1st off I just want to Give Lisa a HUGE Thank You for all the work she has done to help the club. On top of managing all the draws each month, she goes out and buys stuff for the club prize draws, keeps track of all the financial records for the club, brings, unpacks and packs back up all the related gear each month. Makes Receipts for each member and in general just works her toosh off. So Thank You.
2nd Up. Blair gets Promoted. Well temporarily at least. He was nominated to be the club speaker for the April meeting seeing as Lisa and I will not be there. We will hand off the club sign in book to him, however there won’t be any draws done at the April meeting just to keep things simple. Anyone wanting to pay Dues please hold onto them until the May Meeting.
So who was at the meeting this month, and how come it was so busy.
Well lets see.
Lisa Bergquist Red 85SE V6 Auto
Nigel Farmer 86GT V6 4spd
Graeme Bull Red 88GT 5psd
John Cascarejo 85GT
Ken So 85 SE 2M6
Hugh Macom (sp) 86 Rebody Ferrari 308 Rebody, ZZ383 (6.3L V8) 6spd
Austin Lee 86GT 3.4 DIS 5spd
Glen Atchison 87GT (88 GT being repaired after accident)
Luke Adam 86GT
Ryan Wiebe 88 Formula
Mike Arnold 86 2M4
Marcel V 86SE
Blair S. 85 2M3800
John Carlo 86GT Widebody
Clynt 87 4.9 Cadillac V8
David Bergquist 86 SBC V8 5spd
Chris and Crystal Zander 88GT
Erwin Adam 87GT
Out of the 18 members listed, I believe we had 16 Fiero’s at the meeting. That is out best turnout so far this year. Our best was I believe last July when we had 25 Fiero’s at a meeting.
Now for all the cool info.
We have a couple of options on Club Clothing.
Nigel came wearing a really cool white golf shirt with the Club logo on the front upper corner and larger logo on the back. Was bought from Café Press. Total cost was 15.99 including shipping.
Blair said he just got some T-Shirts done for Euphoria Chocolates; they were done in Victoria and were in the range of $10 each. If there is interest we may get a few done from the Victoria supplier and then leave it up to the individual members to purchase from Café Press. The bonus with Café Press is you can customize your specific shirt or jacket or hat to your own liking. We may set up a Club Store account at Café Press so that it is just a simple matter of going in and clicking through to design and choose what you want and then submitting your payment directly through them. The club would receive a share of the profit from each order at Café Press which would be placed back into the club account.
FRS / GRMS Radio’s.
Man have the times and technology changed. In the early days of the club a bunch of us used hand held 40ch CB Radio’s in our cars. Then FRS Radio’s came along, which provided far better short range communication. Now there is GMRS Radios, which are a HUGE jump over the FRS Radio’s. Marcel just bought the latest and greatest versions. They have a 40km range. Yes Forty Kilometer range. Come with Li-Ion Batteries, charger and headsets. The price was in the $70 range. However you can still pick up many sales and even pick up last years model that are still great radio’s at places like xscargo.com. Which routinely get in stock with the price of about $30 for a pair. If a really good deal comes around, and the members want it, we could buy a few sets for club use. I will need to know if people want Lisa and I to look into this. We use these on club drives so that a lead car can announce a turn or a problem as well as any individual member can announce an issue with his or her car. With everyone being able to hear and know what is going on, it keeps the group together and safe.
Big Fiero Parts Book. http://www.handcraftedcars.org/STORE/ ProductInfo.aspx?produc tid=KCB-03 I had to do some real digging around for this book. From the pic it looks like the same book we bought a couple years ago, however the add, lists it as the 3rd revision of the book. With a publication date of 2008. So it may well be a newer book and they have just not updated the pic. With a US Price of $30 we could order it and put it into the club book supply. The money would come from the club fund. How many people feel we should order this?
If anyone knows of a place to find T-Top seals for Pontiac Fiero’s there are a couple of members that are in need of them. Please post up any info you have found.
Events
April 12th Saturday 7pm Club Meeting, check website for details. www.westcoastfieros.com
April 19th -Saturday- 9am Tech Session at Blair’s house. This is a full day of working on your cars, tweaking things and getting all the cars prepared for the upcoming runs. This is a chance for everyone to share there knowledge in how Fiero’s work as well as a chance for people with a little less knowledge to learn from the more experience mechanics in the club.
April 25th OR if Raining Changed to May 9th. Friday Night Euphoria Chocolate Meet and Greet Show. This is a Fiero specific show being hosted by Blair and Angela. The lot will be open for Fiero’s to park in and hang out for the evening starting at 5pm and running all evening. Located at 9103 Glover Road 604.888-9506 FORT LANGLEY. Rain Out Date set for May 3rd after the Cinco De Mayo run.
May 3rd Cinco de Mayo. Drive. We will leave Langley at 9am and drive out via Trans Canada through Chilliwack, Hope and on to Hells Gate. The return trip will be via the old Lougheed Hwy and we will be stopping at the Sasquatch Inn just outside of Mission for Dinner. More details will be posted as the dates get closer.
May 10th Club Meeting, Check Website for Details.
June 7th 6am Saturday Arlington Run. This is a Positively Wicked Run. We meet early Saturday morning in Cloverdale at the Tim Horton’s corner of Hwy 10 and 152nd Street. We drive as a group, through the US customs, and down to Arlington Washington. Roughly a 90min drive. The group speed will be 120kph on the drive. If you fall behind you may need to go faster to catch up. If you end up being ahead you may need to slow down. However the group will attempt to maintain a 120kph speed limit.
June 8th Meet 8am Sunday All Pontiac Show and Shine in White Rock. Please view www.pppcc.com website for details as well as contact Terry Beale tbeale@shaw.ca for more information. This is another Awesome event for Fiero’s our goal is 20 Fiero’s in the show this year. They have prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. The cars are judged by other show entrants rather than by strict judges. So any and all cars are encouraged to show. Even if your car is not a “Show” car. Its still a really fun day to relax in the sun with other Fiero owners. I don’t know off hand what the entry fee is, but you get a really nice goodie bag and early entrants in the past have received a nice show plaque for your dash. I encourage ALL members to participate in the show. We are also attempting to get Washington and Oregon cars to join.
June 14th Club Meeting Check website for Details.
June 27th Friday 8pm Coffee and Relax at Starbucks. Located at 8660-200th Street Langley, BC V2Y 0B3
July 12th Club Meeting See Website for Details.
July 13th New West Car Show
July 18th-20th is the Tentative Date for the club camping trip. However that date is subject to change depending on the availability of the campsite. Henry D. is checking dates and details for us on this event. It will be an overnight camping trip near Cultus Lake. We will combine this with the club BBQ on the Saturday. Details to follow.