[F500] Moroso National / New Car

[O.S. Brannon]

You are right, Chuck

We went all the way up the ladder to the Ex. VP and got nowhere.
I am going to got get it today and then we are taking them to court.
Can't think of anything else to do.


>-- Original Message --
>From: "McAbee, Chuck" <Chuck_McAbee at csx.com>
>To: "'f500 at f500.org'" <f500 at f500.org>
>Subject: RE: [F500] Moroso National / New Car
>Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 23:18:11 -0500
>Reply-To: f500 at f500.org
>
>
>At least on the railroad we price our shipments per/ton and not
>per/pound....with the weight of our 'parts' it looks like your being charged
>about $6000 a ton....not a bad freight rate if you can collect it.
>
>
>Chuck McAbee
>SEDIV #16
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: O.S. Brannon [mailto:osbrannon at aaasouth.com]
>Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 12:59
>To: F500 Group
>Subject: Re: [F500] Moroso National / New Car
>
>
>Jason,
>
>We are really happy for you!
>You sure deserve this.
>
>Our car is being held "hostage" by the freight company.
>Beware if you ever ship anything by truck.
>Basically the trucking industry is governed by their own rules which they
>can change at any time.
>This "self governing body" is the National Motor Freight Transportation
>Association and is comprised of the major freight transporters.
>We shipped the car as "parts", since there are no wheels, steering, brakes,
>pedals,  engine or electrical system in it.
>It's just a shell and frame.
>The freight company opened the box, in Denver and reclassified it as a
car
>which raised the costs to over $3000!!.
>We have got them down to $2200 but that is a far cry from the original
$800
>quote.
>This is an amazing thing and we are going to pursue it any way we can,
but
>in the mean time, they say their storage rates are $60 per day.
>I understand this has been a real problem in the moving business recently.
>
>>-- Original Message --
>>Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 12:01:31 -0500
>>From: Jaysom at aol.com
>>To: f500 at f500.org
>>Subject: Re: [F500] Moroso National
>>Reply-To: f500 at f500.org
>>
>>
>>OS,
>>Thank you ... how is the new car coming along?
>>
>>In a message dated 1/19/2004 10:19:59 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>osbrannon at aaasouth.com
>>writes:
>>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Congratulations once again to Jason!
>>> 
>>> >-- Original Message --
>>> >From: "McAbee, Chuck" <Chuck_McAbee at csx.com>
>>> >To: "F500 (E-mail)" <F500 at www.f500.org>
>>> >Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 00:07:27 -0500
>>> >Cc: 
>>> >Subject: [F500] Moroso National
>>> >Reply-To: f500 at f500.org
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >The carnage of Sebring being behind us, the SEDIV National season moved
>>> on
>>> >the the 2nd event of the year at Moroso Motorsports Park in West Palm
>>Beach,
>>> >FL.....Those of you stuck in the Northeastern Tundra can have your
>parka's,
>>> >snowshoes, ski's and snow throwers....I'll take the middle 70's and
>sunshine
>>> >any day, and that is what the weekend produced for the combined
>F500-FF-FV
>>> >field.
>>> > 
>>> >Qualifying had Jason Somers on the pole for the second event in a row,
>>> >followed by Jim Elder, Bob Berman, Curtis Nicewander, Bill Lay, Sue
>Lay
>>> and
>>> >your scribe.
>>> > 
>>> >Unlike Sebring, the field made and uneventful start and proceeded until
>>> >about lap 3 when a Ford spun in entering the back straight and Bob
>Berman
>>> >got collected, damaged a corner and retired.  Shortly thereafter
>mechanical
>>> >gremlins afflicted Bill Lay who slowed and pitted for repairs, loosing
>>> 2
>>> >laps.  At some point thereafter Sue Lay parked her ride in the grass
>at
>>> the
>>> >exit of turn 4.  
>>> > 
>>> >The finishing order:
>>> > 
>>> >1.  Jason Somers
>>> >2.  Jim Elder
>>> >3.  Curtis Nicewander
>>> >4.  Chuck McAbee
>>> >5.  Bill Lay
>>> > 
>>> >I didn't get results and don't know if Sue Lay had enough laps to
>qualify
>>> >as
>>> >the 6th place finisher.
>>> > 
>>> >At the conclusion of the race, a cold front moved through the area
and
>>> some
>>> >of us completed loading up our rigs in the rain.  Racing in Florida
>in
>>> the
>>> >Winter beats snow in the Northeast any day.  
>>> > 
>>> > 
>>> >Chuck McAbee
>>> >SEDIV #16
>>> >Chuck McAbee
>>> > 
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>O.S. Brannon
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>Heathrow Service Center
>Phone (407)444-4360
>Fax (407)444-4070
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O.S. Brannon
Manager, AAA Auto Club South
Heathrow Service Center
Phone (407)444-4360
Fax (407)444-4070