Re: [DML] Need Some Club Advice

["Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx>]

> As a club, we are struggling with
> attendance at most of our functions, and we just can't figure out
> why.

Eh, quit your whining, Toby! :-) No, seriously, we have quite an
attendance problem in central Florida, too. I think the most DeLoreans I
have ever seen in one place here was 5 (including mine). I have only found
3 DeLoreans "in the wild", ever. And I am the observant type.

If you want to increase your attendance..... I have a suggestion. I owned
my DeLorean for around 6 months before I had ever heard of the DML! The
only vendor I knew about was DeLorean One, and that was through referral
from a local import mechanic. A few months later a local kid who was
admiring my car mentioned PJ Grady online. That was the first referral that
panned out. Once online, I found Tamir's web site (who couldn't, right?)
and asked him for technical books other than the OEM manuals. He referred
me to the DML, and now the list has another (sometimes obnoxious)
contributor. Cool. If you want to get people involved, advertise the DML &
your local club. In Florida we're fixen to search the local vehicle
registration data base. It costs a few cents a name, and it would flush out
every DeLorean registered in the state. The first time I got a Camaro
catalogue in the mail, I wondered how they found out. Then I got a camper,
and (beep) loads of junk comes in the mail weekly for RV sales & camping.
I'm sure your state will sell you a compilation of DeLorean registrations
for cheap. Then send a mass mailing with a postage paid envelope. (And an
advert that you buy DeLoreans in any condition.) You might get some more
cars back into circulation.

Walt


----- Original Message -----
From: "tmpintnl" <tobyp@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 12:56 AM
Subject: [DML] Need Some Club Advice


> Hello List - This request may be a little of the beaten path, but we
> need some help up here in the Northwest. Some of you may have caught
> on that I am an officer with the Pacific Northwest DeLorean Club,
> based in the Seattle area. As a club, we are struggling with
> attendance at most of our functions, and we just can't figure out
> why. We offer tech sessions during the year, long drives, brunches,
> picnics, parties, and 3-day weekends at beautiful locations. We also
> support several large parades, and organized car shows. The big
> Question - How do we get more people to show up and have fun with
> our "core" group? Is it just our club, or do others have a similar
> problem? Last year, we even bought brunch for all who showed up at
> the Embassy Suites for a wonderful Sunday Brunch. Seven or eight
> cars showed up, out of over a hundred cars in the club! If anybody
> out there has any experiences with this phenomenon, and has found the
> answers ... please let me know! It may benefit other clubs who have
> representatives on the List. Thank you so much for your thoughts and
> ideas.
>
> Toby Peterson VIN 2248
> VP - PNDC
> Winged1
>
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