Staff change at Ridesmart

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Staff change at Ridesmart

Post by shilka99 » Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:38 pm

Just so everyone knows, theres been a change at Ridesmart. Thomas quit this weekend and wont be working with Ridesmart any more. This was a bit of a shock to us all but he made it official to all the Ridesmart staff last night. He listed his reasons but for privacy I wont get into that here.
If anyone has any questions or other Ridesmart business that you would have sent to Thomas, send them to me and I'll either answer what I can or forward your messages to his replacement.

Sad day. Ridesmart wont be the same without him.
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Post by Striple » Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:15 pm

Wow. That is a huge loss to Ridesmart. I really enjoyed his teaching style and approach.
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Post by DarcShadow » Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:16 pm

Yeah, a real shame. He will be missed.
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Post by Firewa11 » Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:40 pm

Yeah, no doubt. Sorry to hear he's leaving.
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Post by 2track » Tue Jul 10, 2012 6:47 pm

All I gotta say is wow what a bummer.

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Post by shilka99 » Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:08 pm

Well I suppose everyone saw that Thomas is back. We had a little joke about that on the Ridesmart forum, but all that matters is that he's back.
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Post by Striple » Sat Aug 04, 2012 10:53 pm

I was glad to see him at the track day last weekend. Definitely one of the top RS instructors.
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Re: Staff change at Ridesmart

Post by shilka99 » Sat Oct 06, 2012 5:12 pm

For anyone who didnt know Thomas is gone now, this time for good. (again). Last I heard he was recruited by another track day provider.
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Re: Staff change at Ridesmart

Post by DemonDuck » Sun Oct 07, 2012 6:17 am

That sucks. I wish him good luck.
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