I just looked through my old email (never delete anything) to make sure I knew what I was talking about. My MSR account was created in feb 2004 by the del val bmwcca, back when the site was still called pukkasoft. I was somewhat confused by this at the time, mostly because I didn’t remember ever participating in a delval event before. The reply address was yours @pukkasoft.com, and your and lou’s names were included in the body of the email.

Not a big deal, in any case. I commented because I was reading your site, not because I was trying to track you down about this issue.

I think I’ve come to terms with owning the truck, btw. Certainly nice not to have to pile everything into a stiff racecar and drive 6 hours home. The whole process of buying it almost caused me physical pain, though. Thanks for checking out my site.

Did you receive emails from MotorsportReg.com or from an organizer using MSR? It’s primarily instructors who are imported by clubs and they don’t always send an introduction message describing what they’re doing.

I checked your site out – welcome to the dark side of racing! You think owning the truck is bad? Wait until you go to the enclosed trailer.

Obviously, if my email was mistaken, the prospect of getting harassed over the phone by a website I’ve never heard of is less than desirable. I’m not suggesting you would do that intentionally, but there’s a good possibility that some would take it that way.

If I were in your shoes (and drawing somewhat on my experience running a major web service), I would give users the ability to opt in to receive those kinds of phone calls. If you do it right, everyone will understand that it’s in the best interest of the event registrars, and check the box. For people new to the site, make it the default.

It’s possible that I’m being too conservative, but people can be very touchy about phone calls. Just my two cents, anyway.