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Well guys,
after the relative success of our first ever meet in Wagga, i have decided to explore the idea of setting up a proper, committee based Ford vehicle Club here in Wagga Wagga and the surrounding area. As i'm sure some of you already know, there are numerous Ford clubs in the area (Albury-Wodonga, FPVXR Club of ACT, FPVXR Sydney etc), but in Wagga itself there is a real lack of car clubs - about the only one i know of here is the Mini Cooper club, and obviously we cant join that. The goal would be to establish a register of vehicles and owners who can be contacted and work together to plan events such as cruises, dinners etc. It would most definately be a family orientated club, and would cater for pretty much anyone who drives a Ford (regardless of what model, year etc). There are already numerous events around such as the Albury AFD in January, and the Hillis Ford All Ford Day which is held every 2 years. Therefore, there are already enough things on a yearly basis to have a club presence at, and on top of that, there is always the oppotunity to have weekend cruise and dinner occasions etc etc. So, please give me your input, and in particular let me know if you would be interested in joining. I will talk to a few of the guys who turned up to our meet a few nights back and see what they think, but i would love to hear from people who have been involved in the formation and running of similar clubs, as well as anyone who thinks they might be interested in joining. Any suggestions or input are most welcome, and very much appreciated! ![]()
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Sounds like a great idea Austin, if you need any help im just a keyboard click away, or a phonecall, or 90 mins drive.
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Thanks Kerry, um, i think ill pick the click.
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hahahaa, i mean im willing to help out where i can.
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Hehe yeah, i know. And thanks ;) .
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Good luck. I hope the club gets up and going. Teza can be Herrod Technical Specialist.
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I have lived in Griffith forever, and I would have loved to had a Riverina based ford club...., BUT I have finally seen the light and am moving to Melbourne in less than a month... so Sorry cannot join!!!
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Good luck with this. We need more broad based Ford Clubs IMHO.
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Ok. After today, i am going to go ahead with this.
I've seen an F6, 2 GT's, numerous XR's and a lot of other very, very nice Fords, so i'd say there is more than enough potential to begin a club. I will also get in contact with a friend of the family who works at Hillis Ford, and we should be able to come up with something. May also contact russ+minge etc to see what suggestions they have. So here we go, we're on our way to creating a new Ford club! ![]()
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Hey b2tf, sorry I didnt make it to the meet in wagga, I was away all chrissie. Im all for the club, and would love to become a member if it goes ahead.
By the way, I see you mentioned the cars going around Wagga, have you seen the MK2 GTP yet, with the number plates the same? I saw it going down the main last week some time... |
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Hambo,
no worries mate. And yes i have seen it, very, very nice indeed. I will write up a brief outline of what I hope to achieve, as well as some other things, and post it on here tonight. Anyone who is interested is more than welcome to download it, and i would value your suggestions and comments. The AFD meet here in Wagga will hopefully be the first sorta official meet for the new club (definately not the last though ;) ).
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Have you thought about:
Incorporation - necessary to protect members from individual liability in case of legal action What needs to be done to satisfy insurers that you are a club as being a member may provide premium discounts. (the above may be the answer) I would probably be interested even though we live in Yass. Regards, Tote |
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Now this is the kind of stuff we need to be talking about! Thanks tote.
Incorporation would be nice but for now i'm aiming just to get it off the ground. It is definately something to be looked at later on though. With regards to insurance claims etc against club members, most likely they would become individual matters and the club will not be involved. There's a few things members will need to agree to/abide by before joining anyway. ![]()
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Guys,
Could you please have a look at the file here (Save As), and tell me what yuo think. This is for anyone who's interested in becoming part of the club, but id be interested in any comments or suggestions anyone has, particularly those who are already in clubs. Thanks to Dwayne (Bucky) for hosting it for me. http://members.ozemail.com.au/~dwayn...gaFordClub.doc If there are any questions etc, please either post up here, or PM me. Thanks.
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looks pretty good, the only thing I dont know is the part about the 3 things that make the person eligeble for memebership. The third one "something that makes the car unique or desirable".
Does this mean a standard ford doesnt fit the description, or am I missing the point? |
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well what i meant by that is that a stock EF with hubbies isnt exactly impressive material. Nice enough car, just not one you'd be interested in putting in a display etc.
Stock cars are ok tho, we'd have to decide it on an individual basis. Put it this way - if you want in, youre in. Your ute poses no problems at all.
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Being a founding member of the FPV&XR Car CLub - SA, I think the first thing I have to say is gently does it, steady as you go and keep it simple......
Before getting to bogged down in the peripheral stuff, the important things such as constitution, insurance, and registration of the club is absolutely essential. As I said to B2tf earlier, we need a few interested people to get together to nut a plan out. |
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