A BIG MEET & GREET

[RobD]

i think apart from the guys who live near/ use devils pit regulary. we need regional off road venues for our own areas. then nearer summer we have a huge get together

What exactly is a "meet" is it just that,or do you have the opportunity to wreck your Surf by driving it over rocks?(which I am totally against,can't afford any expensive repair bills!)

[marky]

gentle undulating hills like in tellytubbies rabbits & everything.
i use my truck for work you can play gentle not hardcore stuff

[RobD]

gentle undulating hills like in tellytubbies rabbits & everything.
i use my truck for work you can play gentle not hardcore stuff

That's cool,I do that kind of off roading every day anyway.

[bensonsnuts]

See , we,ve tried to get this off the ground before & then it turns out about 4 people are up for a meet & they all want to travel no more than half an hour from home !
If we are going to make it a bbq & overnight camp whats the problem with travelling 2 - 3 hrs .
I,ll travel that far as long as someone is prepared to organise an event.
Someone mentioned Matlock - this is a great area & being fairly central it should attract a lot more people for a Northern meet.
Sumo travelled all the way from Suffolk to N.Yorks for a weekend camping & off-roading at www.langdalequest.co.uk
We had a great time & it was open to anybody to join in .... but nobody did.
As for Scotland - its not that far from here to the Borders & if anyone wants to be my guide thru a bit of Scottish mud - I,m interested.

Geoff

[kitesurf_phil]

I personally don't care where the fri**ing meet is. Someone be a leader and name the venue( from the many suggested ) and I (we) will be there. might even book a couple of days off either side and make a holiday of it. Devils Pit is not licensed for camping ( not that sort anyway - you ought to see the cars wi blacked out windows on the approach road, all steamed up............)
See ya there (Not on the approach road to the Pit)

[Draig]

I'm up for a meet, don't really care about distance (hell, 4 hours from the midlands will get me almost anywhere).

as long as people can use the surf without risk of damage etc etc so they can get home easily I think it's a good idea.

[marky]

right guys i'll have a chat with rusty then we'll get onto it as soon as xmas is over. looking at late spring for the BIG UK SURF MEET. a full weekend job with camping caravaning bbq etc.

[rusty]

right guys i'll have a chat with rusty then we'll get onto it as soon as xmas is over. looking at late spring for the BIG UK SURF MEET. a full weekend job with camping caravaning bbq etc.

I wish I'd kept my mouth shut........

[sumo]

See , we,ve tried to get this off the ground before & then it turns out about 4 people are up for a meet & they all want to travel no more than half an hour from home !
If we are going to make it a bbq & overnight camp whats the problem with travelling 2 - 3 hrs .
I,ll travel that far as long as someone is prepared to organise an event.
Someone mentioned Matlock - this is a great area & being fairly central it should attract a lot more people for a Northern meet.
Sumo travelled all the way from Suffolk to N.Yorks for a weekend camping & off-roading at www.langdalequest.co.uk
We had a great time & it was open to anybody to join in .... but nobody did.
As for Scotland - its not that far from here to the Borders & if anyone wants to be my guide thru a bit of Scottish mud - I,m interested.

Geoff

Geoff forgot to mention 1 thing the campsite we (the family that is not me & geoff) was in the back garden of the PUB and the food was good as for the Yorkshire ale ***** it is. also its got a football pitch with REAL grass so TonyN cant cut his knee when he takes a DIVE.
sumo.

[bensonsnuts]

Personally,I think www.langdalequest.co.uk is a great site especially for anyone who hasn,t tried their surf off-road before.Its all graded & is set to be interesting without damaging your vehicle.
The area is also ideal for anybody who wants to come for a weekend (or longer) as Sumo will testify.
Close to Scarboro' ,Whitby , York etc. & lots of facilities close to hand.
I didn,t push it too much as its not central & nobody showed much interest last time.

Geoff

[TonyN]

also its got a football pitch with REAL grass so TonyN cant cut his knee when he takes a DIVE.
sumo.

Sweet!

[laser_jock99]

That isn't a bad idea - Stoneleigh is ideal as there is camping and a (small) off road course (for the dirty folk amoung us! )
I've stayed there a few times when I've been to the Kit Car show.
It would mean leaving it until August next year if folk wanted to go to the Town & Country Festival

The more I think about the Town & Country Festival site the more I like it

1) Bang in the center of England (depending on whether you use the 'Meriden center' or 'Leamington center') so equi distant for the average Surfer.
2) Camping facility.
3) Off road course (usually hijacked by The Range Rover Register doing charity off-road rides- but who know's maybe Surfs too in 2004?).
4) Major 3 day family event- yes there's plenty to do for the whole 3 days (August bank holiday weekend) for the whole family. Yes- even I could bored of staring at Surfs for a weekend. And the missus certainly would.
5) 55 other car clubs gather there, plus Military vehicles traction engines etc.
6) It's about two miles from my house- I could walk there!!

Out of interest I have enquired to RASE about getting a car club into next years show.

Photos from this years show:

[rusty]

Good man!!! - I'd prefer NAC for those reasons - it makes it a family affair & if folk wish to go off site to see the countryside - so be it

Think we need to start looking at what constitutes an "owners club" so that a stand could possibly be raised.

[colincd]

Good man!!! - I'd prefer NAC for those reasons - it makes it a family affair & if folk wish to go off site to see the countryside - so be it

Think we need to start looking at what constitutes an "owners club" so that a stand could possibly be raised.

Hi Rusty
Don't want to gate crash your Post but a mate of mine has just sent this over to me, regarding the Rules etc of setting up an "Owners Club" that would be officialy recognised...................( Its bit long )............

Constitution

1. CLUB NAME

The name of the Club shall be THE MINI MARCOS OWNERS CLUB, hereafter referred to as "the Club".

2. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
a) To further interest in Mini Marcos, Mini Jem, Kingfisher Sprint and other relevant kit cars plus, on a wider front, motoring and motor sport in general. b) To provide members with information, advice and assistance on matters connected with their cars, motoring and motor sport. c) To promote motor competitions in accordance with the Rules of the Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association Limited (MSA). d) To arrange tours, lectures, discussions and social and other meetings. e) To afford members such benefits and privileges as it may be possible to arrange.

3. MEMBERSHIP
Persons living in the UK or overseas, whether car owners or otherwise, shall be eligible for membership. The membership shall consist of Honorary membership and Ordinary membership.

4. MANAGEMENT
Authority and responsibility for the business of the Club shall be vested in a Committee.

5. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
The Treasurer, Secretary, Membership Secretary and Committee shall be elected at each Annual General Meeting. The Committee shall have the power to co-opt other members as it deems necessary.

6. COMMITTEE
The Committee shall consist of not less than six members, including the Treasurer, Secretary and Membership Secretary. The Committee shall elect from amongst its own members a Chairman and a Vice Chairman. Three members of the Committee shall form a quorum. Nominations of Candidates for election to the Committee may be submitted in writing to the Secretary not less than seven days before the AGM, or nominations may be made at the AGM itself.

7. COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The Secretary, of his/her own accord or by the direction of the Chairman, shall give at least seven days notice written notice of a meeting.

8. DUTIES OF SECRETARY
It shall be the duty of the Secretary to attend in person, or by deputy, all meetings of the Committee and to take minutes of the proceedings. Such minutes shall be presented for confirmation at the following meetings.

9. BANKING
Under the supervision of the Treasurer, all monies of the Club shall be banked in the name of the Club, and no disbursements shall be made therefrom except in the form authorised by the Committee.

10. VOTING AT COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Each Committee member present at a meeting shall be entitled to exercise one vote. The Committee shall vote by secret ballot if any member present so demands.

11. SUBSCRIPTION
Changes to the annual subscription rate can only be agreed by a majority vote at a General Meeting.

12. SUBSCRIPTION PAYMENTS
Subscriptions become due on the 1st of April each year, and cover the period from 1st April of that year until 31st March of the subsequent year.

13. NON PAYMENT OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
Any member of the Club who has not paid his/her subscription by the due date shall be taken off the Register of Members forthwith. No member whose subscription is in arrears shall be eligible to take part in any competitions organised by the Club under the rules of the MSA.

14. RESIGNATION
Any member wishing to resign his/her membership shall notify the Membership Secretary accordingly

15. CLUB NAME AND ADDRESS
The name and address of the Club shall not be given by a member as his/her address for trade, advertising or business purposes or in connection with any legal proceedings, without the prior permission of the Committee.

16. HONORARY MEMBERS
The Committee may elect such Honorary Members as it sees fit, normally in recognition of such persons' involvement in the development of the Mini Marcos, Mini Jem or Kingfisher Sprint, or their service to the Club and its members.

17. EXPULSION OF MEMBERS
Where circumstances dictate, the Committee shall decide upon the possible expulsion of a Club member. Members of the Committee shall be given at least seven days notice that a question of expulsion is to be discussed at a meeting of the Committee.The member whose expulsion is under consideration shall be given at least seven days notice of the meeting and shall be allowed to offer an explanation of his/her conduct verbally, or in writing. If a majority of the members present shall then vote for his/her expulsion, he/she shall thereupon cease to be a member of the Club.

18. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of the Club shall be held upon a date and at a time to be fixed by the Committee. The AGM shall: a) Receive from the Treasurer a full statement of accounts showing the receipts and expenditure for the previous year. b) Receive from the Committee a report on the activities of the Club during the said year. c) Elect the Secretary, Membership Secretary and Treasurer of the Club. d) Elect the Committee. e) Decide upon the level of remuneration, if any, for Officers of the Club. f) Decide on any resolutions which may be duly submitted to the meeting.

19. SPECIAL GENERAL MEETINGS
A Special General Meeting may be convened by direction of the Committee, or on a requisition to the Secretary stating the business for which the Special General Meeting is required, and signed by not less than ten members. If the meeting so requisitioned is not convened within 28 days, the said ten members may convene such meeting.

20. AGENDA
When members wish a matter to be discussed at a General Meeting, the text of such matters shall be sent to the Secretary at least 14 days before the date of such meetings, so that it may be included in the Agenda.

21. VOTING AT GENERAL MEETINGS
Every person with a right to participate may exercise one vote. The Chairman shall not vote except in the exercise of a casting vote. At all General Meetings a majority of votes decides a resolution.

22. RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE
No-one can participate in General Meetings unless he/she is a member of the Club.

23. ALTERATION AND AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
a) Any alterations or amendments to these Rules may only be made by a General Meeting. A majority of the votes is necessary for such alterations or amendments to be made. b) Any proposed alteration or amendment must appear in the agenda for the General Meeting, with the proposer and seconder named.

24. COMPETITIVE EVENTS
Any motor competitions organised by the Club shall be held under the rules and requirements of the MSA. Any member convicted of an offence arising out of his/her being in charge of a motor vehicle in any Club event, or on Club business, shall be liable to expulsion from the Club under Rule 17.

25. COPIES OF RULES
Members shall be furnished with a copy of the Club rules and regulations upon demand.

26. BADGE/MEMBERSHIP CARD
Any badge/membership card issued to a member shall remain the property of the Club. On termination of their membership, members shall deliver up such items to the Membership Secretary.

He also sent over a copy of the "Rules & Regulations" but thats a massive file and would never fit on here.
Hope the above helps.......................
Colin

[icsys]

Hi all. sorry to jump in.

An 'Owners Club' thread has already been started here:
http://www.yotasurf.co.uk/Forums/showthread.php?t=734

Perhaps this could be used to discuss if creating an 'official' club is the way forward so that all relevant posts are in one place?