Old RX7 owners club

Ian65 · January 12, 2010, 07:46:00 PM

Mazda Rx7 Owners Club (UK) based in West Brom... is that club now defunct or still going?

A7RXY · January 12, 2010, 08:01:27 PM

Ian it is now defunct, I used to have membership number 7, I think it stopped about 5 or 6 years ago.

Ian65 · January 12, 2010, 08:03:57 PM

Quote from: A7RXY;664887Ian it is now defunct, I used to have membership number 7, I think it stopped about 5 or 6 years ago.

Thanks Dibs,
I thought as much.

myatt1972 · January 12, 2010, 08:48:39 PM

Was a nice friendly club, did a couple of vehicle parades from Brian and Michelle Hocknull\'s house in West Brom.
I wonder if anyone here was there in 98 and has any pics of the Sandwell historic vehicle parade ?

A7RXY · January 12, 2010, 09:11:50 PM

http://www.rx7-uk.co.uk/pastevents.htm

Try this link, they are the only ones I know of.

myatt1972 · January 12, 2010, 09:59:39 PM

Some good photo\'s there Dibs, none with my old car though.
Good one of Brian on there, Is he still about?

A7RXY · January 13, 2010, 09:42:34 AM

I did not realy know Brian, as I was more involved when Des started up the club, I kept up my membership, and even paid 5 years in advance incase I forgot.

clive · January 13, 2010, 11:41:45 AM

Quote from: A7RXY;664938I did not realy know Brian, as I was more involved when Des started up the club, I kept up my membership, and even paid 5 years in advance incase I forgot.

Blimey you have been around a while :Giggle,

Really liked Des and felt it was a terrible way that Des was ousted from his own club by the "commitee", indeed because of the way that club operated it dictated how this club would be set up and operated.

David Nock (RIP) · January 13, 2010, 01:03:21 PM

Quote from: clive;664953Blimey you have been around a while :Giggle,

Really liked Des and felt it was a terrible way that Des was ousted from his own club by the "commitee", indeed because of the way that club operated it dictated how this club would be set up and operated.

Echo that.....then after the newness wore off the \'ousters\' started dropping out until it just \'finished\'. I\'d paid about 3 years membership fee up front but not even a courtesy note to tell me that the club was closing.

A7RXY · January 13, 2010, 01:54:48 PM

Quote from: clive;664953Blimey you have been around a while :Giggle,

Really liked Des and felt it was a terrible way that Des was ousted from his own club by the "commitee", indeed because of the way that club operated it dictated how this club would be set up and operated.

Yes Clive, I got to know John Wennell the first chairman through the club, when a few of us used to meet at the Half Way House on the A127 in Essex, and the early 90\'s BBQ\'s at Jimmj\'s, bless him, but have lost contact with them all some years ago.

DaveCollins · January 13, 2010, 10:29:50 PM

A couple of attached pictures from a Sandwell event in late 90\'s not sure of the exact year. Possibly 1998 or 1999.

There were some good events before the politics kicked in.

Dave

myatt1972 · January 13, 2010, 11:49:14 PM

Thanks Dave, I think thats my old car on the last photo, the blue one second from the left. B779 OPR.
Happy Days!
Keith...

David Nock (RIP) · January 14, 2010, 12:47:30 PM

There\'s a surprise. I can only make out 1 Registration....a Series 2 1st Gen in the last picture. Not got it; put it in my scrap file, then found out it\'s still licensed!