Lauren 2259 Report post Posted October 3, 2018 Well, some news at last. I am very pleased to announce Jeff @Deacon has taken the position on as Club Chairman. Welcome aboard Jeff. I'm in the midst of juggling work and trying to get all these things sorted, so I will be pleased to have some good help and I am sure that Jeff will do an amazing job, we are fortunate indeed to have him aboard. There are more committee members coming, I am in the midst of sorting it all out with Rob and Keith. There is still some vacant positions available in regard to Vice-Chair person and also two more in regard to Events, we really need a Northern events organiser! 6 1 Lowe, sam534, VAD17 and 4 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VAD17 479 Report post Posted October 3, 2018 Congrats Boss!Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk 1 Deacon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted October 3, 2018 8 minutes ago, VAD17 said: Congrats Boss! Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk You're next on the list, just got sorting to do and Rob needs beer! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon 1357 Report post Posted October 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Lauren said: Well, some news at last. I am very pleased to announce Jeff @Deacon has taken the position on as Club Chairman. Welcome aboard Jeff. I'm in the midst of juggling work and trying to get all these things sorted, so I will be pleased to have some good help and I am sure that Jeff will do an amazing job, we are fortunate indeed to have him aboard. There are more committee members coming, I am in the midst of sorting it all out with Rob and Keith. There is still some vacant positions available in regard to Vice-Chair person and also two more in regard to Events, we really need a Northern events organiser! Thank you @Lauren I'm looking forwards to doing what I can to help 3 Adam9, Lauren and Angelina reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted October 3, 2018 No problem, welcome aboard. We need to get going with the other 'committee' members and we need a few more, still. Rob is going to work out permissions for everyone else and stuff and then we'll look to organise a meet up in the midlands. 1 Deacon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevinA 695 Report post Posted October 3, 2018 The club needs to go from strength to strength, so great to see sure footed moves for the future 2 Angelina and Lauren reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James-GT86Aero 33 Report post Posted October 3, 2018 All sounds really good, looking forward to seeing what’s to come in the future and getting along to more meets and events Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Lauren reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam9 37 Report post Posted October 4, 2018 Thanks Jeff / @Deacon 1 Deacon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
surrey86 352 Report post Posted October 4, 2018 Congratulations Jeff 1 Deacon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted October 13, 2018 We now have a Vice-Chairman. Jordan has put himself forward and we are very pleased to have him. Welcome, Jordan. Jordan has a great passion for all things automotive as you all know and has been helping me run the Facebook page for a good while now. It looks like we are going to have a get together at the Xmas party, to get things in place and look forward to moving things forward for next year. 3 smudge, James-GT86Aero and VAD17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smudge 1020 Report post Posted October 13, 2018 Glad to be on board! 1 Lauren reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VAD17 479 Report post Posted October 13, 2018 Hooray !Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk 1 Lauren reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 458 Report post Posted October 13, 2018 4 Lauren, Deacon, rob275 and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevinA 695 Report post Posted October 13, 2018 OMG I will be a non committee member at the Xmas meal 1 Lauren reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted December 9, 2018 A bit of an update here, following some discussion which took all the way to a long night following the club Xmas meal kindly organised by Jeff, Jeff has considered his position and decided to step down. We had a good chat with Kev who has taken on the position of Chairman. We are very pleased to have Kev on board and he has been fantastic in promoting the Toyota Sprint Series and has been a great ambassador for this. I am sure Kev will do a great job for the club pushing it forwards and there has been a lot of discussion for events for next year. So welcome aboad Kev! We are already getting busy with planning Japfest Silverstone and Donny, deciding what to do about JAE and also a lot of the other regional shows. @VAD17 has done a great job sorting all the track day stuff out and we hope he'll be joining the committee soon, we are just trying to juggle our day jobs and make time to sort club stuff out. I apologise if this has taken a while, my day job is hell currently! 3 James-GT86Aero, Angelina and Test Drives Unlimited reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Subota Boy 402 Report post Posted December 9, 2018 Well done Kev! Great news! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
surrey86 352 Report post Posted December 9, 2018 Congrats @KevinA, sure you'll do a great job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VAD17 479 Report post Posted December 9, 2018 Congrats Kev! Hurrah Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevinA 695 Report post Posted December 9, 2018 Thanks everyone it's a nice warm welcome, lot's of enthusiastic people around us that I'm sure will have great ideas and support for a club that can go from strength to strength. I will continue to campaign in the Sprint Series but am more than happy to be involved in whatever needs doing, so any ideas/suggestions just drop me or any of the admin a line. 4 Cerastes, Angelina, GT86-Ian and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerastes 204 Report post Posted December 9, 2018 Congratulations Kev. Looking forward to the sprint series calendar next year. As I'm really keen to at least attend 1 or 2 next year. It's difficult with my job as I work Saturdays and some can be a long drive away. Also doesn't help that my job insist that I book my annual leave nearly a year and a half ahead, I already have all my dates booked for next year but no one knows the dates for sprint yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riceburner 284 Report post Posted December 10, 2018 Best Man for the job Nice one Kev👍👍 1 KevinA reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VAD17 479 Report post Posted December 11, 2018 Jeff/ @Deacon, Kev/ @KevinA, Lauren/ @Lauren - time to make some plans for 2019 club days? Let me know which ones you would like me to take care of. May be?: 30 March (Saturday) - Spring Action Day at Castle Combe - not many attended last year, but may be we can join with Weekend Racers bunch if they will have us. I am happy to arrange this or if we have enough interest will have a club stand of our own. 5 May (Sunday) - Japfest at Silverstone - shout if you need any help with this one. Last year was great! 9 June (Sunday) - TunerFest South (Brands Hatch) - I would be delighted to arrange a club stand and will provide muffins and soft drinks for all attendees. There are other options for June we can choose from: 1 June (Saturday) - JDM Combe, 8 June (Saturday) - Jap Show 2019 at Santa Pod; 22 June (Saturday) - Summer Action Festival at Castle Combe. We can decide if we would like to do more in June Then there will be Japfest at Donington (Saturday, July 13), Simply Japanese at Beaulieu (Sunday, July 28), JAE in August. Unfortunately I would not be able to help with these as I would be out (on a road trip in the US). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted December 12, 2018 Thanks Vad, that's fab. I'm going to take care of Japfest Donington as it's an easy one for me to get to. For Japfest Silverstone all help is gratefully received. Of the others, it's probably worth gauging interest to see how many want to go. Tunerfest has been popular before, though Santa Pod less so. The JDM Combe event was attended by a few members last year. JAE is in the balance, I will take care of that one if it happens as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leevsfortyone 225 Report post Posted December 29, 2018 On 11/12/2018 at 6:17 PM, VAD17 said: Jeff/ @Deacon, Kev/ @KevinA, Lauren/ @Lauren - time to make some plans for 2019 club days? Let me know which ones you would like me to take care of. May be?: 30 March (Saturday) - Spring Action Day at Castle Combe - not many attended last year, but may be we can join with Weekend Racers bunch if they will have us. I am happy to arrange this or if we have enough interest will have a club stand of our own. 5 May (Sunday) - Japfest at Silverstone - shout if you need any help with this one. Last year was great! 9 June (Sunday) - TunerFest South (Brands Hatch) - I would be delighted to arrange a club stand and will provide muffins and soft drinks for all attendees. There are other options for June we can choose from: 1 June (Saturday) - JDM Combe, 8 June (Saturday) - Jap Show 2019 at Santa Pod; 22 June (Saturday) - Summer Action Festival at Castle Combe. We can decide if we would like to do more in June Then there will be Japfest at Donington (Saturday, July 13), Simply Japanese at Beaulieu (Sunday, July 28), JAE in August. Unfortunately I would not be able to help with these as I would be out (on a road trip in the US). I can take on activities for simply Japanese @ Beaulieu in 2019. 2 Lauren and Badger reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted February 9, 2019 A bit overdue, but I'd like to welcome @VAD17 aboard to the committee as our Trackday and Event Organiser. As I'm sure you'll agree he has been brilliant at organising track days and local events and we appreciate all his hard work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites