It may not be a simple as two competing factions trying to upstage each other. When booking events, there's more to it than storming into the track office and saying "Iwant this date for a FFW event". The track's schedule, the rest of the FFW schedule as well as staffing, etc. all have to be considered. So there may not have been any chance of avoiding overlapping schedules. The NMRA and FFW are, in fact, competing for business, but I also see them trying to coexist pretty peacefully. I would like to run a few NMRA events myself next year, but we'll have to see if the travel funds allow it.
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Jeff Chambers
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