by GraemeW » Mon Jun 29, 2020 3:42 pm
Karl weve spoken about this off line, but I will try and make my point again.
I as a petrolhead, like most others on this forum, would only be too happy to meet up with other clubs, and look at their cars etc. As a one off or a series of one-offs its great, and we have done plenty of those own the past years, perhaps 1 or 2 a year. However, you have indicated you want to organise more of these meets on a regular basis.
Having a number of different types of meets is great, because not everyone goes to the same type of meet. However having 2 or 3 SE breakfast meets a month, I don't think is practical. We are a small club and only attract an average of 5 to 6 per meet. So we are splitting an already small breakfast meet audience over too many?
As you probably know organising an event, takes a bit of time and effort to plan, research, check roads, venues, parking, fuelling etc etc. Even the simple breakfast meets, with the optional after breakfast Blat on some good roads, takes a little effort to check out, so that attendees can just turn up and go without worrying about anything, and just enjoy the driving etc.
Yes I have resigned as Club events coordinator, but I still plan to put together a series of events, as every member can, to enjoy our cars. But I don't think its worth me for example, searching for suitable venues with secure parking for say 10 cars when only 2 turn up. We should get our own club breakfast meets established (and also across the country) before we have regular joint meets with other clubs. As we grow, thanks to your efforts, this will be less of an issue.
I'm retired, and wouldn't mind, and probably you as well, being out at a breakfast meet every weekend, but most here are working and with families, so have other priorities, and only have time for 1 maybe 2 (different) Ariel club events a month. Thats my 2p anyway.
We as a wider group of members need to decide what we want in terms of breakfast meets; combine with other clubs, or focus on Ariel club breakfast meets....or is there enough people to attend both?
Karl weve spoken about this off line, but I will try and make my point again.
I as a petrolhead, like most others on this forum, would only be too happy to meet up with other clubs, and look at their cars etc. As a one off or a series of one-offs its great, and we have done plenty of those own the past years, perhaps 1 or 2 a year. However, you have indicated you want to organise more of these meets on a regular basis.
Having a number of different types of meets is great, because not everyone goes to the same type of meet. However having 2 or 3 SE breakfast meets a month, I don't think is practical. We are a small club and only attract an average of 5 to 6 per meet. So we are splitting an already small breakfast meet audience over too many?
As you probably know organising an event, takes a bit of time and effort to plan, research, check roads, venues, parking, fuelling etc etc. Even the simple breakfast meets, with the optional after breakfast Blat on some good roads, takes a little effort to check out, so that attendees can just turn up and go without worrying about anything, and just enjoy the driving etc.
Yes I have resigned as Club events coordinator, but I still plan to put together a series of events, as every member can, to enjoy our cars. But I don't think its worth me for example, searching for suitable venues with secure parking for say 10 cars when only 2 turn up. We should get our own club breakfast meets established (and also across the country) before we have regular joint meets with other clubs. As we grow, thanks to your efforts, this will be less of an issue.
I'm retired, and wouldn't mind, and probably you as well, being out at a breakfast meet every weekend, but most here are working and with families, so have other priorities, and only have time for 1 maybe 2 (different) Ariel club events a month. Thats my 2p anyway.
We as a wider group of members need to decide what we want in terms of breakfast meets; combine with other clubs, or focus on Ariel club breakfast meets....or is there enough people to attend both?