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February 9, 2013
Greetings fellow motorsports enthusiasts,
It is with deep regret that I announce the cancellation of all of our future half-day open track days at MSR Houston (April 6th, June 22nd, Aug 24th and Nov 16th). We were informed on 2/4/2013 by Kurt Hueni, Sales Manager of MSR Houston, that Houston M Club would no longer be able to hold events at their track due to “contractual obligations to [their] members”.
Now this communication really caught us by surprise since we had just completed an event on 2/2/2013 and had commitment from Kurt Hueni back in December 2012 that allowed us to run half-day events on the dates listed above.
Upon receiving the news we immediately reached out via email and phone to Kurt Hueni and James Rogerson, COO of MSR Houston, to try to work out a possible alternative arrangement for our members. However, they are simply unwilling to honor their original commitment.
Moreover, it appears that our original half-day rental on April 6th was given to the Lamborghini Festival as a FULL DAY rental; the June 22nd date was given to another organization for yet another FULL DAY rental. What happened to “contractual obligations to [their] members?”
Some may read this and say it’s their facility, and they have the right to limit or grant access as they see fit. But what happened to their commitment to our organization? Or honesty, business ethics, and basic decency? While the Houston M Club is a young local organization, we have been nothing but professional and ethical when dealing with MSR Houston.
We are left with nothing but to see this as another case of ‘we don’t need the little guys to survive.’
Our main goal in writing this is to inform the motorsports community of yet another attempt to shut out the average enthusiast by a large organization. It’s our hope that fellow enthusiasts come together and let MSR Houston know that collectively, we are the reason they exist.