Whats Happening With the NSW MR2 Club

I would like to introduce myself for those that do not know me my name is Joel and I have just been appointed the President of the MR2 owners club of Australia NSW Branch.
 
A few years ago a new group of people tried to reignite the NSW MR2 owners club rather than seeing the club dissolve and disappear. I would like to thank this group for putting in their time and effort in resurrecting the club. Since this time the club has had Tom and Jullian take the Presidency in the hope the club can get back off the ground. There has been a lot of talk this year on the forums about the state of the club and what is happening with the club etc.
 
For the time being a new committee has been appointed. I would like to start by thanking the previous committee for their effort in keeping the club going. With a new committee unfortunately it may take some time to get our heads around what is required to keep the club running and the general background filing. But this does mean with new invested interest and a different outlook on priorities we all hope the club can get back on track which we all imagined it should be.
 
As it stands we have 5 committee members;
 
Joel (wiso) – President
Dylan (dylmrt) – Treasurer
Paul (senor_2)– Social Events coordinator/general
Tom (darius)– Social Events coordinator/general
Tracey (aussiespyder)– Secretary/Public Officer
 
Please contact any of these people with anything you may want to know about the club or activities.
 
Just because these are the committee it does not mean that these are the only people who can organise events. If any club members wishes to organise any events they can contact one of the committee with their plans to make it official. A committee member must be present at each event held in the name of the MR2 Owners Club of Australia.
 
We want to see a larger mix of MR2's getting involved. Its no surprise that a large majority of the members own the mk2 MR2 (SW20) so we regularly see a number of these. What we don't see is many mk1 (AW11) or mk3 (ZZW30) MR2 owners getting along to the events. In the past the club has been passed off by these owners claiming the club is geared more towards the SW20. But some of the new committee members are passionate about the AW11 and ZZW30. So we are hoping to put that idea to rest. We will all strive to keep the club as fair and as partial to encourage member with any MR2 to join in.
 
So what does this mean for you, the members, well in the coming months you will see the club get back on track for a monthly event. Whether this be club cruises or other social events. You will also hopefully see by the end of the year the club join up with other clubs to take on some small motorsport events for those interested. And let’s not forget the all important MR2 nationals in 2013 to be set down in Tasmania.
 
With some great work from the treasurer and the previous president the Club memberships were reduced to $20 flat annual fee for NEW members in 2013. Renewing in Febuary 2014. This Is a great way to get new members to come along and try the club out without the burden of high costs for what I am sure most people are seeing as little gain atm. But rest assured we will try our upmost to get more going making the membership great value.
 
With that in mind if anyone is after more info about the club itself or membership or even events please email mr2nswsec[at]gmail.com
 
 
Thank you and I look forward to seeing you all at our club events.

Dudeman
A very welcome development! Thanks Joel.
 
Credit to the previous board for keeping the club afloat, excited about potential new club drives!

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I agree. 
Looking forward to some fun drives with new friends.

Congrats on the presidency Joel. I was unable to attend the club meeting but would love to still be with thre club.

I'm looking forward to seeing where the club goes from here :)

Good to see its still operating.
Rob, the Newcastle track hires the two stroke karts which would be an excellent day of racing.
I'm happy to offer discounts for club members to the MR2 Trackday Challenge to help bolster numbers for the club. 
Also willing to advertise the club and provide links to the club's website via the ultimatetrackdaychallenge website.
 
Cheers
 
Steve
 

I've sent Wiso (Joel) an email.
I'm interested in joining too.

the picton karts look good rob.
 
 

A warm welcome to Wiso as the new Club president. I believe Joel will do an excellent job at the helm and continue moving the club in the right direction.
 
Please be patient as we overhaul a lot of the admin matters (e.g. updating membership forms to new addresses and the like, the website etc).
 
We have changed membership to a flat rate $20/year renewable each and every Feb for now. There has been no discussion as to the 2014 price, however our attempts now are to keep the joining fees at a nominal amount to bring in as many members out and new back to the club.

We'll start up a separate thread for Go-Karting once details are finalised.
 
Again guys thanks for all the support, we aim to make the club for benefits of all members and the MR2 Community as a whole.