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Thats a real blow if it is the case :-: Mersea was an awesome venue site wise, but obviously didnt appeal to everyone logistical wise, all i hope is that they can make it a date that suits everyone & doesnt clash with another pre-planned event ( yeah right ! :roll: ) & a venue which everyone can get to :+: :pray: glad to see a few others on here are keeping an eye on the JAE forum too :+: saves me having to log in every few days for news, cheers, Jinx
I am not surprised at the poor organisation that is going on with the JAE peeps.
The past few years have been a nightmare from the club point of view, as we have been messed around in the past with dates, venues, and pitch areas.
Last year they told us after the venue change palava that mersea had been secured & booked for the next 3 years! what a joke!
Just an idea.....
Why not make billing in july the big show of the year as far as mk1 go, as it dosen't look good for JAE, esp if its going to br later in the year - September can be a bit 'iffy for camping.
This way we couold test billing as a venue for a huge event for the anniversary year in 2010
the only downside is not having the other car clubs, but it could be an mr2 village event at billing maybe, to get a good atmosphere...
just thinking aloud with ideas....
shame about JAE mucking around though
According to John (Fuggles) it was due to outside influences (complaining bastard) that JAE has been barred from the Mersea site.
Seems like this is likely happen wherever JAE goes, it may be too big for namby pamby whinging modern society. :evil:
Maybe it should turn into a travelling Gypsy style show where everyone just turns up in some farmers field for the weekend. :lol:
Billing does sound like a good idea Jo although I would miss all the other car clubs being there as it was nice to have a look round and see what everyone else was doing to their cars.
Crikey re: the complaining barstewardsQuote:
Originally Posted by Limeymk1
I know what you mean about looking at other cars.
maybe jae caould be small for those who want a gander at other stuff and billing be a fixed calendar event for an mr2 get together.....
hard for Debs to plan stuuf i rekon with all this going on.
I think stoneleigh would be fab for JAE as there are no neighbours. Bit like EoE showground
Gutted its not at Mersea, I've bought a new pair of speedo's especially for the occassion.
Never mind though something will get sorted I'm sure, I like Jo's idea of combining the Billing weekend on the 5th - 7th June as our BIG meeting.
Hi guys,
Yeah, I did mention last year that I would be interested in doing some of the organising for this... but then the last couple of months happened... :lol:
I've been reading some of the threads on other forums about it and it's all still up in the air at the moment, so it's impossible to try to organise anything. Admittedly I've not done anything yet either - I will have to start getting in touch with Scott (if he's organising the IMOC side of it again this year) to start the ball rolling...
However, the date & place still remain unknown which really ain't a help at all... and really if it's in September, it's pretty sketchy whether I'll be able to make it... :(
Just to add, I think the idea of sharing a Marquee that somebody else puts up is a good idea.
Basically we (IMOC) put up our own gazeebos. Then we found out that the cost of the big marquee for the OC was actually not that expensive and was bigger and better anyway, so I just think it makes sense to club together to have an MR2 (or whatever you want to call it) Marquee where everyone can congregate.
I think there is nothing worse than having separate club meeting points as it just leads to separation. Whilst some of the mk1 club members did congregate in the IMOC marquee, there was a lot of the time when MK1 club members stayed in their own little clique which I don't think benefits anyone.
Personally I would like to see a bit more involvement from the mk1 club this year in order to share some of the co-ordination of the village. Whoever is going to organise it from the mk1 club side, could they please let me know so that we can ensure you have access to the appropriate interclub forum on IMOC please?
I'm not sure about Billing tbh. If it's just MR2s that will take away from the atmosphere of having other clubs there and a lot of us really enjoyed the 'it's a knockout competition' last year. It really promoted a sense of solidarity I think amongst club members. Also me beating the OC guy on the stick thing was a one up for us!
I really do hope JAE get their act together.
Does anyone have any updates on what happening this year with JAE, ideally we need a date as the Scotland tour is on the weekend it originally was going to be.
The marquee sounds like a fabulous idea, proper party in the park style!! :+:
I suppose Debs as events organiser will be checking the JAE forum and contacting then for news......Quote:
Originally Posted by AW11 Forever
I think you'll find theres plently of people already on here who will be keeping an eye on when the date will be released anyway, so it'll be common knowledge probably before debs gets a chance to post in the evenings :+: , Jinx