you have to follow are the ones the club chooses to use. If your club insists on only using batteries on the list, then that is the club members choice as the BRCA has no control over the clubs.
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You cannot base the opinions of the whole racing populous on the opinions of 20 people who decide they have the time and money to show up once a year to some far flung place and act like its a democratic process. It isn't. Its like doing the polls for the general election of the UK government in Lebanon and asking people to go and vote. Ridiculous.
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If you are racing at national level, then going to the AGM is nothing compared to spending a weekend at a race meeting. It was in Nuneaton, not exactly the middle of nowhere and for most the cost of fuel for that trip is less than what many racers will spend on the latest chassis or ESC.
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Wake up and smell technology for the love of god. All of this bickering and whining could be solved with a few simple polls put on the BRCA website.
1. Do you agree with the motion listed here? (Imagine the "here" is a link to a proposal) 3 buttons "Yes" "No" "I don't give a shit its about Bouring Cars"
Easy mode.
Make it happen or next year there will be a proposal to get the AGM voting shit online and I guarantee a pub wouldn't be a big enough venue, you'd need to hire out Twickenham to get everyone in for that motion.
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Try reading the constitution in your BRCA handbook, or download it from the BRCA website if you don't have it. What would online polls do, apart from give people another opportunity to whine about rules.
If you want to change the constitution to allow online voting then the only option is to put in a proposal and get it voted in at the AGM. Every year someone moans about online voting, but even though it's pointed out year after year no one goes ahead and puts in a proposal. Considering how many people on here complain about the rules every year after the AGM, none of them actually go to the AGM to have some say in any rule changes.
As for the size of venue, the AGM is booked into a school or college with more than enough room if everyone did actually turn up. They would be more than welcome as it is disappointing how few actually feel some responsibility towards r/c racing in the UK.