Excellent thoughts Bernie.
I believe that the monthly breakfast held by the Queensland club is one of the factors that drives not only the growth, but also the comradery (sp) of the club.
It is only one day a month ( first sunday of every month) so it is not a major committment. But importantly, it does allow the members to get an up to date idea of what the club is doing as our president gives a short explanation of all activities/plans of the club while we are eating. ( we don't care if he has brekky or not
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This breakfast is usually followed by a cruise for those interested but it is usually not the only cruise planned for the month. Often there is at least one other planned cruise to some exotic location during the month as well as activities for the racer types.
The brekky venue is attractive for potential cobra owners to visit as it is at a resort location and tends to form the functions of a car show. Even if the wife of a future cobra builder is bored with car chat she can wander off and look at fashion shops etc. to keep herself interested.
These potential cobra owners can come along and privately view the dozens of cobras/GT40/etc lining the avenue at their leisure, or introduce themselves and they will, no doubt, be given a guided tour of the various makes etc., and be introduced to a couple of the kit suppliers who are invariably there.
Have a look at the pics in a recent thread titled " Sanctuary Cove goes from strenght to strength" and look at the crowd of folks. It could be considered a car show in itself.
We have, over the years, been visited by many southern enthusiasts who came along
during an annual holiday and have found their cobra dreams turn to a passion by their visit. Many have voiced how they wish a similar event was held in their state.
Just something to consider.