we should combine some regions.maybe the grt lakes with the midwest,the california futurities could combine also, the mid atl with the soeast or the northeast with the mid atlantic. this will definately help the lack of entry problem, the costs to the regional clubs and if needed we could use 2 judges where needed. this will also take away the urden of those rediculous 4 day wknds which are toooo costly for most.its workeable and simple if we put our heads together.we would have more help combining the regions from the combined regiuoonal clubs,less expenses to just one club and a better response. we went to the fla circuit last 2 weeks our fuel down and back was 350.00.two years ago it was 160.00 down and back.think about it folks times are changing. tom ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================