post your ideas here. name of the club, things you would like to see included, make nominations for president, who will be invited to join, (charger,magnum,caliber,srt4,challenger, trucks, jeeps)anything you would like to see. i will gather it all and make a poll and see where it goes. please keep comments on topic in this thread so it doesent go 3000 pages...lol

thanks
gregg
bwoody

Ill make you club decals haha

lol cool but we already have a vinyl plotter. wonder how crazy the decals are gonna get

I've never been a member of a car club but this sounds very fun and interesting to do. My opinion is to have ALL SRT vehicles allowed. Have track days, Ride days, Meet days, show days. etc. etc. Start it up as soon as the weather breaks.

Club Name?.... How about "Kockeyazzholes" :cool::cool::cool:

Just my 2 cents, thats all

im gonna cut a decal just for you that says that. and ima gonna put it on your truck...lol

Gregg, I think that starting a club is a very good idea. Since I have a few Buick Turbo cars I belong to the Buick GS Club of America. In my opinion it is THE BEST that there is. The Clubs president is Richard Lasseter, 625 Pine Point Circle, Valdosta, Ga. Phone #229-244-0577. This club was started in the early 80's I believe by Richard and a few other individuals. I believe the membership is in the thousands. Membership dues are I believe (without looking up my receipts) $35 or $40 a year. With this fee we get a very nice bi-monthly magazine that is loaded with tech tips, articles that are sent in by the club members, free classified adds for club members providing that the adds are limited to 40 words and that it includes the price. There are also pages of vendors that advertise but I am sure that there is a fee for that.I know that there are a lot of forum members that own or have owned Buick Grand Nationals, GNX's or Turbo T-Types that might want to chime in. Every year our Nationals are held in Bowling Green, Ky in the month of May because the weather is still pretty cool especially for the turbo cars. The club really started because of the old Buick GS'. Then with the advent of the mid 80's turbo cars, those owners were allowed to join. I have been a member since 1987. I do believe that with the advent of the SRT8's their is a need for a club such as this but it is going to require a lot of work on the President AND his staff. If you would like I can send you a copy of our latest Bi-Monthly newsletter called the GS X Tra. Very informative and would give you a lot of in site on how our club operates. Just let me know. Rich

Yea, a club idea is awesome!! I've been a member to a few different ones but the longest & still current member of BMWCCA (almost 20yrs) which as anyone knows is an awesome club. Keep me posted or let me know if I can be of any help.......


Paul:cool:

I agree with SRT only vehicles.

Gregg, I think that starting a club is a very good idea. Since I have a few Buick Turbo cars I belong to the Buick GS Club of America. In my opinion it is THE BEST that there is. The Clubs president is Richard Lasseter, 625 Pine Point Circle, Valdosta, Ga. Phone #229-244-0577. This club was started in the early 80's I believe by Richard and a few other individuals. I believe the membership is in the thousands. Membership dues are I believe (without looking up my receipts) $35 or $40 a year. With this fee we get a very nice bi-monthly magazine that is loaded with tech tips, articles that are sent in by the club members, free classified adds for club members providing that the adds are limited to 40 words and that it includes the price. There are also pages of vendors that advertise but I am sure that there is a fee for that.I know that there are a lot of forum members that own or have owned Buick Grand Nationals, GNX's or Turbo T-Types that might want to chime in. Every year our Nationals are held in Bowling Green, Ky in the month of May because the weather is still pretty cool especially for the turbo cars. The club really started because of the old Buick GS'. Then with the advent of the mid 80's turbo cars, those owners were allowed to join. I have been a member since 1987. I do believe that with the advent of the SRT8's their is a need for a club such as this but it is going to require a lot of work on the President AND his staff. If you would like I can send you a copy of our latest Bi-Monthly newsletter called the GS X Tra. Very informative and would give you a lot of in site on how our club operates. Just let me know. Rich

Now if we could get something like this club has in the works it would be awesome.

I also want to add that our Nationals in May starts on a Tuesday and ends on Sat. Test and Tune is Tuesday, Weds, Thurs. & Fri. Eliminations is held on Sat. Car Show is also held on Sat. Vendors selling their products is everyday. Seminars are held frequently with guest speakers or even knowledgeable vendors speaking. A couple of years ago we even had retired Buick engineers that were responsible for some of the performance cars giving a presentation. Buick Motor Division usually comes every year with rare or one off cars. It is a very family oriented affair. It is open to all club members and even to outsiders that are willing to purchase tickets but in order to race it must be a Buick OR BE Buick powered. I personally think that an SRT8 club such as this would be great. It would also help to keep the value of the SRT's up especially down the road when they won't be made. Look at what the value of the GNX's or Grand National and Turbo T-Type's are now. This is due to the GS Club and to vendors such as Kirban Perf., Jack Cotton, John Spina of Caspers, Red Armstrong of Quad Air etc. When we roll into Bowling Green all the residents and business' treat us with great respect. Hey, it does boost their economy. The only reason that I am going into detail about our club is that I do believe an SRT8 club is in order. It can be open only to SRT's or whatever anyone wishes as long as it is MOPAR. I only see a few forum members posting so I guess nobody wants a club where they can bring the family and all have a good time? Rich

Now if we could get something like this club has in the works it would be awesome.

Mr Freeze, you are so right. Best of all is all the friendship that is made which lasts from year to year. My wife and I try to go every year. We have to make reservations in early January in order for us to get a hotel room because the rooms go real fast once the exact dates of the Nationals is released by the club. There is also the Corvette plant that gives tours and other places to see. Nashville is only about 60 miles away. I am not trying to promote Bowling Green. It is just where OUR club holds the Nationals. As far as the SRT's go, it could be held anywhere. This is something that would have to be decided by the Officers of the club or by the membership. All that I am trying to do is to give a little food for thought in starting a club. It would be great. Rich

Gregg/Rich,

I think this is an awesome idea! I have never been a member of a car club but would love to be involved in setting one up and participating.

I have been lurking on these forums for a couple of months now. I am very new to engine tuning. I am more of a rock crawling Jeeper so I haven't been able to add much to these forums yet. I love my new GC SRT8 and am anxious to meet others to see what mods ppl have done and how to personalize these aweseom vehicles.

How do we get started? Since first reading this thread I have done some research on starting a club. Doesn't look too hard.

Hey I'm in let me know any details you guys come up with and anything I can do to help set it up!

Ace

start throwing out some names for the club and nominate a president, and if they accept, and there is more then 1 then i guess we have to have a vote.

start throwing out some names for the club and nominate a president, and if they accept, and there is more then 1 then i guess we have to have a vote.

Gregg, I will start by throwing out a name for the club. How does "SRT8 CLUB of AMERICA" sound? Anybody want to chime in here? Any other suggestions? Rich

Gregg, I would like to nominate you for the President of the SRT8 Club of America. LOL Seriously, How about it? I am just wondering if the Moderators could make forming a club a sticky? Rich

Anybody wishing to see how our club could operate and get ideas can log onto: buickgsca.com Rich

club sounds like a great idea... but you guys are like FAR!... lol how all of us suppose to meet? i would think gregg would be a great leader for the club... we should be called (SRT8 Bwoody club) lol :D

club sounds like a great idea... but you guys are like FAR!... lol how all of us suppose to meet? i would think gregg would be a great leader for the club... we should be called (SRT8 Bwoody club) lol :D

I hate to keep referring to the Buick GSCA club but in that club the members are from ALL over the country and from states like Ca., Utah,Ohio etc. Usually what people do is plan their vacation time with their family or friends. Believe me it is workable. The Buick GSCA club has been in existence for about 27 years so I would say it is workable. Rich

SRT8 Club of America sounds good to me. It keeps the club from being limited to a particular region of the nation, just in case it does grow.

As in previous posts, it should be limited to SRT vehicles. Should it be taken as far as only SRT8s or should it be SRT Club of America and invite any SRT?

How about a club only for SRT's and allow all SRT owners to join. This way, maybe we could get a little corporate "cough, cough" sponsorship from Chrysler. You could tie it into the SRT track experience and everything. :cool:

That's what I was thinking. Well at least to open it up to all SRT owners.

The sponsorship thing is golden! How does the Buick club handle that sort of thing?

How about a club only for SRT's and allow all SRT owners to join. This way, maybe we could get a little corporate "cough, cough" sponsorship from Chrysler. You could tie it into the SRT track experience and everything. :cool:

Derwood, I believe that all SRT8 owners should be allowed to join whether they have Jeep GC SRT8's, Magnums, Chargers or even the upcomming Challenger. In the Buick Club anybody can join as long as it is BUICK POWERED. We have seen some pretty far out cars come to the Nationals, but they were Buick powered. One thing to consider is the more Mopar Owners the better for group discounts at hotels , restaurants etc. You might want to consider the other Hemi owners such as the ones with the 5.7 Liter. The more money that the club can generate from dues,vendor advertisements in the club newsletter etc.,the better and bigger the club can get. Also you want a large number of members to come to the Nationals if a yearly event is to be held for say about 4 or 5 days at some dragstrip. You need to generate the money to pay for the dragstrip. Also you need to pay for the trophys if the club is going to have a SHOW & SHINE Day. Rich

How about a club only for SRT's and allow all SRT owners to join. This way, maybe we could get a little corporate "cough, cough" sponsorship from Chrysler. You could tie it into the SRT track experience and everything. :cool:

Derwood,I don't believe that you will EVER get any sponsorship from ANY major manufacturer whether it be Chrysler, GM, or Ford. You might get discounts from Mopar dealers on parts etc. but not from the Manufacturer. What you might get is for the Manufacturer to bring ONE OFF VEHICLES,SRT8 Vehicles etc. to be on display for the week of the Nationals. This is not uncommon. But if you mean sponsorship like in MONEY, not going to happen. Rich

For anyones info, I will be sending Gregg @ BWoody some of our Club Newsletters for him to get an idea of what is entailed. I am not sure at this time whether he was considering a regional chapter or a club on a National level. Both can be done because it is a LOT OF WORK and requires a LOt of dedication by the committees that have to help the President of the club. The President of the club also needs MATURE individuals to help him on the various committees. I cannot stress MATURE enough either.I would think that forming a National club should be done first and THEN different Regional Chapters formed by members who are willing to take that responsibility on. Then there can also be Regional Meets at some local tracks. Lets see what Gregg @ BWoody has to say after he has a chance to review the info that I am going to be mailing to him. Rich

All this sounds great, Count me in take my dues...

I am in a car club right now, East Coast Redline Motorsports. We are a small club, about eighty active members and cars. Because it was formed near an Army base, Fort Drum, NY, alot of our members have moved all over the nation. Our club does not have dues yet, which I think is great, because we are a small club. I think if this club gets started, we should hold off on the dues for awhile until we grow...large website, newsletter and stuff mentioned in earlier posts. I also agree that we should do this all over the states, and we can plan major events in different areas. I also agree to letting in all SRT vehicles. Also remember, if we use SRT in the club name, you will need to get permission to use it.

Gregg - great idea and please count me in too. I've been an active member and officer for some clubs over the years; ACES, Maryland Chevelle Club, GTOAA, Camaro Club of America, GoodGuys, NCCC (National Corvette Club), and in many cases, got a lot out and in some, not much. Having a link or "blessing", from mother-Chrysler only helps and maybe tapping a dealership....cough, cough, Don, could further help from a sponsorship perspective.
First though, there are some prelim questions we might consider, such as
- Is this a national (US), Regional (east coast), or local (Tri-state) area club?
- Most clubs allow anyone to join - not just folks that own SRT8's, for example. This allows folks who are thinking or just want to stay in contact with folks who they may of met in the club and have either sold their Jeep or may have had to move onto someone else for one reason or another. But the club's "charter", per say, would be around SRT8's.
- Most clubs start out with simple local parking lot gatherings and go from there. Track day meets, autocross/driving school events (local), shows and vendor sponsored "Saturday night New product install" meets are always great events and usually promote great responses and turn-outs.
Being a new member to this board, I'm not sure who actually "owns" this board and it's rights, but getting linked with this forum could be another advantage.
Also, once underway, getting linked with SEMA is also very important. SEMA does so much to help protect our hobby, they consistantly need our support.
Officers, by laws, etc., once folks sign-up, is pretty straight forward and for the initial adoption, simple is better.
The key is to have fun and build new relationships and promote our hobby. Anything after that is icing on the beer....ahh....cake, yeah, that's it.

:)

Mark

Gregg - great idea and please count me in too. I've been an active member and officer for some clubs over the years; ACES, Maryland Chevelle Club, GTOAA, Camaro Club of America, GoodGuys, NCCC (National Corvette Club), and in many cases, got a lot out and in some, not much. Having a link or "blessing", from mother-Chrysler only helps and maybe tapping a dealership....cough, cough, Don, could further help from a sponsorship perspective.
First though, there are some prelim questions we might consider, such as
- Is this a national (US), Regional (east coast), or local (Tri-state) area club?
- Most clubs allow anyone to join - not just folks that own SRT8's, for example. This allows folks who are thinking or just want to stay in contact with folks who they may of met in the club and have either sold their Jeep or may have had to move onto someone else for one reason or another. But the club's "charter", per say, would be around SRT8's.
- Most clubs start out with simple local parking lot gatherings and go from there. Track day meets, autocross/driving school events (local), shows and vendor sponsored "Saturday night New product install" meets are always great events and usually promote great responses and turn-outs.
Being a new member to this board, I'm not sure who actually "owns" this board and it's rights, but getting linked with this forum could be another advantage.
Also, once underway, getting linked with SEMA is also very important. SEMA does so much to help protect our hobby, they consistantly need our support.
Officers, by laws, etc., once folks sign-up, is pretty straight forward and for the initial adoption, simple is better.
The key is to have fun and build new relationships and promote our hobby. Anything after that is icing on the beer....ahh....cake, yeah, that's it.

:)

Mark
wow i am impressed with all the information i have read the past few days. when i started talking about this, i mentioned that i didnt want to be president, but would work with the pres. to help in any way i could. my time is limited as i own a business...(cough cough) lolreading some of the posts here, i feel we have a few members that would make great presidents, or..thinking as i write, a commitee that works. with the age of computers as they are, a meeting could be held once or twice a month, online, ideas kicked around, emails traded, newsletters planned, it could all happen online, so i think a national club first, then as membership grows, and bylaws created, a group could branch out to the more local level and still be connected to the original group. so anyway, with being spread out as we are, who thinks a national club is a good idea?

Hi Gregg - we have a wealth of talent on this board...I'd be happy to help out anyway I can, but my time is limited too with a growing family and full time + job. I'd be happy to help out on a committee or at least help to begin the work of determining interest across SRT8 owners. Going to a national level out of the gate might be a little tough, but we could start regional and still have open membership to anyone. Assuming this takes off, planning for our yearly national gathering allows all members to particapate and gives us the option of hosting each year in different parts of the country.
First, though, let's get an initial list of interested folks and schedule a meeting, see what type of turnout happens and let everyone's ideas and suggestions be presented. We could have this off and running by the summer.

well we can do some leg work, set things up and have the first meeting at the april track rental at mir. who wants to annie up to be on the commitee. ill start by saying im in

well we can do some leg work, set things up and have the first meeting at the april track rental at mir. who wants to annie up to be on the commitee. ill start by saying im in

I'm in too. Thanks.

well we can do some leg work, set things up and have the first meeting at the april track rental at mir. who wants to annie up to be on the commitee. ill start by saying im in

You know i'm in Big Gregg:D

How's this for a first post...

I have to agree with Rich, the GS club of America is an awesome club. I've been to my share of GS Nationals in Bowling Green and it is an awesome time.

I have yet to buy my SRT but hope to have something by the new year if things go well with getting out of my Jag STR.

I'd surely join!

Smokin-

How's this for a first post...

I have to agree with Rich, the GS club of America is an awesome club. I've been to my share of GS Nationals in Bowling Green and it is an awesome time.

I have yet to buy my SRT but hope to have something by the new year if things go well with getting out of my Jag STR.

I'd surely join!

Smokin-
welcome smokin r and you are welcome to join the club onest it forms

I am in to help out, on a commitee or wherever I would be needed to help at. I have some club experience and am a good people person. No matter, i think this is a great idea!!!!

How's this for a first post...

I have to agree with Rich, the GS club of America is an awesome club. I've been to my share of GS Nationals in Bowling Green and it is an awesome time.

I have yet to buy my SRT but hope to have something by the new year if things go well with getting out of my Jag STR.

I'd surely join!

Smokin-



Smokin, only those who have been there really know what I am talking about. Seeing what is said on this thread I don't forsee this club(?) to be anything like the Buick GSCA club. This is why I have been quiet lately. Rich

Any updates???

Hey East Coast guys,
It seems as if this idea has died....what is the situation with forming this club?
Id surely join if it was formed...Long Island, NY here

Hey East Coast guys,
It seems as if this idea has died....what is the situation with forming this club?
Id surely join if it was formed...Long Island, NY here

I think gregg "bwoody" didn't have the time to handle this and shop life at the same time.If there's someone out there that wants to step up to the plate to organinze this that would be great..Maybe forum members might want to list there name if there interested in taking on this task.???

Member- Yes

Leader- No (no time)

I could be a comittee member, but not like a real leader...don't know nothing about real leadership...hahaha! I would love to be part of a club!

I think this is a great idea. I just bought an 08 GC SRT-8, and I am looking for a club to become part of. I will be available for any help you might need. I think the club should be for SRT-8 owners only, people that are looking into getting them would be able to come out and look over them all.

If there are any SRT-8 owners near NY,NJ,PE,DE, let me know. I want to get some people together and do a little joy ride and then go to eat and show off our rides and discuse mods we have done. My e-mail is bworthen@hotmail.com.
Thanks.

If there are any SRT-8 owners near NY,NJ,PE,DE, let me know. I want to get some people together and do a little joy ride and then go to eat and show off our rides and discuse mods we have done. My e-mail is bworthen@hotmail.com.
Thanks.

I'm down for that, Hook it up!

I'm in ft washington, PA. just let me know when and I'll try to make it. I think it would be fun.

Im in Northern VA and am willing to make a road trip if it's a reasonable distance. I have only seen two in my area so far.

Lets set something up for next sat??

Well I am new to the area I live by Atlantic City but willing to drive. I was thinking maybe sat. the 26th for a get together and just a nice drive depending on weather. I will look up some places, do we want to meet for a bite to eat or a track?

Well I am new to the area I live by Atlantic City but willing to drive. I was thinking maybe sat. the 26th for a get together and just a nice drive depending on weather. I will look up some places, do we want to meet for a bite to eat or a track?

Sounds like a plan...

Well I am new to the area I live by Atlantic City but willing to drive. I was thinking maybe sat. the 26th for a get together and just a nice drive depending on weather. I will look up some places, do we want to meet for a bite to eat or a track?

I will actually be down there on the 26th. Galloway actually, for a friends engaement party.

ok This is what I have so far. I checked out the food network for famous/good spots to eat. I was reading the new thread about philly area people. Someone posted that they meet at a starbucks sat. mornings. I am going to see where and we could all meet there. I have a few places in mind to cruise to for a lunch. Some are in NJ and some are in PA. I narrowed it to either a drive in or a roadside. Someone will ahve to tell me what a roadside is though. We could always do the dinner also. Let me know.