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M3sportEvo wrote: the club is for the members and as in all cases IF strong reasoned points are put in a correct manner then they cannot be ignored and those at the helm must address and take notice.

you would think that, wouldn't you!

is this an agreement with my comment above?? I still believe that a strong members voice is vital to the success of any organisation even if it does rub some up the wrong way SO LONG AS IT IS CONSTRUCTIVE NOT DAMAGING.

ie how would two seperate clubs be better than one??
 

 

 

Power struggles are always bloody - look at the Romans!

I'd like to see those emails made public on this forum - maybe then people could see "the true nature of the beast"

So far, I've never seen a full & clear version of what went on.

But back to the matter in hand - however you organise it Donington will always be a poor relation in the shadow of Gaydon unless you provide something different. No matter how much of a BMW fan you are, seeing the same cars in a shed just a few weeks after seeing them out in the sun is just a bit boring.

The rolling road never made it to Gaydon - why not Donington then?

Where were the BMW magazine people like BMW Car & PBMW? Not to mention the possible last shout of TBMW. It would have been nice to say thanks & good luck for the future.

Where were the Polished Bliss people etc? This seems to be a growing area of interest but all I saw was the Meguiars stand & a few bottles of Zymol on the John Drake stand. We could have had demos of the products, how-to guides etc.

Couldn't a local dealer have provided a display with the new 3-series coupe?

With a race track right on the doorstep surely we could have had a couple of "Ring Taxi" M5's or 335's available between races?

There's plenty that could have been done.

It wasn't just the wives/girlfriends/etc that were walking around with faces like a smacked arse - it was everyone who'd been to Gaydon for �6 & had just paid nearly double that for an indoor carboot sale!

KB no offense intended and appreciate that you and several others seem to have strong personnal battles to which the majority of us members are un-aware of the full facts.

However this is about Donington and some really positive thourghts are now coming through (andyS above) and the club should now be able to discuss/ consider these to improve next years show.

The key seems to be to make it DIFFERENT from Gaydon rather than an indoor version. Possibly some ideas will come from classic show at NEC?? or those in other clubs?? BUT keep the ideas flowing.  

Nigel,

Thanks for the insight.

What people must not forget is that by their actions (the chairman and his gang) endangered the club, attempted to destroy this forum and could have laid the club open to expensive legal bills. They acted irresponsibly at best.


Their judgment has proved to be flawed and I for one an growing very tired of the its not �our fault� syndrome.

At Gay don the food was the fault of Gay don. Donnington the size of a hall is the fault of Donnington. The independent stall holders not turning up is the independent stall holders fault. Isn�t it about time the people who are negotiating on behalf of the club, showed some teeth and overcame these types of problems after all there are enough venues up and down the country.

I would like to know if the no shows paid up front for their stalls . For the future I would hope that there is an additional deposit charged that is only repaid when the stall holder turns up and displays or sells    

Money is being lost needlessly at the two biggest events of the year and the clubs lack of presence at other events is the cost�s.


It is individuals efforts and goodwill that are being criminally wasted by the committee

Regards


Rob

[QUOTE=M3sportEvo]
the club is for the members and as in all cases IF strong reasoned points are put in a correct manner then they cannot be ignored and those at the helm must address and take notice.

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Don't you believe it for one minute. They kicked me and Killian out without telling us why, or offering us any chance to redeem ourselves. I was the guy who asked awkward questions about telling porkies to the membership, and the accuracy of the accounts. If you do anything that does not agree with the ideas of the current main leaders of the club, you are threatened with court action. So if you want to remain in a club that acts like something out of the Spanish Inquisition then fine. Personally I am better off outside.



Edited by Howard

Does it need recognition from outside.

Surely the purpose of such a club is to get like minded people together and THEY will recognise it.

Why go looking for acceptance from others, if it is done properly which by all accounts the Drivers Club was, then that is enough.

Isn't it?

The BMWDC does still exist - the CC just bought the
membership list.
Might be worth contacting Club Lotus (Mrs Arnold) to
see what the position is regarding using the name.
Whatever - something needs to be done.