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2016-09-01 01:31:57
#1
Ray Kawski
I apparently had account on here as rkawski but no email address I've had works for password reset. So I was forced to create a new account.

In any case most of the original SE-R owners know me and I just want to respond to a bogus post on here that still hasn't been corrected properly.

I've had many B13 SE-R's that have a come and gone but I still own the following:

1991 Nissan NX2000 Hardtop paperweight waiting for someone to buy it and take it away
1991 Nissan NX2000 190WHP VVL powered
1998 Nissan Sentra SE 360WHP GT28RS powered, currently needs a new clutch and trans welding
2015 Mitsubishi Lancer EVO Final Edition #0119
2015 Infiniti Q60S Limited

Please approve me to post so that I can respond to a thread that has VERY inaccurate information.
2016-09-01 01:32:31
#2
It was corrected and welcome. And I apologize a million times for the mislabel. Welcome back. You can post here.
2016-09-01 01:51:13
#3
Long time Ray! Last we spoke was when our bell housings got swapped at sr20development during that whole debacle...WOW.
2016-09-01 02:09:14
#4
All you did was change Ray to Kieran because Kieran pulled a "Kieran Lavin" and you fell for it.

To set the record straight:
I don't understand what you are trying to say at all in your statement of "pay to play". Kieran and I ran two VERY successful conventions and the second one damn near cost us our friendship. Organizing events that large, successfully, are time consuming and stressful. The 2006 convention was successful in that the SERCA NorthEast region, that Kieran and I ran, was able to pay for the convention as well as pay back the loan to National bank account and make money for our region. The next convention LOST that money and spent all of the national accounts money. George and Leslie Peters ran the last convention that received any SERCA funds. The NorthEast and the SouthEast regions gave the last of their *region* bank accounts (separate accounts not personal accounts) to the Vegas convention and that was the end of SERCA.

We were stupid enough to attempt to do a third in 2011 in an attempt to try and salvage an event that brought a community of friends together. We put it out there in the same format as it was previously and we got very little interest. Including from people we assumed that would attend. We were willing to provide the SEED money to do it but with no attendees we were not going to pay the track fee out of our pockets for 10 people. So we cancelled and refunded ALL monies collected and decided not to do it. Shortly after that the CT crew decided to do an event timed around what we were planning and it got more interest. Mostly as Cody said the "new" group wanted different things. We moved on, happily!

There was no scheme, it was just two SE-R guys wanting to run a convention that brought many of our best friends, that we have met through the SE-R, together again.

You asked where did we go after 2011? I was at the Atlanta convention a few years back and have not attended any conventions since. Why, because nobody that I knew and hadn't seen otherwise was going, and the dates and times didn't coincide with my schedule. Jordan had asked about going to this years but I was on a cruise so I couldn't attend. I still see and converse with many friends that I've met through the SE-R community and still consider most of them some of my best friends.

So I respectfully request you remove the entire paragraph about Kieran or myself as they are nothing but wrong and almost slanderous. I've wasted entirely too much time replying to this as I *DO NOT* need to defend myself or Kieran to you or anyone else. Those who know us personally know who we are and what we have done for the SE-R community. For those who want to touch base with me feel free to find me on Facebook, Google Hangouts or text me as my number has been the same for the last 16 years.
2016-09-01 02:10:23
#5
I don't recall a bell housing swap but I've forgotten other things before. lol.
2016-09-01 02:17:23
#6
(format, model, strategy, plan of action, strategem, arrangement, blueprint, design, game, game plan, ground plan, master plan, program, project, road map, plan, system)

Pay to Play meant you chose what events you wanted to participate in and paid for them, ahead of time. No one wanted to do it cause they are cheap and that ruined that event, is that correct?

Not once did I ever mean that anyone was selfishly profiting from anything. That is a sad and perverted idea that has come from some other source.

Once again, I cannot stress that scheme was NOT meant as a negative connotation. I have no clue who or why that is being sold to you as an idea. I have made amendments to my original post to relfect that along with apologies. In no way was that slander OR libel. There is no malevolent intention behind those words and that fact that you here means someone told you otherwise.
2016-09-01 02:20:50
#7
It was no biggie in the end as it all worked out. I had contacted you cuz my trans had "Ray K" written on it in sharpie when I received it LoL so I was concerned the Quaife didn't get installed. It did, and I'm still using it!

Carry on...
2016-09-01 02:30:54
#8
Kyle wrote:

"Once again, I cannot stress that scheme was NOT meant as a negative connotation. I have no clue who or why that is being sold to you as an idea. I have made amendments to my original post to relfect that along with apologies. In no way was that slander OR libel. There is no malevolent intention behind those words and that fact that you here means someone told you otherwise."

No that is how I read it. It didn't seem how you say above. I would prefer that comment not even be there as it can easily be misread.

Thank you.
2016-09-01 02:33:43
#9
Correct, that comment is now completely gone, with apologies at the bottom to yourself and Kieran.

I cannot apologize enough for how the word I chose has caused so much fuss but it is nice to see yourself and Kieran make an appearance. Despite the circumstances, that is....
2016-09-01 03:01:10
#10
@rkawski1 I see that your no longer listed as a "new member" thus you should be able to post everywhere now.

rkwaski is actually used by someone, I'll PM you the email address to see if it's yours.
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