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So I take it that POCA has offically decided to make this a POCA event
Endorse is just that; he is not trying to make it a POCA event. The endorsement is only an attempt to direct Pantera owners to one event, the new event (La Dolce Vita) at the old location (Black Horse). His intent is that for unity, Panteras would be best served if we had some direction on which one of the two Concourse events to choose. This would help ensure we have a maximum representation at ONE event, rather than being spread over two peninsula locations. I think this is a good move on Mark's part as President of POCA.
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but doesn't really want to do the work, judging, running or deal with the costs (of a judging event).
Correct, and rightly so.
Traditionally, P.I. has been the recognized club for events during the Monterey weekend. In that capacity, P.I. has been the representative club at the Concorso, and until last year when they decided to drop it after nearly 20 years, P.I hosted a luncheon and Corral at the Laguna Seca Historics.
I, and other members of PCNC, stepped up to the plate and saved the Corral parking tradition at last year's Historics. It was a last minute decision, and being something new to PCNC, it took A LOT of getting-up-to-speed back-room effort. But it needed to be done. Mark was active in that effort, and knows the time, effort and headaches it took to pull it off.
Should there be a desire for a judging at the new event, Mark (probably with last year's Corral efforts still well-remembered) has decided it will not be organized by POCA.
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POCA wants George and I to do (a judging event) for them....
Where did you get the THAT idea?
P.I. has always incorporated a judging at the Concorso; thus it is nothing new to P.I. Should P.I. decide to work with the organizers of Concorso, it seems reasonable to assume P.I. would continue with their handling of a judging event. Mark merely stated POCA was not up to the task of doing such a judging at the new event and asked if P.I. had considered continuing their judging at the new event IF THEY ALSO endorsed La Dolce Vita.
With George not yet ready to endorse either of the two competing events, the issue of ANY judging event at ANY Friday Concourse is up in the air.
Mark is merely wondering what thoughts P.I. has on this issue, and letting it be known that POCA will not be doing one as a POCA-run event.
The De Tomaso Family benefits from having two owner clubs. They each have their own flavors, strengths and weaknesses. Some owners are exclusive to only one club, others like me, support both clubs. POCA has traditionally had the Fun Rally as their premier gathering. P.I. has had the Monterey Weekend as theirs. With the Corral issue of last year, this event-specific distinction has become a bit blurred.
If P.I. decides to move to La Dolce Vita, I would hope they would bring their traditional judging event with them.
And do it all for the De Tomaso Family (not POCA) just as they have been doing for many years.
Just my thoughts - not Mark's, not POCA's, not PCNC's.
Larry
). I think its a shame that we have two events now, with the possibility that they shall create division amongst the various marques, and the clan of Italian car owners as a whole. For this the blame lies solidly on the upstarts. 
