Hello all . . .

Cindy and I enjoyed a great visit to Fontana Village again. Seeing old friends and making some new friends. This was our FIFTH Fall TOD and it hasn't gotten old for us yet! Thanks to all who attended this year.

I feel the need to respond to some criticism of CICCI's efforts in stepping up to sponsor the Tail of the Dragon events . . .

During my brief time serving as the elected President of CICCI, I was instrumental in prodding the Board of Directors to provide some financial support to organized Crossfire events around the country INCLUDING the Spring and Fall Tail of the Dragon events. One of the most consistent complaints I heard about CICCI when I was running for the office of CICCI President was that the club did not "give back" anything or provide any clear benefit to its members. CICCI's intention is certainly not to "take over" the event but rather to be a sponsor providing some give away items and putting on one of the evening meals.

Have the results been perfect so far ? ? ? maybe not . . . but personally I applaud the positive intentions and the positive efforts of those trying to better organize and add something to our Crossfire events. Nothing happened there that can't be fine tuned to make it better for future Crossfire Get-To-Gethers. Let's not throw out the baby with the bathwater. Look at the big picture . . . We ALL have a love of our Crossfires and enjoy attending events where we can gather in a fun location and get to know / mingle with other Crossfire owners. Putting on these events requires some dedicated people who invest ALOT of their time and effort to plan and execute those plans. Just sayin' . . .