Richard
I couldn't agree more.
This Club is a broad church and members buy their cars for many reasons. At
tonights Yorkshire Centre Noggin there was a member who is doing a complete
rebuild of an early Plus 8, folks who do sprinting and hill climbing and those
like myself who have no interest whatsoever in lying under a Morgan to look at
the oily bits. Good luck to those who do and to those who enjoy sprinting,
racing etc but as far as I am aware it isn't compulsory nor is it a
prerequisite of membership. My guess is that there is a far greater percentage
of our 7000+ members who enjoy it for the social side and the pure pleasure of
driving a Morgan, and what's wrong with that? And if owners want to treat
their cars like a trinket good luck to them; they paid for it!
As for Miscellany it's a fact of life that it will never please everyone but as
Richard points out for those of us in the UK the Club is far more that a
magazine. It is run by volunteers who give up their time freely to organise
the events available to all whatever their predilections. And long may in
continue.
Bill
On 9 May 2012, at 23:30, Richard Smith wrote:
> There is a lot, lot more to the Morgan Sports Car Club than just a magazine,
> I just don't know what some members expect.
>
> If you just look and see what the Car Club has to offer, from reductions on
> insurance, engine oils and breakdown cover, to fantastic deals on travel, the
> organisation of events such as car racing , sprinting, hill climbing , car
> trials, gymkhanas, autosolos,(this is a sports car club remember), even
> discounts on attendance at race days, then I reckon you get a pretty good
> deal for what you pay. For heavens sake, some of you will pay the annual
> subscription on a single bottle of wine if the 'status' of some of the
> members is taken into account!
>
> You call it a dining club and a social club? Spot on! I have just spent a
> weekend with 60 other like-minded Morgan folks on a run from Southport to
> Hornsea. If this sort of event does not embody what a sports car club is
> about, then more words will fail me!
>
> This Club is democratically run. If you want the Club to be steered in a
> direction: go for office! Attend the regular NCM's, stand up and speak: it is
> your right! But please don't moan on a forum and expect the world to change.
>
> Richard S
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