Re: CVO Club Update and Holiday Party [long]

["Cymen Vig" <cymen@ziplink.net>]

Hi Douglas,

    I'm new to auto-x and am interested in being on your list.  When the
competition/training/whatever starts I'd like to come and learn.

    Thanks!
    Cymen Vig
    cymen@ziplink.net

p.s.
    For new people like me it would be helpfull if the new web site had a
special section giving an overview of how the club works (fees, meetings,
times, dates, or general seasons/months, where), special events for newer
members such as training/help, and anything else applicable.  Club member
discounts anywhere?  Just an idea that would be really nice...
- -----Original Message-----
From: douglas.carter@platinum.com <douglas.carter@platinum.com>
To: jettaglx@igtc.COM <jettaglx@igtc.COM>; gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com
<gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com>
Date: Monday, December 08, 1997 7:17 PM
Subject: CVO Club Update and Holiday Party [long]


>Hi guys,
>
>I know many of you had expressed interest in the CVO in the past, and for
>one reason or another, you might not have been privy to the club
>information that you needed, or you got it too late. This is a posting that
>was sent to club members and interested enthusiasts about the status of the
>organization. If you would like to be part of the group, please contact me
>directly, or if you just want to be dropped on our mailing list, let me
>know. If you don't care, delete this right now.  :)
>
>I am also searching for Chris Calato and Abe Getchel. You guys need to send
>me some specific updates for our database.
>
>Thanks and Happy Holidays,
>
>
>Doug
>
>(also, the Chicago Volkswagen Organization is in no way related to
>http://www.vwvortex.com)
>
>
>
>>>  Hi all,
>
>Please excuse the short notice, but things have been just slightly hectic
>in my land of design. The CVO is undergoing some changes as we speak, and
>I'll get to more on that later.
>
>
>But first...
>
>It's hard to believe that it's been an entire year since we all started
>meeting for lunch. To honor this first unbelievable year, The Chicago
>Volkswagen Organization is celebrating next Sunday, the 14th with it's
>first annual year-end Holiday Party.
>
>All CVO members (and even those of you watching from the outside) and VW
>enthusiasts are invited to attend the party, CVO will provide snacks and
>some beverages. All we ask of you is to bring yourself and some holiday
>cheer. Of course, if you have any CVO momentos (pictures, videos, etc.) you
>would like to share, we would love to see them.
>
>Here are the details:
>     When:         Sunday, December 14th, 1997  3:00pm to ???
>     Where:        Timberlake Clubhouse (thanks to Tom Wojcik)
>                   Timberlake Drive, Aurora, Illinois
>
>     Directions:   From I-88 West take Orchard Road South to Indian Trail
>Road. Take Indian Trail Road East to Edgelawn and turn right (South). Take
>Edgelawn to Colorado Avenue and turn left (North). From Colorado Avenue,
>The clubhouse is 1/4 mile down on the right side.
>
>If you prefer to bring wine, champagne, snacks, deserts, etc. please do so.
>Come out and have a good time, but don't drink so much that you need to
>stay with Tom for the night.  ;)
>
>
>
>In other CVO news, this mass mailing is going to anyone who has either
>joined the club officially or expressed interest in the CVO somewhere along
>the line. If you did NOT receive the last CVO newsletter, "The Contact
>Patch," from November/December, that means we don't have your (complete)
>mailing address. If you wish to receive the newsletter while it is still
>free (not much longer), please forward your mailing address to me at
>douglas.carter@platinum.com or at doug@vwvortex.com. Your entry to the CVO
>database will then be updated.
>
>The CVO also now has a checking account, so if they haven't already, your
>membership checks should finally be clearing. Sorry for the inconvenience.
>
>There will also be another great CVO event in January on the 25th. On that
>Sunday at 1pm to approximately 3:30pm, BEST Racing in Willowbrook will be
>hosting a Safety Equipment Seminar with food and a special prize drawing.
>BEST Racing is a retailer that sells Racing apparel such as helmets,
>driving suits, gloves, shoes, harnesses and other racing-related goods.
>This is the ONLY site that I know of anywhere that you can try on helmets
>from Bell, Simpson, Arai and Shoei. They stock a complete line of goods and
>if there is something that you don't see, they will get it for you. CVO
>members are eligible for a 10% discount on merchandise from BEST Racing
>(which, off of their already great prices, is awesome) and on the day of
>the event you will get 15% off of anything. They are also distributors of
>Schroth, Stand 21, OMP, Sparco and a ton of other products. There will be
>directions and more information in the January issue of The Contact Patch.
>
>Also, in case you had not heard yet, the CVO is already planning for
>Treffen '98, and in all likeliness, it will be at a junior college just
>north of O'Hare. Things are looking like Treffen '98 will be huge, so make
>plans now for August 2nd to be there.
>
>We will also be experimenting with a new event June 6th & 7th, called the
>VW Run-and-Gun. On Saturday, grudge-racing at Byron Dragway in Byron,
>Illinois will keep us busy challenging each other until they won't let us
>run anymore. From there, the group will caravan (legally) down to Utica,
>Illinois to Bennett Kartway for a Camp/Cookout and then an autocross on
>Sunday afternoon.  We are still in the planning stages for this event, but
>the seminar at BEST Racing might be a good time to start planning ahead for
>the race, as Snell rated helmets will be required.
>
>The CVO has also elected board members (officially), and among others,
>Bryan Joslin is the official Director of the CVO, with Tom Wojcik as the
>Assistant Director.
>
>As for me, I am the Marketing Director for the club, hence the new changes
>that will be implemented. The first was the redesign and redistribution of
>the CVO newsletter. With this completed, the new logo and CVO calling cards
>were attacked. At the holiday party, there will be examples of both to see
>and calling cards to take with. They will be essentially business cars for
>perspective CVO members to get information. Dropping one underneath a wiper
>blade of a VW-lover's car could yield some new friends.
>
>Next in line will be the CVO website (http://www.cvo.net), which will be a
>current and accurate source for club information. We are searching out a
>new home for the site, so if any of you have any ideas for a server, we'd
>be happy to hear them. I will be responsible for the look and marketing of
>the club and the website from now on, so if you have any questions about
>these or would just like to contribute some time or help, feel free to
>contact me directly.
>
>Also, if you would conversely like to be removed from this database, please
>let me know.  Thanks.
>
>
>Hope to see you all at the Holiday party or at the BEST Racing event in
>January,
>
>
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>
>Doug Carter
>
>
>douglas.carter@platinum.com
>doug@vwvortex.com
>
>
>