Introduction

This club was first started in 1994. I bought my MR2 and tried to find an enthusiasts club but had no luck. I found a few other owners who were keen to be part of a club, so we decided to start one.

I produced newsletters, organised events and just about gave up MANY times! Finally, in late 1996, things seemed to be taking off (finally!). We put this down to the fact that more MR2s were available in the country and car prices had dropped to the point where people could afford to buy an impractical sportscar, just for fun. We were advertising the club more widely as well. I had the club listed on the 'Net, and was advertising in the Trade & Exchange and The Loot. I started charging $10 per member per year to help cover postage, photocopying etc and just general production costs for the newsletter.

In 1997 we didn't have so many events (unfortunately), but we hit the big 100 members! Many of the club members are in Auckland, but there are members spread throughout the country from Northland to Dunedin. Understandably, this makes it very difficult to organise activities, but the main centers (Dunedin, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Auckland) have are getting organised with monthly drives and other get-togethers.

In 1998 we had to put our membership fees up to $20 per year to cover increasing photocopying costs, and then again to $25. Now (August 1999) we have about 210 members, and things are getting really busy for me now, so I'm relying more and more on club members to organise events. We're planning to become an offical club soon, and have some driver training track events.

It's been a long hard slog, but I think we've almost made it!

Adrienne Mora, Club Founder, August 1999

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Executive Committee Contacts 2007

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