John Carbonell of SBI lives up to his BAD reputation!

[catmando]

Hey Frank is Cobra boats still in operation? You know, Peter Casini?

 

[SHARKEY-IMAGES]

I wonder if Haggin has approached Geico about buying him out. That's the only way Carbonell will give it up IMO.

The Geico Key West World Championships how sweet would that be.

Cat,

I know first hand as things were in their planning stages to try to get JC to make a deal.

If it did not happen by now, then it probably never will.

Give it time. JC will not have KW forever....

 

[glassdave]

Give it time. JC will not have KW forever....

yep

 

[BUIZILLA]

I couldn't give a damn about CROPRA, Carbonell, SBI or anyone involved, in any way.

well, that solves that problem.. :sifone:

 

[BUIZILLA]

I wonder if the city would be interested in receiving $70k for the rights rather than spending it. Right now, I'm in for half - maybe Gino kicks in the other half......

if you can raise the bar to a +70k number to the city, that's a 140k reversal.... no small potato's...
schedule a City meeting, invite the local media, tourism bureau, County officials, and wallflowers... hmmm

 

[SHARKEY-IMAGES]

if you can raise the bar to a +70k number to the city, that's a 140k reversal.... no small potato's...
schedule a City meeting, invite the local media, tourism bureau, County officials, and wallflowers... hmmm

And racers or poker runners wouldn't even have to pay to be in the parade right ?

 

[Lubejobs42]

Guys, you are getting all excited. JC has been this way for years. It is nothing new. It is his home town. Things are not likely to change. Every year its the same thing before Key West some people refuse to go or pay the yearly reg fees to race one race. Others scream quit your crying. Gino not for nothing the pits are tight and he didn't treat you any different then any body else. If he had let you in there would have been 20 more behind you. I am not trying to say everything he does is right and I have had problems with him too. He is what he has always been.

You can support him or not. History keeps repeating only the faces change.

Completely understand, that's all he had to say. I would have completley understand. The way he talked to us was aproblem. I an pretty calm by nature, it takes alot to get me to the boiling point which I was about there. I know serveral others that if it was them spoken to like that, out loud, in front of the people there, the would have had JC lying on his back.
It was his people that let us in the pit and it was his people that told us they were short one boat for the parade.

 

[Ratickle]

Gino, read post 109 when you get a chance.

 

[Lubejobs42]

This is getting interesting. I know some people...some florida people...and I know all about these little city/muni fiefdoms...you just gotta get a really big flashlight and pay the right people more than they are currently taking (under or over the table)!

I wonder if the city would be interested in receiving $70k for the rights rather than spending it. Right now, I'm in for half - maybe Gino kicks in the other half...

Should be an interesting city council meeting...

$35K!!? I am pissed the way he spoke to me but's not like he slept with my mother or something! I'm proably $5k or $10K mad but not $35K mad!!

 

[Ratickle]

$35K!!? I am pissed the way he spoke to me but's not like he slept with my mother or something! I'm proably $5k or $10K mad but not $35K mad!!

Okay, so only $25K to $30K to go. :drool5: Let's see...........

 

[SHARKEY-IMAGES]

No, this was not done with creative editing with Photoshop.

This is exactly how the sign read:

 

[catmando]

Dam...if I'd known the Boardwalk had a vacancy... I better get my reserve in now. I bet it will be Geico WCs next November. :sifone:

 

[Bobcat]

the 70,000 bucks is from the tourist development council, not from the city/county

 

[Ratickle]

the 70,000 bucks is from the tourist development council, not from the city/county

Do you know how the entire project goes?

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

Sharkey Where was the Boardwalk pic taken?

 

[Bobcat]

Do you know how the entire project goes?

no but if you hum a few linesI...........................................................

 

[Chris]

Says right here- "Cost to County"

http://www.seriousoffshore.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=5700&d=1226757738

TDC is a county agency funded under Florida statute by a special tax levied on tourism (hotel rooms, etc)

 

[SHARKEY-IMAGES]

At the SBI NATIONAL/DIVISIONAL EVENT last season in Panama City, Fl

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

SBI only has two well attended sites. Sarasota and Key West. They didn't create either one just locked them up.

 

[Buoy]

no but if you hum a few linesI...........................................................

:rofl: