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December 2010

Wow, what a great year it’s been! 9 very successful events and at each one there always seems to be a few different cars turn up which is awesome to see!

The highlight for me has been finally getting my wagon finished and actually using it on some runs – in particular the Overnighter!

It’s been a busy year for the committee organising these runs and events. One small problem that we’re having is not knowing how many people are going to show up for the runs. Obviously this determines how much we can spend on prizes etc. so if we get a poor number of participants and we’ve over estimated the numbers we end up out of pocket – and this in turn affects you, the members.

So what we propose is that if possible, please register if you are planning on coming to an event, it will be as simple as sending a text or email to myself or one of the committee members. We realise that sometimes it may be a last minute thing to decide to come, but even then late notice is better than none.

Feel free to discuss anything about the club, how it’s being run or any ideas with any of the committee members, or just show up to the committee meeting – we are always interested in feedback - good or otherwise.

 

With all that said I’ve had a fantastic year doing the newsletters and the website, it’s something that I enjoy and I hope you guys enjoy it as well.

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from everyone on the Committee!

 

Cheers,
Brad Sayer

 

November 2010

Some of you have probably heard about the law change that will apparently better protect the personal information held in the Motor Vehicle Register.
See the following links for more info:
Old Law...
New Law…
Frequently asked questions... The Q & A sums it up quite nicely.

 

Basically as I understand it the current law allows anyone that walks into the post office with your plate num access to your name and address for a small fee. Now there are provisions at the moment to hide this info but you have to apply for it and the acceptance criteria is quite high.

 

So the new law means that your personal information will no longer be available through the Post Office by members of the public, they will have to make an Official Information Request, which may be granted from the Secretary of Transport.

 

As a further protection, if you do not wish your name and address to be released to a person who has been granted an authorisation from the Secretary for Transport you may ask for your details to be withheld. This is called 'opting-out'.

 

And just to make it that much easier the NZTA now let you to it online, all you need is one of your plate numbers and your driver’s license number.

Click the link below to Opt-out online.
Opt-out Online...

 

Obviously the police and other powers at be will still have access to your details.

 

Hope that makes sense… If not then just opt-out anyway.

 

Cheers, Brad.

 

May 2010

The latest newsletter is out now! If you're a paid member and haven't recieved yours yet, then please email us with your updated contact details.

Currently we have 80 paid members!!

The date for the Southern Aussie Muscle Overnighter has been set! 12th - 13th June, so make sure you clear your schedules and mark it on the Calender. This run gets bigger and better every year! This year we're off to Omakau for the night. Check out the Events page for the full story.

See some photos of last years run here.

 

February 2010

The Classic Car Show held at the Gore A & P Show proved to be a big hit! Thanks to everyone that brought their cars down to the show. read more...

The committee have been discussing whether our runs should be on Saturday's or Sunday's or we could alternate them. We would really appreciate some feedback as to your preference so flick us an email or feel free to talk to one of the committee members.

 

January 2010

Happy New Year to all our members. Looks like it's going to be a busy start to the year with Car Shows popping up left, right and centre. Cromwell is the first and is promising to be huge again this year. Check out the Events page for more information.

The next show is the Classic Car Show held in conjuntion with the Gore A&P Show. This will be the 3rd year we've hosted this and have had great numbers show up previously and would love to do so again. So make sure you shine up your cars and bring them down!

 

December 2009

A huge thanks to everyone for supporting us over the year. We’ve had some brilliant cruises and it’s always awesome to see the outstanding quality of Aussie Muscle we have here in the club. They are a real credit to the owners who put it so much effort into getting them to look that great!
Andrew Allan has stepped down from his position on the committee; we would like to thank Andrew for all his efforts over the years.
Don’t forget we are hoping to send future newsletters via email so if you could please get back to us on your preference (email or via post).
So Merry Christmas from all of us on the committee and we look forward to an exciting 2010.

Don't forget to check out the reports page to read all about our previous events.

 

October 2009

We have decided that future (not the next one but the one after that) newsletters will now be sent via email - don't worry though, if you don't have an email address on our database you will still receive one by snail mail or if you do have an email address but still prefer to get one in the post flick us an email and let us know your preference.

 

Just on that note, if your contact details have changed since joining the Club please let us know so we can keep you informed of all the exciting new things happening.

 

We would also like to welcome Brad Sayer to the committee, he has been busy designing and implementing the new website.

It’s full of pictures from past events, a calendar of upcoming events and general Aussie Muscle related content, it will be maintained on a regular basis so if you have any comments or would like anything added just email the club. So make sure you check it out!

 

We would love to have your cars displayed on the website under members rides, so please email through your pictures and we'll get them loaded asap! Feel free to add pictures of you old cars too!

And if you have photos of any of the other events you've attended it'd be great to include then in the gallery.

 

May 2009

Recently club member Nathan Abernethy has stepped down from his position within our committee; we would like to thank Nathan very much for his input and commitment to our committee, over the past 2 years.  Thanks Again Abo.

We welcome Hayden Sayer to our committee and look forward to hearing his new ideas for our club.

New Members...

James Smith and his Holden HZ Kingswood.

 

March 2009

The Club has been running for 2 years in April, we are looking to reelect committee, if anyone is interested in becoming part of committee please contact Kevin or Aaron.

Remember to let us know if your email or postal addess changes so we can keep our records updated.

New Members...

Steven Tutty

Simon Smith

Mike Rodgers

 

November 2008

We need new fresh ideas for our club it’s your club too so contact our committee members with all those new ideas.

Next year we will be doing Newsletters quarterly (January, April, August & November). If you have any information for our newsletter please forward to a committee member or our email address.

New Members...

Derek Eaton

Russell Souness

 

August 2008

New Members...

Peter & Wendy Knowler

Brad Inder

Mark Gilder

 

April 2008

This year we will be doing Newsletters quarterly, January - April - August - November. Any information for our newletter please forward to a committee member or our email address.

As at 31st March 2008 we had 90 paid members! Thank you & welcome to those who have joined.

New Members...

Evan & Mary-Anne Barclay

Tony & Linda Oliver

Carl & Leanne Gutschlag

Calvin Kirk

 

January 2008

New Members...

Brent & Karen McDonald

 

November 2007

New Members...

Michael Croft

Shane Stevenson

 

September 2007

We have a small amount of merchandise for sale (Men's, Womens's & Children's T-shirts, Beanies, Polarfleeces & Caps) for those interested. Payment will be required on ordering. Further enquires to Committee Members or ozmuscle@ispnz.co.nz.

As at 31st August 2007 we had 81 paid members. Thank you & welcome to those that have joined recently.

We have also recently elected a President (Aaron Stevenson), Vice President (Nathan Abernethy) and Treasurer (Kevin Ryan).

New Members...

Michael & Ann Marie Kelly

Andrew & Sherilyn Thompson

Jason & Corrina Bruce

Brendan & Mellissa Newland

Marius Beattie

Scott Dickie

Russell Small

Dene & Colleen Henriksen

David & Louise Wightman

 

July 2007

If anyone has anything they'd like added in the newletter please forward it to one of the committee members or to our email address, same goes for any ideas you may have for the club.

 

May 2007

At this stage we are planning to do car runs every 2 months on the 3rd Sunday of the month. Proposed dates are 20th May, 15th July & 16th September.

Future Newsletters:

We hope to issue 6 newsletters per year. Things we are thinking of including are: Classifieds for Fords, Holdens & Valiants, Upcoming Car Events.

As at 30th April 2007 we had 60 Paid members. Thank you to those who have joined & remember to tell your friends.