Back in the 80's, Ronald Reagan was good with a story or quip, and I remember one vividly.
Only about 1 in 7 Russians owned cars, and with no imports and only a government run car company, there was a waiting list.
One day a man walked in and put a deposit down with the bureaucrat at the car department.
"How long will it take me to get my car?" asks the customer.
"Ten years," says the bureaucrat.
"Would that be in the morning or afternoon?" asks the man.
Incredulous, the government man asks, "it's ten years and you have to know what time of day? Why would that matter?"
The man responds, "because the plumber is coming in the morning."
With our sport we see so much similar to this. Positives that take years to adjudicate, meeting after meeting for seemingly the smallest of things.
I saw Pat Cummings on twitter talking about Category One rules coming to Oklahoma, which is fine, but how long will it take for the rest of the country? My over/under is ten years.
I sat on a panel working to implement uniform racing rules in Canada. It was professional, there was little squabbiling, virtually everyone was on the same page, and it was chaired by one of the most respected people in the sport in John Campbell. Three years later I am thinking this will take another seven.
Across the board takeout reductions, a national system for drug positives? If I said ten years would you go over or under?
This sport needs a complete reset; a system refresh. It can't take ten years to make a decision or to implement one. We understand history, and we understand how a government run carmaker in a communist country would fail, but what's our excuse?
Have a nice Wednesday everyone.
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