After a discussion with Jason of the THRA we've decided to part ways and go ahead with our own ideas, so the MN Regional Chapter has now evolved into the MHRA...I'm still undecided on whether to call it the Minnesota Hot Rod ***'n or the Midwest Hot Rod ***'n...so I figured we'd put it to a vote...also there's now an official MHRA e-mail address, since I don't want to clutter up my Standard Speedshop address, so please send any questions or contact info to mhra_mn@yahoo.com ...we'll be following the same rules and guidelines that I'd set before and I'll post them here to keep everyone up to speed...we're still looking for more members, and I'm not turning anyone down based on what they drive or own...it's all about getting to know each other and the vehicles we build and making connections with local car clubs...so let's make this work and throw some killer events...and now, onto the poll...
Pre-62 Traditional Hot Rods and Kustoms -engine, transmission and rearend pre-62 where possible with exceptions on kustoms since most revolve around style more than old school speed,modern engines allowed if the engine designs based are in the 60's ie. small block ford and chevy and big block mopars to name a few if they appear traditional and not just a stock '85 caprice motor. -street legal only...these cars must be driven to events if at all possible with exceptions to drag only vehicles and vehicles in various stages of being built showcasing their progress -modern add-ons like electronic fuel injection, turbochargers, paxton style superchargers are allowed on a case by case basis if the rest of the vehicle appears as Traditional as possible. Event Funding and Volunteers -Events will be funded strictly through donations and local sponsorship if any can be found -any permits that need to be purchased for the event to be held can be purchased by private parties as a donation or be paid by donations -any donations left over from collection prior to the event and at the event itself must be donated to a charity of the regional club's choice, provided that all expenses of the show have been paid for, ie. food and drinks, permits, etc. -anyone involved in helping out with planning or organizing the event, or helping guide vehicles or check vehicles at the gate, supplying food and drinks, etc must be volunteer work only and not paid for, with the exception of a local food vendor if you can find one...any charges to the food vendor(s) for supplying the event must be considered as donations -volunteers must report their progress with their duties to the regional leader, and report immediately if they back out of their duties for whatever reason so that someone can replace their duty -contact info for as many MHRA members as possible must be recorded to keep track of event planning progress and for notifying said members of an upcoming meeting or an upcoming event they should attend. -MHRA members should always spread the word, if you get an e-mail stating that there's an event in the upcoming future, post it on your web forum that you frequent, tell your car club, or volunteer to help p*** out flyers...
If any of you guys have got any ideas for names, speak up...I'd love to hear them...I'm not dead set on this name yet, unless everyone else seems to like it...there have been a bunch of names thrown around since all of this happened early this morning around 1 or 2am, so let's hear your ideas not only about the name but also about the rules and regulations and such
ooooh...you got a point there...damn...we'll see what happens with that...does anyone have any contacts within the Michigan Hot Rod ***ociation? I'd like to talk to one of the guys in charge of that to see if there's any conflicts with the name...I know it's hard to pronounce, but how about the MnHRA? It could still be the MHRA, but at least have some distinction there...or the MHRA MN, like the e-mail address...I'd like to hear any other name ideas you guys got, serious ones that is...hahaha...porkn******, you sure know how to lighten the mood...hahaha
Roadstar is a member of the MHRA, Michigan Hot Rod ***oc, and until recently sat on the Board of Directors. You should PM him directly in case he doesn't see this thread.
I'm still open to suggestions here...trying to think of a new name...I didn't think there would be this much of a conflict with the name given the distance, and I didn't expect to see a 50-50 voting in the poll...
What if we replaced "***ociation" with one of these found in the thesaurus? affiliation, alliance, band, brotherhood, bunch, circle, clan, clique, club, coalition, combination, combo, company, confederacy, confederation, congress, cooperative, corporation, crew, crowd, family, federation, fellowship, fraternity, gang, guild, hookup*, league, mob, order, organization, outfit, partnership, pool, rat pack*, ring, society, syndicate, tie-in, tie-up, tribe, troops, troupe, union, zoo* I did not take the time to edit the list, so yes, there are a bunch of bad ones in there. I kind of like the MHRM -Minnesota (or Midwest) Hot Rod Mob Chris
Distance doesn't matter, the Michigan Hot Rod ***oc (MHRA) travels to many, many major shows east of the Mississippi each year, including the BTTF show, with their repair trailer. This organization is well know world wide for their continued support of thousands and thousands of hot rodders that show up at events needing help getting their cars repaired. It would be best to choose something entirely different just so you can set yourselves apart from any other organization. You need something completely unique and original. I'm sure you'll come up with something. As a side note I also think of MSRA when I see four letters together, the first one M and the last one A. It's funny how the eyes and brain work. Personally I like MHRF....Midwest Hot Rod Federation
does it have to say Midwest or Minnesota? I know it helps to define the area, but it seems to be a bit lengthy. What if it's just The Hot Rod Mob, or The Hot Rod Guild, or The hot Rod ______ (insert single syllable word here). I dunno, maybe I'm just lazy today! Federation could work, though I do think of WWF wrestling when I here it. How about we change it up and say Federales?! Chris
What was wrong with the THRA..??? How 'bout the THRF (Traditional Hot Rod Federation)...or the VHRF (Vintage Hot Rod Federation)...??? Yeah, MHRA is too well known to be used...find a new and original name.. R-
I thought you were talking about the above mentioned groups. Ya to close... MARC Mid America Rod and Custom MACHO Mid American Custom & Hotrod Org. TACO Traditional and Custom Organization HAGS Hotrodders against GoldChain Streetrods **** Drivers into Cool Kars HACKS Hotrod and Custom Kar Syndicate
my first reaction was its too close to MSRA,leading new Street rodders to join in confusion then the Mich.HRA came to mind and now I definately do not think that will work.MTRA maybe ??? midwest (or Minnestota )traditional rod ***o.???
the THRA is someone else's idea, and we had differing views on how things should handle, so we parted ways and now I'm spearheading a group in the midwest under my "rules" if you want to call them that...I'd like the name to have midwest in the ***le, since the logo I have in mind has 5 white stars in it symbolizing North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin as our "region"...How about the Midwest Traditional Rod ***ociation (or Alliance)...I do kind of like the word alliance, sort of the whole idea behind what I want to do...bring all of the car clubs together and other lone wolves so we can all make connections, hang out and talk cars without spectators and car show duties...
I'm with Chris on this one. Call it the Syndicate. Done. People who need to know, or want to know, will understand. Cool plan, too. This needed to happen. ~Scotch~
I didn't mean for my previous post to sound like this is MY group, I'm just the dude trying to get stuff together, not trying to be a dictator or anything...this is as much ours as it is mine or anyone else's...and I want to keep it that way...as I've said time and again, I want this to be done with no dues, no structure, and if it evolves into the group holding car shows, I really don't want to be in charge of that and I'll stick to organizing the get togethers and picnics and such and let someone better equipped run the car shows aspect of things...what about Midwest Traditional Syndicate?...or the Midwest Mob...though, I don't really want it to be too outlandish either...something cl***ic would be cool...Midwest Traditional Club Alliance/Organization...the MTCO sounds kinda neat... as for joining forces with the Traditionals C.C. efforts for events, I'd be more than happy if they were a part of the group but I have a feeling we have different goals...if they want to use this group name to put on their events, then by all means do so and they can be the ones in charge of organizing car shows and such under this group's name and I can organize get togethers...or they can organize events under their own name and still be a part of this group, it makes no difference to me...let's get some more names thrown out there...thanks
god damn...The Syndicate...or Hot Rod Syndicate...it doesn't fit with the logo idea I had been thinking of, but that last one sounds cool as ****...which probably means it's already taken...speaking of which, the logo I was thinking of was a tri-tip shield, the top 1/3rd of it being blue with 5 white stars, and the bottom 2/3rds being vertical red and white stripes...
I don't know about you guys, but I'm still stoked as hell about doing this...I've been offered to combine efforts with another group, and it's a tempting offer...I just don't know though, I like the ground rules that have already been set in place, and aside from the cut-off year I haven't heard any complaints about the "rules"...cut-off years are always a touchy subject anyway...I'm just not sure how well I'd fit in working with another group, maybe I have a control issue, I don't know...I like the idea of gathering people together and organizing things and being somewhat important...but the idea of having a stand alone group where many of the members are already members of another group that basically does the same thing seems silly, even if we promoted shows and get togethers as two different groups...I don't doubt for a second that I, along with all of you, can make this happen...nor do I doubt that said other group can accomplish the same things...what do you guys think? keep on going and find a name to solidify ourselves as a stand alone group, and work with other groups to promote events...or just throw in the towel on this idea and have all of us combine with another group and get things done that way? Either way there's going to be some killer events and get togethers coming our way in the near future, it's just how we get to that point is what's on my mind now...what are your guys' and girls' thoughts?
I think you're starting to think too hard about it. Relax Amigo. Like ***, this is supposed to be FUN...if it stops being fun, you're doing it wrong. I honestly feel the looser you run it, the better it'll be. You've been around enough 'clubs' to know how it is. Surround yourself with good people with similar ideas and at***ude. Are you going to Koachwerks' BBQ? It's a perfect place to have a talk about it with like-minded folks. I'll be there and I know lots of other cool folks from the HAMB will be there too. I've got some ideas and I'm sure others will too. "the logo I was thinking of was a tri-tip shield, the top 1/3rd of it being blue with 5 white stars, and the bottom 2/3rds being vertical red and white stripes..." Sounds kinda Evel Kneivel, doesn't it? ~Scotch~
I belong to a club that is very Loose in its rules, but VERY elitist in a***tude, I belong because its the only + best known game in town + after over 25 years .ya hate to just bail ,BUT I am VERY close now. asll we ever talk about is money and no one wants to just get in the car and DRIVE on a phone call ,??? (i've tried) first question is where? and are there DASH PLAQUES/Trophy's? WTF??? hate to see that happen here , decals,-(ya, i got em on my car ), plates,Tshirts are just money down a hole that could be spent on my car or crusin GAS tip on Logo's - kinda like a magazine car , the louder and brighter the more attention you will get , That reads as MEMBERS
Are you going to Koachwerks' BBQ? It's a perfect place to have a talk about it with like-minded folks. I'll be there and I know lots of other cool folks from the HAMB will be there too. I've got some ideas and I'm sure others will too. ~Scotch~[/quote] Sounds like a good plan to me, Scotch. Chris
Upon closer examination....I'm not sure my modified (T-bucket style) with its Weber-side-draft-carbureted late 70's Iron Duke falls withing the guidelines. And the street-legal sprint car is anything but a traditional hotrod !
hahaha, are you saying there's something wrong with Evel Knievel?...I just kinda dig the whole red white and blue americana theme...keeps things kind of grounded...it's not too flashy and it kind of puts a little bit of the old Star Spangled Banner into a genre that's increasingly being over-run by imports...and I'm really starting to like the Hot Rod Syndicate... as far as me having my ******* in a bunch? not likely...hahaha...it takes a lot to aggrevate me, and I consider myself a pretty easygoing guy...you can't take life seriously, you'll never get out alive...and I love the idea of having sort of an impromptu meeting at the BBQ, and it gives us a chance to drum up some more members...anyone got an old soapbox I can stand on, just for the nostalgia of it?...hahaha
well, those guidelines are only in effect for actual car shows...which I'm not planning on having any quite so soon...I want to build up a good base of people with picnics and cruises and such during the end of this year and throughout next year...and as I said before, if someone else wants to take the reigns on planning a car show under this group's name I'm all for it as long as it's done legit...
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