What do members want in West Mids

[kurrmet]

Hi All

While I am sitting in my hotel room the morning after a meet with the Danish cobra club who are a much smaller group although seem to be much more active it has got me wondering what would member of the west midlands cobra club like to do as a section. Some examples that come to mind are :-

1. scenic drive to a pub with meal at the end.
2. meet at other organised car events with a cobra parking area.
3. Curry night (social night)
4. Meet at a venue (pub) have a drink and chat.

If you have any ideas please let me know and I will try to see what I can come up with.

I look forward to hearing from you all.

[dave.n]

Originally Posted by kurrmet

Hi All

While I am sitting in my hotel room the morning after a meet with the Danish cobra club who are a much smaller group although seem to be much more active it has got me wondering what would member of the west midlands cobra club like to do as a section. Some examples that come to mind are :-

1. scenic drive to a pub with meal at the end.
2. meet at other organised car events with a cobra parking area.
3. Curry night (social night)
4. Meet at a venue (pub) have a drink and chat.

If you have any ideas please let me know and I will try to see what I can come up with.

I look forward to hearing from you all.

Sorry to hijack

Hi Ian
My advice to you is do all of the above.

I have found out over the past few years that everyone wants something different from their local club meets.

Just to back up my feelings, I have kept the regional meets at the same place as everyone knows where and when. This doesn’t suit a few who can’t make a Sunday, so a midweek meet is a great way of overcoming this. Some don’t like car park meets so when weather permits we have a picnic somewhere in a different environment. This also suits those who use the excuse of somewhere they can take the kids. Shows and car events took a backseat last year and that suited those whose wife’s are fed up with car events. I have to add that whatever people request you must try and if anyone has any ideas then let them have a free range and all of your support and the event is always attended by a few cobs. I myself have this dilemma every year and in the end so many people want so many different things that I organise a few and support whatever others want to do or organise. You will find that the ones who want certain stuff don’t so readily step up to the plate and organise them. So chill out and do one of each and if it goes well then do another.
I wish you luck catch up at Stoneleigh.

[David Large]

Hi Iain,

As suggested above some variety is needed I think, which is why I promoted the winter meets to coincide with the Britannic meetings. To turn up at the Black Boy with maybe only one or two others is not the most magical of events, which is why in our Walsall informal group we do curry nights, other trips and drives. It is difficult because the West Mids is a big region so evening meets might struggle and curry nights ditto.
I do think that trying some other events might help though. All of the ones you suggest are worth a go.

David

[dusty]

Hi. How about a meat at the Heritage Motor Centre J12of M40
ttp://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk stacks to do.

[kurrmet]

Thank you for your replies so far please keep them coming.

Well I have had look around and how do the members fancy a Breakfast meeting at RAF Cosford with the midland breakfast club on april 13.

please note that it is breatfast meet so it starts at 9.00am (yes I know that is early on a sunday)

If you are interested please let me know and i will arrange a Club line area.

You will have free access to the museum so its not just cars.

I have attached a link to the club web site.

Midlands Breakast Club - the Midlands Breakfast Club


I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

[David Large]

Originally Posted by kurrmet

Thank you for your replies so far please keep them coming.

Well I have had look around and how do the members fancy a Breakfast meeting at RAF Cosford with the midland breakfast club on april 13.

please note that it is breatfast meet so it starts at 9.00am (yes I know that is early on a sunday)

If you are interested please let me know and i will arrange a Club line area.

You will have free access to the museum so its not just cars.

I have attached a link to the club web site.

Midlands Breakast Club - the Midlands Breakfast Club



I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

That is a really good idea; I would do that, it would stop me drinking too too much at the dinner dance we are at the night before..

David

[davep]

Breakfast club sounds great (apart from the hour!), unfortunately can't make April one. Now I'm up and running it would be good to have a few more outings, and possibly the odd (non-alcohlic) pub crawl by cob. As said, given distances the week day evenings one maybe out for me. Other than that, tell me where, when, and how and I'm easy....

Dave

[TonyD]

How about a monthly meet at the Shakespear raceway when they are having one of their drag racing events?

I also like the idea of a curry evening, and meeting at the Britannia before sloping off to the Black Boy.

Cheers,

Tony

[VeeEight]

Hi Iain

It would be nice to do some or all of the suggestions you have made.
The Breakfast club seems a very good idea and also meeting up at the Britannia one Sunday.
Maybe we could hold a joint meeting, as last year, with the East Mids Group.
How's the Dax now the steering and suspension mods have been done.

Phil

[DG.V8]

Breakfast Club Sounds good to me, went down to Silverstone in my cob yesterday Sunday, to do a track session (not in the cob) but it as a fantastic drive, superb weather and the road conditions were brill!

I was thinking the same as Ian, need a few more get together's

maybe a nice run we could all do soon!
Doug