Here is what Dave said, just so it is here. There needs to be a way to for drivers to express their concerns in private, not on social media that makes everyone involved look bad.
Pick a few racers from each class to represent their class for people to come too, especially new racers that may be intimidated. People who can communicate well with Ultra 4. Maybe even a few non racers, John Goodby came to my mind.
There has been a couple issues this year at races that it would have been good to be able to discuss with racers only on how to change them from happening again.
"As with everything else in life, growth comes with growing pains. I completely botched the competition yellow at Stampede. Scoring races across multiple heats has proved to be a challenge. We reached for the stars with our National Championship Race in Vegas and lost the land again. But perhaps the biggest adjustment has been in regards to my personal interaction with the teams. At the OG race, I obviously knew every competitor. That didn't change much for the first few years and even when we had 100 cars at KOH, I felt comfortable that I knew most every team personally. It was easy to communicate. If there was a problem, I could walk to your pit, we would sit down and talk about it. Even if it got rough, it was still 'among family.' The unprecedented growth of our family has caused a fairly significant communication gap. To put it bluntly, my style, or lack thereof is more effective if I've known you for 10 years, competed against you, built this family with you. It doesn't translate to the new guy who is wondering why I am yelling at them at their first race.
There are two opportunities for change. First, I will continue to work harder to be more patient (stop laughing). I have tried to facilitate that with hiring more top notch staff to carry the workload. Second, and perhaps even more difficult, is the formation of a Drivers Union or Advisory Board. I was a staunch supporter of this concept eight years ago when we tried it in Rock Crawling. I support it completely now. Here is my challenge to you as a collective. Don't use this opportunity for political infighting and a formal complaint process. Use it to truly change and grow. Let's work together on how to grow our sport, engage spectators, service partners. Let's develop a plan to merchandise your likenesses and YOUR brand. Let's take the next step of making you the heroes you are. My only concern with a union is actually losing your voice. Any one of you can pick up the phone and call me 24 hours a day. I don't want to lose that. It will help to have a buffer , but I don't want to lose contact with 'the family'.
You all need to drive this evolution. I will support you unconditionally, but it needs be your creation. I look forward to the changes to come."