Age is a funny thing. Some people are old whilst they are young and obviously the opposite applies. I knew the moment the kids saw my wedding video and said “who’s that dancing with Mum” that the years have not been kind to me. I don’t care because I am older not old and I try to take as little as possible seriously but, what has this got to do with Stags and the Stag Forum?
Well, the members of the SOC have been joining the club forum in their hundreds during the few months we have been promoting it in the club magazine. In part, this is probably out of curiosity but it is also representative of the new (younger?) members who are joining or more likely becoming active within the club. As an example, somewhere in the magazine, there is a picture of a recent “forum meet and greet” at Stoneleigh and some of these guys look young enough to still be in the Vauxhall Corsa owners club!
One of our newest members Russell is actually a full-time student although he still manages to find some time to make 20 or so posts a day. If he keeps on like this, the king of the green’s (also called Russ….) posting record has a serious challenger. Watch this space
Should you choose to have a look, you will find that we also like to help each other and use the anytime/anywhere interaction to arrange both short and advance notice events. Please be advised that the event Bob Heritage from Sussex is arranging has to be one of the best things you can do in your stag this year.
You may recall the write-up he wrote for the magazine of last years Historic Sports Car Championship Grand Prix Meeting at Brands Hatch? Well, for this years event on July 5th, Bob has negotiated that pre-booked Stags and their passengers can make a full parade lap of the full Grand Prix circuit in between races. How good is that!
You can book your ticket in advance at http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/ or on 01474872331 (ÂŁ1 dearer) and then contact Bob before the end of May to allow him to make the arrangements with the track. Hope to see you there!
Another first this month was an American Journalist who posted a report on the Stag across the pond and then joined in the debate about our reactions to him. Fairly certain he could not have predicted some of the responses he received.
Whilst some things are new, others are less so. Since June 2007, we have also been following Julian’s restoration. His car was stuck in a lock up and he didn’t know what to do with. He ended-up deciding to restore and all the members have been following progress on-line and at EJ Wards where people report back when they pop in to collect something. Check raise or fold – our number 1 post with over 200 posts. Its going to be fantastic but I wouldn’t want that bill though….
As well as the top-end supercharger project, Chris, V Mad has developed a twin choke weber conversion kit to bolt-on in place of the strombergs (contact me by email below or Chris via the forum) and for those who want to see the ultimate Triumph V8 power house, the Supercharged Stag is now confirmed at the Bromley Pageant of motoring.
Other subjects covered today (this evening!!!) include:
Last month, the subject of Avatars was covered and one in particular has been the subject of much searching. If you haven’t found it yet keep looking!
We hope these articles tempt you to have a look and join in. If you don’t already know how, you can access the forum via the SOC web site at http://www.stag.org.uk/index.aspx or if you get stuck, email me at stagforum@anvuk.com and I will help you get on-line.
We hope to see you on the forum soon
Graham
Well, the members of the SOC have been joining the club forum in their hundreds during the few months we have been promoting it in the club magazine. In part, this is probably out of curiosity but it is also representative of the new (younger?) members who are joining or more likely becoming active within the club. As an example, somewhere in the magazine, there is a picture of a recent “forum meet and greet” at Stoneleigh and some of these guys look young enough to still be in the Vauxhall Corsa owners club!
One of our newest members Russell is actually a full-time student although he still manages to find some time to make 20 or so posts a day. If he keeps on like this, the king of the green’s (also called Russ….) posting record has a serious challenger. Watch this space
Should you choose to have a look, you will find that we also like to help each other and use the anytime/anywhere interaction to arrange both short and advance notice events. Please be advised that the event Bob Heritage from Sussex is arranging has to be one of the best things you can do in your stag this year.
You may recall the write-up he wrote for the magazine of last years Historic Sports Car Championship Grand Prix Meeting at Brands Hatch? Well, for this years event on July 5th, Bob has negotiated that pre-booked Stags and their passengers can make a full parade lap of the full Grand Prix circuit in between races. How good is that!
You can book your ticket in advance at http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/ or on 01474872331 (ÂŁ1 dearer) and then contact Bob before the end of May to allow him to make the arrangements with the track. Hope to see you there!
Another first this month was an American Journalist who posted a report on the Stag across the pond and then joined in the debate about our reactions to him. Fairly certain he could not have predicted some of the responses he received.
Whilst some things are new, others are less so. Since June 2007, we have also been following Julian’s restoration. His car was stuck in a lock up and he didn’t know what to do with. He ended-up deciding to restore and all the members have been following progress on-line and at EJ Wards where people report back when they pop in to collect something. Check raise or fold – our number 1 post with over 200 posts. Its going to be fantastic but I wouldn’t want that bill though….
As well as the top-end supercharger project, Chris, V Mad has developed a twin choke weber conversion kit to bolt-on in place of the strombergs (contact me by email below or Chris via the forum) and for those who want to see the ultimate Triumph V8 power house, the Supercharged Stag is now confirmed at the Bromley Pageant of motoring.
Other subjects covered today (this evening!!!) include:
- Tips for hood and frame maintenance.
- Which tyres
- CV Joints
- Up-coming events
- Wheel arch problems
- Door seals
- DIY paint jobs – have you succeeded?
- Suspension bushes.
Last month, the subject of Avatars was covered and one in particular has been the subject of much searching. If you haven’t found it yet keep looking!
We hope these articles tempt you to have a look and join in. If you don’t already know how, you can access the forum via the SOC web site at http://www.stag.org.uk/index.aspx or if you get stuck, email me at stagforum@anvuk.com and I will help you get on-line.
We hope to see you on the forum soon
Graham
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