what is the best way to get in one? any special requirements? i have debated with myself about the importance of being in one. i decided that i would really like to be in one. what steps should i follow to seek out car club affiliation? any indy based clubs looking for motivated prospects???
I think it is best to be friends with one or more members before you try to join. They need to ask you. Or you could try the Rod Stewart way..
lmao. That was great! I think the Road Rockets are from there. I've never been in a club, but I'm pretty sure you have to be invited.
Just make your own. Because in my opinion, a good car club is just a bunch of good friends who like the same ****, and wanted some cool jackets and something to make chicks think your dangerous. I started mine car club years ago with just me and another guy and its nothing special. thats my two cents.
It's that red thing people put on their cars so thieves have to take the steering wheel off before stealing the car.
Car Clubs ask you to be in a club not you asking,, The best way is to make friends with somone in a club and get to know the everyone by going to car shows and meetings and hanging around,,,,if not that try to gather some of your friends together and start your own,, I agree with Flt-Blk Car clubs are gay
My group makes a point not to invite unless it is a good friend of the bunch, we prefer that people aproach us to see what we are about, One member will have to sponsor them, At that point we will tell them to stop by meetings, Then things get ugly for the "PROBIE". PS BRING BEER! (not cheap **** either) Dave
It depends on what you want from being in a car club. If it is comraderie, then align yourself with some of the members- see if you like what they do, how they do etc. Most clubs require you to be voted in or invited by a club member to join. If you want to do it because you think you might get better parking at a show or cruise, a cool jacket or 'the respect you deserve', then a club isnt for you- you would be in it for the wrong reasons. A club is an unofficial brotherhood - an extended family- the people in your family who understand you. If you are that hell bent of being in a club , why not start your own?
Drop you off naked ,in Watts, with a spare tire. You have to get to the radio station and get the dedication on the radio.
In your personal bio you state no clubs for me. What made you change your mind?? I'm not trying to start some ****...just wondering. Pretty much what the other guys said is true. There are quite a few good car clubs around Indy. I'm a Indy Hi-winder myself and have been for the last 25 years on and off. Go to some of the events that the local clubs have and see which one you would best fit in with and then approach one of the members about joining. Most clubs will have a trial period to see if you fit in and what kinda person you are when the **** hits the proverbal fan!!!
mate if you cant find a club you like just start your own, Im in the crushers- im the only member- but I still argue with myself. also if you do start a club reserch your name first as most names are already taken.
Might be true but not always. The one that counts around here has no fee or dues. No real rules or bylaws. We're just a group of car guys with families. Some of us work. Some of us are retired. Some of us retired to work. We ressurected an old local club with the permission of the original organizer. He gave us the original paper work from when the club was chartered in 55. It has become a way for a group of guys who used to all work together at GM to stay connected while we enter our retirement years. The Club should be what you make it. Your group of friends and aquaintances.
Oh ya! The Jerry's Cherry thing might be fun but some of us might not live to drive again if we had to do 5 -10.. :0
"I wouldn't want to belong to any club or organization that would have a guy like me as a member"...Grouch Marx. Seriously, all my club ***ociations (all 4 of them) are based upon my respect for the other members;...end of story. If I like the guys, and they have a worth-while organization, I'm fine with it. I DON"T need a club to drive my hot rod....I can do that all by myself!
WELL PUT! yea, thats what its about...you and your boys hangin', buildin', drivin', drinkin'. (yes in that order,...no drikin' and then drivin'....bad stuff....) just people who are friends and share in interest together....none of this "questionable ***ual orientation" initiations and "officers and leaders"....**** that! just hang with your boys and drive what you build! doesn't mean you can't be friends with everyone even if you're not in their club....AND if they don't wanna hang with you cause you're not in the "club", then f 'em...would you really want to be part of that highschool "click" mentality. just my opinion.....
Just watch that episode of Spongebob Squarepants when he tries to get into The Jellyfishers..pretty much the same thing
Sounds like the Exiles here in Indy. I am not a member but this describes them pretty well. Just a group of guys who have similar interest but no "rules" about who you can be friends with. Hmmmmm............................
yea, i've heard some stories from some "club members" about initiations....and i gotta tell ya,...it made me question them thoroughly....haha....i wanted to call them "The Rainbow Riders".
I don't think car clubs have prospects, that's more of an old school biker thing. Most of the fellas I know that are in clubs do basically the same thing that you would do if you were interested in a particular bike club. Hang around, get to know the fellas and let them get to know you. if all works out you'll end up a member of the persective club if it don't work out you don't wanna be a member anyway look for another bunch of fellas that you like hangin' out with. I know lots of guys that are in clubs I personally don't see the advantage if it but maybe I'm missing something.
I've been in a club for 11 years. Our club requires a new member to have a sponsor. Someone who knows the prospective member well enough to vouch that he is a reasonably good person, is not a **** stirring ***hole, and is not looking to con guys into building his car for him. The sponsor also has the responsiblity to go to the guy and straighten him out if he causes trouble or does something that reflects badly on the club. Its the one step before voting a member out. Clubs can be fun but often they're not all their cracked up to be. I'm suffering a bit of club burnout. The best clubs are composed of friends that get together and start one. Rather than make a mission out of joining a club hang around different club guys till you find a club that wants YOU. You will be more at home if you are invited to join.
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