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Conversations With a Mole Inside IPSC
by Ben Stoeger » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:11 pm
I recently got a chance to speak with a man that claims to have all sorts of knowledge about the inner workings of the IPSC Executives. He struck me as credible and the story he told me was absolutely amazing. On the condition of his anonymity, he has agreed to let me post it here.
For the record, I am not asserting any of this is necessarily true, it is just one man’s version of events. Hopefully by me posting this other people with information will come forward and we will find out for certain what the truth is.
From the Mole:
IPSC doesn’t have much money. Contrary to what you might think, Nick and Vince aren’t using IPSC as a piggy bank. The organization actually doesn’t make much money.
The reason that IPSC can run on such terrible revenue is because other people chip in, out of pocket, off the books, to pay a lot of Nick's expenses. He gets off-the-books trips all over the world and gets to act like a big shot; they effectively buy power in the IPSC organization. If you look at the list of people on Nick's "Executive Council"... they're the ones... in exchange for money, they've bought power in the org. Fritz Gephart was a big contributor for years, until he and Nick had a falling out, at which point he closed the checkbook and was replaced on the Executive Council shortly thereafter. Alain Joly is still in there with an open checkbook. I suspect (but don't know for sure) that Dino is on the same program.
Over the years, Vince has been the biggest and most steadfast of Nick's sponsors. In return, Vince gets unrestrained power. Essentially if he says a rule should be changed, it gets changed, no matter who doesn't like it. In addition, Nick leans on Vince to be his "enforcer" - Nick is the consummate politician (that's not a compliment) and so whenever there is an issue flaring up that needs to be spanked down, Vince is the guy to do it. You have seen some of Vince’s vicious tactics on display in Doodie Project. Vince is famous for that stuff.
Effectively they've build themselves a little organization within IPSC in a clever way which ensures their power can't be challenged. They *all* share the vision of making IPSC an "Olympic sport", despite the fact that IOC and ISSF have steadfastly refused to even accept an application. They have even said that they would change the sport in whatever way they need to make IPSC an Olympic sport. Nick would ban gunpowder if that is what it took.
You can see, in that context, how a lot of stuff makes sense - globalization, the pussification of the targets and removal of anything smelling like a "combat" or "real world" scenario, the pursuit of all the tiny little third-world countries, the adoption of airsoft, etc.... all fed by one man's megalomaniacal obsession, and supported by the guys who will support it, off the books, in exchange for power.
The Mole on the World Shoot (I asked him where the money goes):
In Greece, the rumors were rampant that the local officials put a lot of it in their own pockets, and f**ked the businesses they had relationships with. In general a world shoot is *rife* with opportunities for this type of corruption.
Nick also seems to really love flashy opening ceremonies full of pomp and bulls**t. There are also the expenses of compensating the whole Executive Council (they generally are put up in the best hotels and have their expensive tastes fully covered) for the better part of a month, I'd be surprised if there was much left when the match was done. Lots of fingers are into the money.
Conversations With a Mole Inside IPSC
by Ben Stoeger » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:11 pm
I recently got a chance to speak with a man that claims to have all sorts of knowledge about the inner workings of the IPSC Executives. He struck me as credible and the story he told me was absolutely amazing. On the condition of his anonymity, he has agreed to let me post it here.
For the record, I am not asserting any of this is necessarily true, it is just one man’s version of events. Hopefully by me posting this other people with information will come forward and we will find out for certain what the truth is.
From the Mole:
IPSC doesn’t have much money. Contrary to what you might think, Nick and Vince aren’t using IPSC as a piggy bank. The organization actually doesn’t make much money.
The reason that IPSC can run on such terrible revenue is because other people chip in, out of pocket, off the books, to pay a lot of Nick's expenses. He gets off-the-books trips all over the world and gets to act like a big shot; they effectively buy power in the IPSC organization. If you look at the list of people on Nick's "Executive Council"... they're the ones... in exchange for money, they've bought power in the org. Fritz Gephart was a big contributor for years, until he and Nick had a falling out, at which point he closed the checkbook and was replaced on the Executive Council shortly thereafter. Alain Joly is still in there with an open checkbook. I suspect (but don't know for sure) that Dino is on the same program.
Over the years, Vince has been the biggest and most steadfast of Nick's sponsors. In return, Vince gets unrestrained power. Essentially if he says a rule should be changed, it gets changed, no matter who doesn't like it. In addition, Nick leans on Vince to be his "enforcer" - Nick is the consummate politician (that's not a compliment) and so whenever there is an issue flaring up that needs to be spanked down, Vince is the guy to do it. You have seen some of Vince’s vicious tactics on display in Doodie Project. Vince is famous for that stuff.
Effectively they've build themselves a little organization within IPSC in a clever way which ensures their power can't be challenged. They *all* share the vision of making IPSC an "Olympic sport", despite the fact that IOC and ISSF have steadfastly refused to even accept an application. They have even said that they would change the sport in whatever way they need to make IPSC an Olympic sport. Nick would ban gunpowder if that is what it took.
You can see, in that context, how a lot of stuff makes sense - globalization, the pussification of the targets and removal of anything smelling like a "combat" or "real world" scenario, the pursuit of all the tiny little third-world countries, the adoption of airsoft, etc.... all fed by one man's megalomaniacal obsession, and supported by the guys who will support it, off the books, in exchange for power.
The Mole on the World Shoot (I asked him where the money goes):
In Greece, the rumors were rampant that the local officials put a lot of it in their own pockets, and f**ked the businesses they had relationships with. In general a world shoot is *rife* with opportunities for this type of corruption.
Nick also seems to really love flashy opening ceremonies full of pomp and bulls**t. There are also the expenses of compensating the whole Executive Council (they generally are put up in the best hotels and have their expensive tastes fully covered) for the better part of a month, I'd be surprised if there was much left when the match was done. Lots of fingers are into the money.
. 3 Gun Nation is getting a big following.
