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March 2000 |
Greetings
Redliners,
This is the first official newsletter for us so please bear with
us until we get things going. I felt we needed to make contact
with you so that we can make this transition run a little
smoother. First of all I would like to thank everyone who was
able to show up for our Autorama Outing, the weather was not
ideal unless you were looking for cold air in your intake, but I
think we all had fun anyway. I was especially impressed with the
enthusiasm from the lovely ladies that came with us. I just wish
I could get my wife to enjoy that kind of stuff, but if she did,
than our family would have another car to build!! Now down to
"bidness", look on our website and you will find an
official member application that you can print out and mail to
us if you want to be included. This is the formal application
that will be used for our records, events and services. We need
to know how to notify you because, let's face it, word of mouth
is okay for a few, but as our organization grows, it will be
easier to keep things in tune if we had everyone's information.
We are now asking for a cash commitment to be made by you. As
you may have been told upon hearing about Redline, we are asking
for an initiation fee of $30.00 US (no Cananian money, yo.) for
being a part of Redline Motorsport. This money will be used for
club members to help out with event costs. Last year we had
eight people in four cars go to the NOPI Regionals in Wisconsin,
and events like that would benefit from a "helping
hand" and wallet for those who wish to drive and sleep in
hotels. Food for "Garage Days" will also be taken care
of if everyone votes for it. This will be an annual fee and you
will get more that you invest , I assure you. Please keep in
mind we are aware of the commitment we are asking here, and have
though hard about it. We do not think monthly "Dues"
are needed, like other clubs as it is tough enough to scrape up
money to buy things for our cars. For that $30.00 you will get
quite a lot. Official members will be able to get parts for your
car much cheaper that going through anyone else. As you may or
may not know, Matt, Scott and I have started a business for the
sole purpose of getting parts at or near wholesale prices. This
requires quite a lot of time and money. Though once in place we
will not only be able to tell you what product is good and what
is junk, but also how much we can get it for and if not through
us (because of our low volume Distributor status) that who would
be better in price. DC Sports is an example - we can only get DC
products from DC at 20% off retail, but some company that is
larger and does more volume may get it cheaper for us. Now back
to the fee, the small percentage we get from each sale will go
back into the company account and then be used to benefit the
club. It's that simple. You also get a Membership Windshield
Graphic and of course information on upcoming events such as
races, Garage days, Road trips an' such not to forget the
ability to have other member's information at your access via
website and newsletters. We are looking into Redline Polo shirts
to wear at events-but nothing too cheesy, just a nice
identification piece to show people who we are. Once again I
would like to thank you for your participation and look forward
to this season. With the exciting people like you joining us,
this year is going to be a great one.
-Thomas |
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