Wow. Several posts, bitching about people bitching. In my club, one has to be ASKED to join. Keeps out the riff raff. There have been Vipers, slinking around the drag races, for many, many years. We hope for many more.
Clubs have their place. With out them most of the shows that you all enjoy would not happen. Politics and egos will destroy the club. I think most clubs start for a great reason but then the focus slowly shifts. Too many grown men fighting about T-shirts and by-laws.. My club just chaptered off. We are now only 8 guys - all friends and family with the focus being on our cars. T-shirts are cool but the cars come first. Our goal is to help each other build our cars and to keep putting on local shows (less orcabillys - more cars). For us putting on a great show and meeting new people are what it's all about. Now that's just my opinion.
I belong to a good club, "Road Burners, Omaha Ne." Great group of guys, and it shows. Not perfect but nice guys. Right before I joined, there was a big club split.... I still think we all could be together, but I get along fine with all of them anyway. When I was thinking about joining a car club, my wife reminded me to just have jun and not to get involved in the club politics....good advise. But I still have to agree with alot of the opinions that have been posted. Gary
I belong to one of the oldest clubs in Canada (54 yrs). Members come and go over the years. That's a fact of life. We still have 3 of the original members who formed the club back in 1956. Every guy has their place in the club. For the most part, all are great guys who are willing to pitch in when you get in a jam. I can't see myself ever quitting.
I'm in a club now, its been around since the early 80s. Its was pretty much dead with two of the original members and myself stuck with it and kept it going, putting on a 3-day show by ourselves. However in the past couple of years we've gained a lot of members who are all friends, they have an attitude towards me since I ride MX, work weekends etc... basically im not at their beckoned call, and dont want to waste my time with them getting no work done and drinking. Don't get me wrong clubs are cool, but overall the drama of them sucks. im looking forward to rolling with friends, just simpler that way.
No clubs anymore. Got tired of just a few in the clubs doing all the work for all the others that do nothing but want everything. Lots of big ideas but never show up when the time comes to help and then complain if it didn't go their way.
Never been in a club, back when I lived in Socal, it was just a good group of friends from high school, and a few guys we meet street racing. We would just race and work on each others cars..basically just friends with a common interest. Now I live in Mammoth... I'd be happy if I can find 1 other person that likes to wrench on cars..let alone a whole club.
I quit the Flying Labia's due to drama and politics. Given I was the only member but still...... ....I'm i the IRON LORDS cc now and it's pretty natural. I mean if I wasn't in the club I would be hanging with these dude anyways. The club gives us structure and allows us to form like Voltron to do bigger things like parties and car shows etc. Plus you get a really cool Plaque which we all know makes you 100x cooler.....and I could use all the cool point I can get. Viva La Geek A Billy!
Nope never quit, but I have gone solo before. That said I am not currently a member of a "car club" I was once a mamber of a club in the NW but that was a lifetime ago. I didn't quit and i don't think I ever got kicked out so if the club is still there I'm probably still a member. I'm not much of a joiner. I belong to an MC that is a life long commitment. I am now considered to be officially inactive. Amd as said I once belonged to the aformentioned car club. But I didn't try to join either it just happened. I still prefer to go it alone. I would like to have a friend or two along the way, maybe that'll happen if it doesn't then I guess I won't.
Was a member of a vintage circle track racing club for several years. Same old story of most clubs - lost focus, changed directions, yada, yada, yada. No more for me. 1939Streetrod - our 'clubs' have to get together this summer sometime! Woody
i guess it depends on the type of car club. lone wolf sounds good though...no one to answer to or be responsible for.
In the early '80s I became a member of a car club that was most enjoyable. We started the first annual "Moonshine Rod Run" in 1984 (I think) and it is still going strong. I served a couple of back to back terms as president and some of us worked really hard to make the rod run and our other endeavors successful. Two reasons for dropping out of the club - burn out and moving to another town. I'm content to be a Lone Wolf and go to the shows and cruise-ins that I want to attend! There's a new club here in Marshall, Texas that is doing a good job with their monthly cruise night. When the club was formed I was asked to join and be a charter member, but I declined. I told them that I would attend and support their events, but I just didn't want to be a member again. Buckshot40
I'm still in my M/C club, but I did quit the car one. My joining it in the first place was based on the erroneous belief that it was about cars; I soon found out otherwise.
-all hilarious. yeah clubs, uhg. but it seems if its friends, due-less, light and about helping each other out on rides and loving it all.. then cool. but when its another job or just another annoying commitment, forget it.
There was a club in town called the Twisters, never joined but got invited to all the functions. I run a Vagabond plate now, When Fiddy asked me at 1 a.m. at the Drags a few years back if i wanted to be a Vagabond I asked "What do I have to do?" He said "not a damned thing" I said I'm in. LOL The lovely wife and I have really enjoyed helping feed the masses Friday night at the drags though. It's kind of our annual project as a club. When the other member in Oklahoma and I end up running into each other we declare it a meeting.
I belong to a club because without orginized numbers the state I live in would pass laws against our hobby. So thanks to the guys in clubs who work to insure we still have a car hobby.
i have to poop........WOW.....i said that and lighting almost hit the house........ot...but this weather can suck my nuts!
left a club, because we never really did anything together,still friends with some of them. ... but i was adopted into another club/family and its been great...
Lone wolf here, only joined one club in my life and none of the members ever said one word to me...that was the first and last club I joned...
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