Meeting Wrap Up Letters

Mini Christmas gathering 2018!

December 18th 7pm. A&W in Walnut Grove at 204 and 88. We will do a more formal Christmas meeting in January.





Edited by D_sensitized - 14 December 2018 at 4:30pm

This months meeting is this Thursday, September 10th
At the A&W on king George and ~74th in surrey at 6:30 pm
Info in our forums.



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From Glenn:

February 14, 2015

Meeting started a bit late this time, as we were all
enjoying conversation, but never the less did start about
7:40pm. Meeting opened with a Happy Valentines Day to all
attending. A brief intro was made, following with the
financial report. Attending members were Dave, Lisa and
Arianna, Maureen, Harrison, Jim, Daniel V, John C, Tony,
and Glenn.
This was a short meeting discussing a membership drive,
upcoming events, a new discount supplier, membership
cards and security features for those cards. It was
brought to the floor’s attention that this years Show &
Shine would be June 14th. (location not known at this
time of writing). It is clear that everyone is chomping
at the bit to get the cars back on the road. This winter
has been un-usually mild, and not as rainy as usual,
which brings out that sports car desire to once again hit
the road in our ever so fun loving Fiero. This year we
will have the pleasure of having John Carlo on more runs
as he has just completed the purchase of a beautiful
burgundy 88 Formula out of the Seattle area. Johns’
excitement was evident in the meeting, as well as on his
blog/thread under (RBS-in limbo) Congratulations John!!!
We are anxiously anticipating an exciting season looking
forward to Arlington (Jet City Fieros), Richland
Washngton for Fierofest, P.P.P.C.C. all Pontiac Show,
Group Runs and Picnic BBQ. For those who have considered
attending, but have had past regrets about clubs in
general, I urge you to come out and see what you are
missing. I believe you won’t be disappointed.
Many thanks to Bob at Alder Auto Parts for their support
to club members. 3 locations, Cloverdale, Port Kells/
Surrey, and Aldergrove. On a personal note I have dealt
with Alder Auto in Port Kells for over 15 years, and I
find their prices, knowledge, and supply time to be
outstanding. Though I only know a few people there,
Shawn, Barry, and Deb, they are always friendly, with
customer service focussed as number 1. Please support
them as they do, for us.    Fiero - We Drive Excitement!
Please remember Dues are due by March meeting.

Another meeting done.

This one was a little less formal than normal, and in a new location!

We met at Market Crossing in Burnaby by the Staples/Boston pizza.



4 Fieros showed up in all, with a couple others driving notFieros.

Daniel, Jim, Patrick, Brian & Kerstin and myself showed up, with Ken stopping by to say hello and take some nice photos, Even Dr. Fiero showed up in his shiny fast notFiero.

After some chat in the parking lot, we made our way into Boston Pizza for food and refreshments. We discussed some autocross, some past events, the loss of Tim's Fiero among other not so related topics.

All in all, it was a good meeting, a nice change of location for those on the other side of the Fraser and a beautiful day.

We will probably do a different location again for the August meeting, maybe at the end of a run, although I won't be in town. Suggestions welcome!



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Our next event is saturday June 7th - Arlington Fiero Picnichere

The PPPCC all pontiac show and shine is the following day, sunday June 8th, at cascades casino in Langley.
info here

April 12 brought our fourth meeting of 2014, there was a good crowd of 17 or so, and 6 fieros showed up. There was a lot of discussion about upcoming events and the club in general.
First, some pictures courtesy of Ken:








There was a good crowd and the meeting started at approximately 7 p.m. Treasure's report was read and discussions around upcoming events, such as the April 27th run to Britannia Mine, (see below) Arlington, and a club picnic.
Some dues were paid, and the reminder was mentioned regarding dues for next meeting.
Also brought to the floor was the current situation regarding the website. It has been agreed by the membership to have Colby overhaul and maintain the website with help from Damien. The members would like to thank Graham for all his diligent work over the years; we would like to extend our deepest appreciation for all that he has done.

It was also mentioned that the Pacific Performance Pontiac Car Clubs 26th annual show and shine will be June 8 and those wishing to attend should contact them through the PPPCC website. (entry forms will be at the next meeting. )

It was also decided that meetings occurring on long weekends, will now be held on the following weekend, as attendance is generally weak as people are often away., although there are no long weekend meetings in 2014.
Again discussed was the BC Corvette Club's driving skills event coming on May 10th. It is suggested that those wishing to attend have payment into the Corvette Club prior to May 8th. (please see the posted thread here). Those wishing to pay on the attending day will pay a premium, additional $5 according to the thread. Thank you to Patrick for keeping us up to date with this information. This should be a must for anyone owning a Fiero as it will strongly assist you with the understanding of the capabilities of your car.

Regarding the April 27th run to Britannia Mine, we will be meeting at 10:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the Canada Games pool in New Westminister, and will be leaving promptly at 11 o'clock. Please note: bring a lunch with you as we will probably stopping at Porteau Cove for lunch. GMRS radios are required, there will be some loaners for anyone who does not own a GMRS radio.
I would also like to thank Brice for attending, and hope to see you again.

And if anyone is wondering how late we can hang out in the parking lot after the meeting, as the last 2 of us found out, hotel security will ask you to leave around 11.


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Our next meeting is March 8th, 2014.

It was the second meeting of 2014 and attendance was good. Starting at 7:02, the financial report was read and new guests were introduced Don McRae and Gabby. Welcoming back after a long absence was Tino and Tristan. Therefore attending were Tino, Patrick, Colby,Gary J. Jordan, Don McRae, Daniel, Jim, Tristan, Glenn, Henry, Clynt, John Carlo, and Gabby (Guest of Johns). Welcome to Don McRae attending his first meeting and bringing good suggestions and opinions to the floor. Welcome to Gabby a friend from Winnipeg. Well it's February and we are all looking forward to a warm, event filled Summer.

Opening the meeting, a Thank You to John Carlo for pictures and posting of those pictures to the web site. Well done. Tristan let us know that Gretchen is still not well but hopes to attend sometime soon after having a temper tantrum (blowing up) on the Arlington run.(Gretchen is his car) Good luck with that Tristan. Discussions opened with letting members know that a meet with Kent Roberts recently from the Pontiac Club went well and we are hoping to get together with them during the Summer on a run or event. Also, contact was made with Jet City Fieros but no info regarding Arlington as of yet. Suggested to J.C. Fieros was a get together mid way for a picnic or car show at an auto related store but nothing to report as of yet.

Addressed was the proposal for a 4 draw per year rather than the 12 draw (currently on hold) to renew interest and promote events, along with 2 expense paid picnics for members. Patrick spoke on pros and cons of that suggestion, outlining benefits of a 12 draw scenario and getting discussions moving, pointing out the idea is to get members to attend meetings. Good Job Patrick! We need members to speak up.

Don McRae spoke from past history with car clubs on ways to facilitate promotion of the club and suggested a liaison to communicate within the club as well. Thank you Don. There was certainly some good ideas now hitting the floor, including making the draws convertible to "Club Dollars" to use at an event or picnic.

We discussed that "Polls" on the website seldom get significant results to make informed decisions, therefore a poll wouldn't be a good way of resolving this question.

There was a proposal for an April 26 or 27 run starting at the New West Pool ( which has a big parking lot ) to Stanley Park which gives a good start point to those on the west side of the Port Mann Bridge. Suggestions making that run to Britannia Mines rather than Stanley Park is a good suggestion, as this would be a stronger destination point, a bit longer a run, and less for parking. Don brought attention to the floor that the Mustang Club meets at the lot across from the New West Pool, therefore contact will be made with them to see if they may be interested in a hello or get together. Again discussions were mixed on roaming meetings as the bridge toll weighs heavy on some minds and pocket books, however belief is that a couple of open air meeting in well thought out spots, will benefit the clubs exposure and help attendance for those old and new members in the local Vancouver area. The meeting wrapped up at 7:53. Thank you to all who attended and thanks again for the thoughts and suggestions. Please remember the club is about the members, and the members are who bring direction to the route it travels.


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Alright, after many long months, a proper meeting, with door prizes, minutes, and important topics discussed!


6 Fieros showed up, including Joe’s white GT (arctic-1 on here) and a new member’s silver ’84 – Roger.
Glenn, Maureen, Ken and I were the rest of the Fieros.

We discussed the issue of this year’s dues, only 3 of us had payed them, and there wasn’t really a whole lot happening this year, we decided to roll those over into next years dues. The dues are still going be left at $30.
Meetings will stay at the usual Ricky’s for the time being, rotating locations are too complicated to keep track of, and everyone (at least those who showed up) figured it is the best option right now.

We talked about the All Pontiac show in June, we had a pretty weak turnout of only 4 cars this year, and with 6 prizes for us, that wasn’t too good, so it looks like there will just be a single Fiero class next year, hopefully they won’t roll us into a more general class.

We will have to redo our club cards, since they all still have Dave’s contact info on them, and they could use some updating anyway.

Hopefully as we get things back on track, we can have more events and runs for 2014, maybe even some tech sessions or 2.
I will try to get some more Lordco cards for the club next time I am there, since we are all out. We also have a Napa account, but we are all out of cards for that as well, so will need to get some more.

Ken has planned a run to Harrison Hot Springs at the end of October, so hopefully we can get a decent showing of Fieros before many of them get tucked away for the winter.
More info here.

I didn’t take any pictures, but here are some courtesy of John and Ken:

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Alright, well, the poll has been finalized, and option #2 won by a landslide. So, as soon as I can get it set up, the front page will consist of an abbreviated list of events, with the next upcoming event being highlighted and described for easy reference.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote!

Apologies for the significant delay, I was really tired last night, and just woke up today.

Anyways, Patrick picked me up at 5:00(ish) and we made our way over to the meeting, unburdened by traffic of any kind. We made our way in to the parking lot, meeting two other Fieros. We must've just missed the Langley Cruise-In, as within seconds of us arriving, Fieros came out en masse filling up the lot in no time. A Cadillac STS and BMW X3 also arrived carrying WCF cargo in the form of Harrison, Johnny Boy and Clynt.

As Maureen and David began recalling all the events of the Cruise-In earlier that day, other members congregated together to discuss other affairs, such as Brian's awful parking job.

Of course, after quite a while of this, we made our way inside the restaurant. The meeting was a large gathering, with members lining the room corner to corner. With a long time of useless chit-chat from the parking lot fresh in mind, the club did the only logical thing and carried on doing so inside. Eventually, the draws were held by David, with the dinner draw being won by himself (RIGGED!), and a couple of the prizes donated by Ken being carnivorously snatched up by Harrison and I (Thank you again, Ken!)

Following that, the club discussion commenced in its official role, starting with Patrick and Johnny Boy's (Sort've) wheel spacers, with the two gentlemen taking up opposing views on their opinion of them (The former quite liking them, and the latter expressing concern about their durability). We also passed around and eyed up the lovely trophy and plaque we had (With the big trophy courtesy of Ken, and his wonderfully stock '85). The club then brought up the Iona Park run today, which was ultimately shot down due simply to a lack of warning, and thus, attendance. Mauree also brought up a problem which has plagued our runs many times before: Changing plans without alerting the entirety of the club, leaving many members stranded and isolated. Ken suggested simply following the plans to the letter, with no "last-minute corrections" in place to isolate anyone who wouldn't be there to hear. Finally, I brought up the fact that Dan Watt has a Corvette Rack conversion for the Fiero available, a fact which seem to elicit interest from David, Johnny and especially Brian.

We ended by deciding to head down to the remnents of the Cruise-In, where Maureen, David, Patrick, Harrison, Arun, Lisa, Ryan and I decided it would be worth the commute despite being largely finished by now. After getting lost a couple of times, we ended up at the one corner, where we stayed for quite a while. One by one, we slowly trickled away, although we also gained a member (Manny, in his blue fastback) at one point. Eventually, with all other members gone, Patrick decided it was time to head off as well. I got home around 10:15 and decided that the write-up could wait until today. You know, to build suspense.