President's Report (November 2005)

November's meeting was again well attended and marked our first 7.30pm start. A few hungry diehards were hard
to remove from the eating area, but I think everyone appreciated getting home a little earlier on a week night.

Our guest speaker, Phil Ross from Shannon's Insurance, started the proceedings with a short and informative talk about Quality Insurance for car restorers and enthusiasts. Shannon's support our Club and the whole car racing industry extensively and members were interested in the wide range of services they offered.

Special Business of the evening was the election of a new vice-president. Unfortunately no members volunteered and it has now been decided to keep this position vacant for the remainder of this year.

Committee members volunteered to chair the meeting in my absence, should the need arise.
Our Club Committee meeting the following Monday night saw extensive discussions about the format and content of our updated Web-site. We hope to have these changes complete by next month's meeting. Mike Gocs has been working very hard for this outcome and I thank him for all his efforts in this direction.

Don't forget to keep a close eye on the Events section of your magazine (page 2), in the busy run-up to Christmas. There are a large number of events planned, and one is sure to appeal to your tastes. Unfortunately, the Willowbank Grand Parade last Sunday was cancelled, due to the rainy weather. We're not having much luck with our outdoor events at the moment and some Members fear we will never see Ray Doyle again!

The Sunday morning breakfast run to Robin Hood's was a big success, with over 30 members and friends attending. At that early hour of the morning some members did indeed look like Outlaws and so the venue was indeed appropriate. Nice to see our newest members, Andrew and Donna McCook come along to meet and greet the other members. Welcome ! Another shock to the system was the sight of the event leader, Mike Jennings, behind the wheel of a MUSTANG! We relaxed when told he did, in fact, have a Corvette at home. Coffee night is on again at our new meeting so please support this new venue. The food, service and ambience were excellent last month.

Members are also looking forward to the Stanthorpe Winery Tour (crawl?) on
the 26th/27th November, also the Christmas break-up at the Kelly's house. A huge thankyou to them for opening their home so generously to other Club members.

That's it for another month!
Drive safe, have fun and enjoy your vette.

Ernie Whittle.