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It's only when you're actively looking that one can't be found. Stop looking, and they come out of the woodworks http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/smile5.gif. Then, as soon as you buy one, it'll rain for the whole first week. http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/lol.gif

K. Anyone have a problem with membership being limited to "past and current owners", and immediate household?

man, these things are really expensive. 10 years ago, a 210 hp Seven would totally wipe everything off the road, but now there are quite a few cars with similar power to weight ratio, or at least in the ball park.

Thanks for the input. I like your definition of LSiS better. I'll wait for feedback on the Associate Member comment - I don't have a problem with dropping the Associate Member class, other than this: Without this class specifically written into the bylaws, any person can join. One of the IRS requirement is "limited membership required". Now, reading the definition of "limited membership required" section, I think it just means that the club is not completely public:

I have to make the time to slip out your way sometime.

Just watched it. I'm not a big fan of Hopkins, but it was worth watching for the story. The extras on the DVD were pretty good. http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/thumbsup.gif

Looks pretty http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/coolgleamA.gif . My German isn't so good. Any specs?

Alright, moving past the name, we need text for definition of a LSiS, Purpose of the club, Membership, etc... I'm throwing these as I write them. Please discuss. Definitions A LSiS is defined as ???? My definition: mid-front engined (engine in front, but fully behind the front wheel center line), rear wheel drive, v8, 2 seater, cycle type or winged front fenders, front and rear wheels fully outside the main body. (OK, V8 = http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/biggrinjester.gif ). Purpose The purpose of [name] is to enhance LSiS ownership experience, promote camaraderie through regional and national activities and events, and encourage favorable interest in LSiS and the club. Membership Membership in this club shall be limited to any person who meets all the requirements specified below: • Has paid current membership fees to the club treasurer • Has completed the club membership application form AND, falls into one of the following categories: • Charter Members. still have to word this one… There are between 6-9 charter members who committed to split the upfront costs of club formation. • Active Members. Active membership shall be restricted to current or past owners, lessees, or co-owners of LSiS, who are 18 years of age or older. • Family Member. A person, 18 years of age or older, joining in conjunction with an active or associate member. A family member must reside in the same house as the active member. • Associate Members. A person, 18 years or older who has never owned a LSiS but has an interest in ownership. Associate members enjoy all the benefits of the club except they cannot vote, hold elective office or designate a family member. • Honorary Member. Any person who, on the affirmative vote of the Board of Directors, is deemed to merit recognition for outstanding interest in or service to the club. Such membership shall be limited to one year but may be renewed upon the affirmative vote of the Board of Directors. Annual dues are waived for that year. Expulsion of any member will require 2/3rds vote by the general membership of the club. The unexpired portion of the expelled member’s dues shall be refunded, and the member’s name shall be deleted from the membership rolls by the treasurer. slngsht2006-08-24 18:24:53

I'll try to find the owner and will add them to the links page with proper credit. Thanks

Steve, do you know who owns that site? It's nicely done.

Can't help you with a build site specific to the CSR, but Congrats. It must be exciting!

If anybody here has made their own, and has a how-to writeup, that'd be great.

Al, believe it or not, we have to have dues to be a nonprofit club. Per IRS The dues will be minimal, or could be rolled into the 7/7/7 fees for those attending (there is another issue that I have to investigate with the insurance carrier regarding any restrictions on % of non-members attending a club event). At any rate, the idea is to keep club overhead (in terms of funds, meeting requirements, etc...) to an absolute minimum (eliminate where possible).

Does this belong to anyone here?>Linkslngsht2006-08-24 05:10:38

If it weren't for a day job and 2 small kids, I'd be there.

These are very good questions. I hope we can formulate all the answers in the next few weeks. This whole club discussion, as well as the 7/7/7 discussion started when a handful of us (who had never met before) got together and went on a weekend cruise to Skyline drive in VA. While there, we talked about a 2nd event (I believe we first talked about that as I was getting a speeding ticket http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/lol.gif ), and later on, Al came up with the 7/7/7 idea, which has taken off pretty well. A club (and insurance) is a necessity for organizing an event like 7/7/7. I can only speak about what I hope this club will become. My hope is that it'll spur more get-togethers, greater enthusiasm for our cars (if that's possible), a place (speaking of the forum) to share car stories, technical know-how, etc..., and hopefully a great way to help new owners feel immediately at home. Having a national club with regional coordinator will enable usage of the insurance coverage at the local level. I'm one of those corvette graybeards you mentioned http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/biggrin5.gif, and the benefits I got out of the online forums added SO MUCH to the owning experience. Actually, having a strong online community really helped my decision to buy the vette. (By the way, I totally see the snobish stuff you talk about - even among generations of the same car). As for what makes it unique - there is nothing here that someone else couldn't repeat I guess. We plan to be TOTALLY open to all LSiS cars. I'm committed to making our online community the best there is. Other than that, it's up to everyone contributing here to decide what we're about. That's the purpose of this thread.

To add to my previous point, we did explore the benefits of affiliation - we would still have to have our own club insurance for events.

Tony, We did take Bernie's advice, as well as those from JohnCh and quite a number of other folks, and have decided to form this club as a standalone club rather than having any formal affilition with any other club. Having said that, we do plan on reaching out to brand specific clubs (here and in UK) by making sure we share event info, stories, etc... with them (and vice versa). I'm not going to address the snob factor of any particular club - that's just the type of thing we will avoid here. Hope this explains our direction a little bit.

I guess it would help if permissions were turned on so people could vote http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/blush5.gif It should work now.

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Steve, Excellent. Thanks for the input. I'm sure Gail will appreciate this http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/yesnod.gif

Alright, the pole is open for picking a name: >http://www.usa7s.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=179

All, I went through the messages on this forum and se7ens mailing list, and these were the ones that seemed to come up more than once. Thanks all for a healthy participation. If you know of one that was discussed alot that I missed, let me know ASAP, and I'll add it. A couple of the choices can have differernt variants. For example, USA7s or USA Sevens club, or a few varieties of the "Seven Inspired" names. Also, keep in mind that the club name and website URL don't have to be the same. USA7s is an easy address, and I think we should continue to use it (perhaps in addition to another URL for the club name), regardless of what name we pick for the club. I'll let this poll run for a couple of days. Hopefully we'll have a front runner by then. I'm off to draft bylaws based on what I've seen from other club sites...

Jerry, thanks for the info. I'm upgrading the front uprights, so I'll probably do the same on the front.

Jerry, thanks. The intention is to file the club as a "social club" under IRS 501©(7) as a nonprofit organization. And this site will remain as the home. More enhancements will be made to accomodate club members and club activities. http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/cheers2.gif