Welcome to the "North Bay Cobras" forum

[donraye]

Hello everyone,This is the first entry in what I hope will become a useful asset to Cobra owners who live in the North San Francisco Bay Area.
This Forum is devoted to those Cobra owners that primarily live in Napa, Sonoma, Marin, and Mendocino counties, although all bay area Cobra owners or others interested in our group or events are all welcome to post or contribute here.
Most of the current North Bay Cobras membership or associates of this group are already members or associated with either the Bay Area Cobra Club ("BACC") or are members or associated with the Sacramento and foothills area Cobra Club or ("Nor-Cal Cobras").
Like those this North Bay group is not a formal "club" and does not have any officers, dues, "official" structure, culture, rules or bylaws, etc. It, like the BACC from which it sprang is dedicated to the concept that ALL its members are "presidents" of the group and all member's ideas, input, and contributions of any kind are of equal value.
This “North Bay Cobras” group exists due to the geographical separation that sometimes makes it difficult for us here in the North Bay to be able to easily participate in events, such as regularly scheduled breakfast, or other casual get togethers with our "BACC" or “Nor Cal Cobras” brethren,
It was established and has grown due to the growing and obvious “need” to establish “a community of our own” in our local area. Therefore this North Bay Cobras group now holds its own get togethers and events in places and venues close to our homes and thus more easily attended.
All other "BACC", "Nor-Cal Cobras" or any other interested Cobra owners or "would-be" owners are always welcome at any “North Bay Cobras” event. We are simply a logical and practical creation dedicated to the needs and the community of Cobra owners in our specific area.
Most of us are also members of either Nor Cal Cobras or BACC as well as other groups such as the Northern California Kit Car Club or Nor Cal Shelby Club, etc. It never hurts to have more than one group membership as each may serve one in differing and complimentary ways.
This group evolved to fill an obvious need and by natural genesis through the original impetus of "BACC" member Don Raye (Petaluma) and the essential contributive efforts of both Paul ( Petaluma), and Bob (Santa Rosa) back in November 2008. We later received valuable input and help through the efforts of Napa "Nor-Cal Cobras" member John (Thunderhill/Cobra Roundup) as well as overwhelming support and generous efforts from all of our current group/members which have grown from 9 cars and 15 attendees at that first breakfast to what is now approaching almost 60 members and nearly 30 Cobra cars.
So to all of you in, or curious about, the "North Bay Cobras" group I welcome you all and hope that this new forum will serve all of us well in providing useful and timely information on our group and any group concerns, event or inquiries. I know it will take some time to develop but in time I hope it will prove useful.
Sincerely, Don & Jacquie Raye