drives organized need not be elaborate. simple, safe and fun are the only necessary ingredients. it is my personal opinion that frequent drives is one of the few things that would keep this club alive and attractive to members new and old.
my favourite qualifier: 'shoot me down if you wish..' but i appeal to the managing committee to pair up, and take turrns organising monthly drives. simple drives. no sponsors, no events, no charity, no ribbons & stickers. just a bunch of BMW enthusiasts having clean harmless fun. note: there should be no expectation on any pair of committe members on how elaborate their particular monthly drives are. the point is merely to have a monthly club-sanctioned road-trip.
being held frequently, the number of participants will be manageable to only a pair of committee members on each occasion. of course, ordinary members will help ensure drives are safe.
for the sake of keeping the club active and attractive, simple monthly drives are far more effective than mega-events held every half-year or even quarterly. we want to congregate (and do so frequently), we want to share, we want to participate, we want to enjoy ourselves with fellow enthusiasts. this i believe is one of the best ways to converge the many BMW-related clubs and all their splinter groups.
screw red-tape, be damned with unnecessary spendings on window dressings, and most importantly, to hell with politics.
