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to be clear: I’m not opposed to the Raffle in any way and Club communications regarding it are perfectly fine with me. The Raffle directly benefits the Foundation and BMWNA generously supports it. I’ve been buying tickets for two decades, have never won anything and don’t regret doing it one bit.
my issue is strictly with prize selection which, imo, has gradually become less and less appealing over recent years until last year when for the first time i purchased no tickets. last year was and this year is a pass for me based on personal bias against trucks and tasteless color choices (respectively).
more generally though, the trend seems to have been toward expensively modified cars that will no doubt be popular with JDM enthusiasts but i suspect will not appeal to a club majority.
i think a poll should be obtained to see how many potential ticket buyers share that opinion.
ideally, again imo, prizes would be a free ride on Build-Your-Own to specified MSRP limits. not hard to envision significant accounting and tax issues with that but still, i’d like that a lot.
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