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In response to several posts that suggest contacting AERC about no 
refunds  from a ride manager including "The way to deal with this 
issue is file a protest with the AERC."

If you mean a real protest to the P&G committee - then AERC does 
have to respond.  I'm not sure what rule would have been violated 
as a basis for the protest.

But if you mean contacting AERC to apply pressure to the ride 
manager to refund the entry fee - that doesn't do anything other 
than make us aware that this ride manager may be a problem.

AERC treats the interaction between the rider and the ride manager 
or rider and vendor as separate from sanctioning the ride.  I've 
received  calls from vendors who were not paid by AERC members 
asking that the rider's membership be suspended until the vendor 
was paid.

I've received the most calls concerning refunds to the Great Santa 
Fe Ride of 2007 and had to say that AERC is not a part of the 
refund process.

The best way to protect yourself on refunds is to check whether 
there is a published refund policy in the entry or flyer.  The 
2007 GSFHR did not have a published refund policy.  Apparently the 
2008 GSFHR does have a published policy.

Other than not attending  rides put on by this manager and letting 
your friends know about them - the next best thing is to let the 
sanctioning director for the ride know what happened.

This alerts them to the problem and if sanctioning is requested 
for the next year by the same manager - the sanctioning director 
can make a decision based on this.


Mike

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