COASTAL CRUISER MEETING JUNE 14, 07
A quiet supper at the Spike and on to the meeting by 7:50 pm.
CC members present: Steve T, Gary T, Mike McT, Dan M, Barry P,
Chris H, Greg VanT, Jeff S, Phil S, Brad R, Steve P, Mike N, Sopel,
Rob M, Rod McD, Drew E, Rob C, and Bill W.
Guests: Steve Dillen from 4X4ABC, John with his Nissan Patrol and speaking for the
JDM Import Owners Association, Charles W from Guatemala , and Nico recently from South Africa.
First Item was the Cruiser Days update. Rob has managed to arrange the
food services and they will serve hot dogs, hamburgers, pop, coffee, candy,
and other goodies at a reasonable price. Steve T will get on the Dash Plaques thing right away. Dan M will organize the Chehalis L. wheeling run, possibly leaving right after the Cruiser Days event. To get as much community exposure as possible, it is important that you get your poster put in the right businesses, and that you ask for their sponsorship prizes for the show.
Second Item was a talk from Steve Dillen re our 4X4ABC affiliation.
The club treasury will pay about $100. for CC to join as a chapter.
Each of us, hopefully, will join them at a cost of $20. each. Their bylaws
Have to be amended in March, so this process will take a while. A few
CC members have already joined 4X4ABC already. Jeff S will be our
club rep.
John, from the JDM Import Owners assoc, spoke about the B.C. Government’s moves re JDM inspections. Apparently the B.C. government has come down hard on the inspection facilities and they have to be run by the book now. Also, there is a new shop inspection manual for inspectors to closely follow. On a more positive turn, the government has agreed to discuss JDM issues with the public.
Next was the July 1 long weekend plans. We decided NOT to go to Mud Lakes, and now are planning to go to sites around Nicola Lake, north of Merritt. Sopel is going up next week to check it out and then we will have firmer plans. Our tentative plan is to go to Bob Lake for the Friday campsite on June 29, if if there is room for all of us. Other possibilities are Sussex L, Frogmoore L, Sheep L, Nicola L, Peter Hope L, Plateau L, and Glimpse L. We will update the IH8mud site with a map and rendezvous point. So far, those indicating they want to go are Gary T, Greg B, Drew E, Rob M, Steve T, Sopel, Nico, Phil S, Aaron K, and Bill W, plus a “maybe” from Barry P and Chris H.
The August Long Weekend, August 4-6, run will be to Whipsaw. About
10 people indicated that they are going. Somebody asked that we invite
the Calgary group to join us there.
New Member Ryan Stewart, of Vancouver, joined and drives a FJCruiser.
Also, from S. Africa, Nico & Julie Dreyer, are interested in joining CC., and
also drive a FJ Cruiser.
Finally, the raffle first prize went to Steve P who walked with the folding
camp table. John took the ratcheting wrenches, Mike McT the socket set,
Rob C the multi-driver, and Nico the stripping pliers.
The meeting broke up about 10:00 with the smell of diesel in the air,
the slicks of axle oil on the street, and the sound of 20 rattling
crankshafts drifting through the streets of historic old Port Moody.
