This Pandemic Is Crushing Our Industry. It Could Crush GRM, Too.

Hopefully you know about and are pursuing the SBA low interest loans that can largely be forgiven if spent correctly.

 https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/348552

I leave you guys for 12 hours and this thread is now up to 10 pages?   And I'm back of the pack for Patreon, #95 already!

In reply to Tom Suddard :

I understand how that works.  People with zero money don't take advantage of discounts.

In reply to Floating Doc :

Yep. Back to the age-old adage that it's expensive to be poor. 

Sales team can't create need!

That said I'll be giving parts suppliers, Modern Driveline and Summit Racing, some money this weekend.   Need to order the hydraulics and clutch to keep the Cougar TKO install going.

Please keep us updated, and don't lie to us. I value GRM & will set aside some cash for it in the future. Between the GRM staff & the tons of readers on the forums, I hope there will be some profitable ideas to pivot to for the next 2-12 months. Let us know how it's going & how much it's gonna take to keep it going.

Might also be a good time to remind people to please consider turning off ad blockers

secretariata (Forum Supporter) said:

Tom Suddard said:

Thanks again for all the support, everybody! I'm working through the list and applying your new titles now.

Tom,

I donated via papal on 4/1 before the "Forum Supporter" thing happened. Didn't think to put my user name in as a note. Any chance when things slow down I can get that designation? I have one of them there yahoo emails so I can't send/receive PM's or I would have asked that way. My paypal should have **EditedOut** in it...Thx.

Tom,

I see you got me taken care of.  Thanks for that and to everyone working at GRM for doing such a great job!

Steve

My Moss reseller of choice had a really good order from me a few weeks back. As well as 3 other British parts suppliers in the states.

Stickers, shirts, and a hat ordered. 

And I did the Patreon thing a couple hours ago. Soon I too will have a cool title. 

Many thanks!!

Patreon done.

Some thoughts;

- Tom, Patreon monthly is great but what's the best way (right now) to make a one lump donation? PayPal? Made out to (not JG)? Address? Etc.

- Make a donation in someone else's name that deserves credit but can't swing it right now. There are a ton of them on here that deserve a pat on the back for past services rendered.

- GRM Dork Tees for something like $50.00. There might be quite a few takers.

- GRM, any Project Cars that maybe could go up for sale?

- Wish you had mugs, I'd buy four.

- I have a really nice Miata tub from SVReX and will donate the sale to AutoX.  Near Athens Ga. No title, almost flawless.

- I have over 400 lbs. of 986 Boxster parts from pulling weight, make me an offer for just about anything I could and will pull off. Glass, top and ancilleries, bumpers, body parts, seats, trunk, hood, yada, yada. Everything works great. You can send the money directly to GRM (get contributor status - ooooooh!).

- $15.00 hr. for manual labor (30633, near Athens Ga.). Will donate whatever proportion you want (running out of ideas).

- Anybody with an idea just add to this list.

GRM store order placed and I patreon'd.  At least I think I patreon'd- I'm new to that whole thing.

In reply to Hasbro (Forum Supporter) :

Awww, that's too kind. We'll look into the rest, but for now you can PayPal Nancy@grassrootsmotorsports.com

Please don't PayPal my email, as that's my personal account and will be spent on Trooper parts used machining tools. (Just kidding, I've been transferring them to the company account). 
 

Renewed my subscriptions for both GRM and Classic Motorsports today!

Funny timing- just had to renew our subscription that was 10 years long.  So just sent some money.

Still dream of the challenge, even if the odds of doing it again are fairly thin.

Tom Suddard said:

In reply to bobtms :

I wish I could say that slashing prices would solve things, but it's not a conversation about price. Budgets aren't being lowered, delayed, or anything else: They're being removed. Simply put, companies don't want orders while their employees are at home. 

Well, I'm not saying you'll get a lot of play from this, but maybe offer some space to people here for ads?

It may just be a bitchin Interstellar Sledgehammer ad, or my wife's House of Sparrow stuff but it's another way we can get you guys some money

Jerry From LA said:

Do you guys feel like George Bailey yet?

Completely. <3

Antihero (Forum Supporter) said:

It may just be a bitchin Interstellar Sledgehammer ad, or my wife's House of Sparrow stuff but it's another way we can get you guys some money

Should have sent this via PM, then given us the gift of an Easter Egg in the form of an Interstellar Sledgehammer 2020 Fall Tour magazine ad!

I'm in on the Patreon, reupped, and I'm chuffed to be trying a year of Classic Motorsports because it was cheap enough to not really give me a choice.

https://www.patreon.com/grassroots_motorsports/

Now with clickable. I'm in. Keep on truckin' GRM!

Pete. (Athletic Supporter) said:

Patrick (Angry is a Wanker) said:

AngryCorvair (Moar Legendarier than Patrick Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to Patrick ($2000 Challenge Legend) :

oh yeah?  well check out *my* title!

What?  I can't hear you over the sound of the crickets in your garage 

Would you say they are noisy crickets?

Helen (age 14) chased some crickets out of the garage for me today.

While perusing the GRM store earlier, I found myself wishing there were a pair of welding Crocs available.

Tom Suddard said:

In reply to Hasbro (Forum Supporter) :

Awww, that's too kind. We'll look into the rest, but for now you can PayPal Nancy@grassrootsmotorsports.com

Please don't PayPal my email, as that's my personal account and will be spent on Trooper parts used machining tools. (Just kidding, I've been transferring them to the company account). 
 

 

I had a late 80s 4 cyl. Trooper. An absolute turtle but a blast otherwise.

In reply to Antihero (Forum Supporter) :

I might buy an ad so that my car can finally make it into the magazinen