Marc,
I belong to the MG Club of Long Island Centre and all I have is a Roadster
and Miata :)
It's about the people more than the cars. They know they can always depend
on me to help out at the many various events they have and it's appreciated
by them. They make fun of me but they know at heart I am, as they are, car
people.
I belonged to a Miata club and hated it! Not car people, just people who own
the same car.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Sayer" <marcsayer@home.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 2:13 AM
Subject: Re: Blackhawk Nissan/Datsun Show
> We went through a similar phase with the MG model specific clubs about 20
years
> ago. The MGA club and the MGTD clubs both realized that memberships were
down
> and they could not support themselves without also including the "other"
MGs. So
> they "allowed" MGBs and MGCs, etc., to be members of "their" club. They
didn't
> get it when many of us "other" MG owners (who were members of a thriving
all-MG
> club) didn't fall all over ourselves to join their TD or A club. I thought
that
> was BS then and this sounds like just the same sort of S to me. Why would
a club
> that has a specific model of car in its name want to invite owners of
other cars
> to be members? And why would a Roadster or 510 owner want to belong to a
"Z"
> club? And yes, it is a Z club, the initials ZONC stand for Z Owners Of
Northern
> California. If they *really* want to be an all-Datsun club, let them
change
> their name. If they'd start calling themselves the Datsun Owners Club of
> Northern California, or some such thing, then I'd buy that it was really a
club
> for all Datsuns. Now it just feels like a load of BS.
>
> And no, I have nothing against ZONC. I know and like many ZONC members,
and as a
> Z owner, I would probably join them if I lived in Northern California. But
as a
> 510 owner I certainly wouldn't. I'd join NorCal, the 510 club as a 510
owner.
> Either way, if there was an all-Datsun club, I'd prefer to join it.
Cooperation
> amongst marque clubs is one thing. I wholeheartedly support inter club
> cooperation. But why would I want to join any club that obviously prefers
some
> other model of car over mine, and makes that point by including that other
model
> in their club name?
>
>
> Just my opine, YMMV. :-)
>
> Marc Sayer
>
> CalSpeed@aol.com wrote:
>
> >
> > Other news, there were some folks that signed up to be a member of ZONC
> > today. ZONC has opened all memberships to 510's now. Roadsters were
> > excepted a few years ago. (Thank you very much!) I encourage all
Datsun
> > enthusiasts to become ZONC members. It is a growing club with nominal
annual
> > dues and a very nice monthly news letter. ZONC is recognized as one of
the
> > leading Z Clubs in the States and we have lots of connections directly
to
> > Nissan in Japan. We hold lots of events and as you can see we are
getting
> > some great exposure.
> >
> > Big things are ahead for ZONC so you might as well be a part of it too.
>
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