Club-306 News All the latest forum news from Club-306 http://www.club-306.com/forum/index.php Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:50:58 +0000 180 <![CDATA[The club's first big event of 2010]]> http://www.club-306.com/forum/topic/16558-the-clubs-first-big-event-of-2010/
castle combe!!!!
24th april 2010



yes its that time of year were i get excited and start organizing my favorite event of the year castle combe were club members have the opportunity to put there standard/tunned 306 on the track and hopefully come out the other end feeling exhilarated and raring for another go. this as with everything in the world comes at a price which is £25 per 15 minutes on the track.

entrance to this class A club event is only £10 which includes a stand pass one entrance ticket and food from sveny's snack shack.

more details can be found in here add your name to the list and i'll see you there.

if you want track time all the info is in here

Up and coming event:

we have a cheddar gorge meet on the 28th of feb which is the first meet of the year and is bound to be a fantastic one. all the info is here get your name down :)

if you want to organize a local meet to your area please feel free and post it in our events board and if any of the events team can be of any help just give them a yell.

i hope to see all you new members and all you old members this year, don't be shy get involved!!]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:50:58 +0000 http://www.club-306.com/forum/topic/16558-the-clubs-first-big-event-of-2010/ Merry Christmas and Happy New Year http://www.club-306.com/forum/topic/16240-merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year/ Posted ImageIt’s Chrissssssstmas!Posted Image

Many of you visited Dudley again and enjoyed a brilliant evening of food, fun and festivities at the Toby Carvery. Some say that John got his wallet out and got a round in, others say that all they saw from this interaction were moths fluttering to escape!

Unfortunately I was unable to make it but John made the trip up and back in the same evening – pure dedication to the cause – and Tim stayed in a luxury hotel room (Room Number 306 I hasten to add!) but chose not to use the gym facilities to work off the hefty meal you all enjoyed (anyone else see that coming?).

2009 has been a good year for Club-306, to name a few things; January saw the COTY competition meet knew heights with a whole host of prizes! We migrated to the new forum software (sooner than expected), the website has secretly been ported to the new software also and is a lot easier to maintain and develop. John has been working away on projects behind the scenes that should come to fruition in 2010. As a forum we have visited Castle Combe (twice), FCS (highlight was the camping and not the show!) and a number of smaller events, this saw us feature in Performance French Cars magazine on a number of occasions! In November we put together a calendar for the first time that very quickly sold out! I expect the same to be put together next year! It’s been a great year to be involved with Club-306.

How do we top 2009? Well first things first, the events team have been prepped; there’s an email account setup (Events@Club-306.com) for everyone to get in contact with our team and help to organise events for 2010. We want to increase our presence at Events and get involved in different areas of the country rather than just the usual few, if there’s something happening in your area please get in contact with the events team for Club-306 to be involved. We’ve already discussed adding an event in Devon to repertoire and also one in Milton Keynes that is for charity! Expect to see details of these soon.

We’re working behind the scenes to re-work the forums and make them friendlier and easier to use.

There are other ideas too but I’m going to have to keep them under wraps, sorry! If you have a brainwave and think you have an idea to make Club-306 better in 2010, use the feedback option on the forum or email me with your ideas – Lee@Club-306.com.


Most importantly

Be safe, be careful on the roads and most of all enjoy the time you have off work with your families.


From all at Club-306 HQ, we wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:37:47 +0000 http://www.club-306.com/forum/topic/16240-merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year/ We want your ideas to make Club-306 better! http://www.club-306.com/forum/topic/15831-we-want-your-ideas-to-make-club-306-better/
Have Your Say

We have now put in place a new feedback widget, it's (currently) a bright red feedback button on the left of every page. Click that and you can choose to vote on the ideas suggested by other people or suggest your own idea for others to vote on.

There are some interesting ideas on there already so take a look, including a suggestion that the shoutbox is distracting, we need new flyers and you would like to be reminded when your insurance is nearly due. Add your votes and comments to the ideas and we will be picking the best ones and acting on them!

Our aim over the next year is to get the number of active members regularly using the forum up to 1000, which is roughly a 50% increase on our current figure (around 650). If you have an idea that will help us acheive our goal let us know.

This is just a trial at the moment to suggest ideas for making the club a better place, but if it works out we will keep it as a permanent feature.


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2010 Club-306 Christmas Meal
Time has come again to book up for the thrid annual Club-306 Christmas meal. The location this year is the Toby Carvery in Dudley and the date is Saturday 5th December. Stu is organising the event and needs deposits of £5 per person now to secure your place. Full details are available at http://www.club-306.com/forum/topic/15709-club-306-xmas-meet-2009/ so get your name on the list soon. The Christmas meal is always a great evening out and catching up with old friends and meeting new people is all part of the fun, so please come along and join in.

October Meet in Hampshire
Rich is back in the UK and has organised a meet in the New Forest ares for 18th October 2009. The start point is in Lyndhurst and full details of the meet are on the events board at http://www.club-306.com/forum/topic/15647-a-meet-for-october/

2010 Calendar Competition
To be in with a chance enter your best photos on the Club-306 Calendar Competition thread in the forum before 17th October 2009. Shortlisting and final voting will be completed and the winners will be notified the week after.
The competition thread can be found at http://www.club-306.com/forum/topic/15617-club-306-calendar-competition/]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:23:31 +0000 http://www.club-306.com/forum/topic/15793-club-306-october-updates/ Castle Combe has gone http://www.club-306.com/forum/topic/15629-castle-combe-has-gone/
We reached Morrisons in Chippenham to find that Mr. AA wasn't there! ohmy.gif Sam had arrived with his car in one piece! And would you Adam and Eve it, we made it to Combe itself without a single issue! Club-306 rolled through the competitors entrance and parked up in the same position as we had in April.



and Then...

Sveny's Snack Shack made a return! Club-306 stocked the shack with Bacon, Sausages and general snacks for all our members at Combe. Simon (Sveny himself!) very kindly provided the gas, cooking facilities and his hospitality. Everyone knows that it is not cheap to eat at Car Shows, well for all those that didn't come to Combe or those that didn't visit the Shack, you missed out on huge savings and a great couple of hours. The only money I spent on the day was to hire a helmet for Stacey to accompany me on track!

You can just about make out the shack behind Lauren's gleaming HDi!


One of the main highlights of the show was the Track Time as usual. Firstly, on the subject of track time, a round of applause is due for for Sam, he actually made it around the track and didn't cause any accidents! So Well Done that man! thumbs-up2.gif Mike, Tim and myself also joined Sam on track for some amazing laps around a nice dry Castle Combe track covered in blistering sunshine!

Myself and John on track.


In the picture below you can just see the front end of a Caterham chasing behind Tim, the poor guy had to keep wiping his visor as it was covered in black deposits from Tim's exhaust. laugh.gif The Uber Derv was certainly a force to be reckoned with on track!


Big Thanks on behalf of all the members that attended Combe go to:
John Blackmore, the big boss man of Club-306, delved his hands into his (very very deep) pockets and spent a pretty penny on sustenance for everyone that attended the show. Not many people can say they get those sort of benefits from other forums!
Sveny, once again provided the Shack for the benefit of other people! You're a credit to the club Mr Svendsen, extreme thanks!
Tim, the organisation of Castle Combe was once again solely organised by Tim! I don't know how he pulls it off but we were without incident again this time around and everyone had an amazing time. Well Done Buddy! Although, even after all your hard work our members still insist on bullying you...



Be sure not to miss Club-306 at the next Castle Combe event. For another year, for Club-306 at least, Castle combe is over!

So What's Next For Club-306?
More News
I personally plan to be writing more news posts to keep you all updated on the behind-the-scenes action at Club-306 HQ. At the same time I would like for members and anyone else reading this news post to suggest content for the next post, please email Helpdesk@Club-306.com with the subject line "News Post Suggestion".

Xmas Meet 2009 in Dudley
We may sit back and say that the fat bearded man is still a long way away from visiting but it's slowly encroaching on us. The Xmas meet last year was one of 'those' meets that you remember, this year should be no different! Keep an eye out for a thread for the Xmas Meet 2009 from a member of the events team.

Club-306 Calendar 2010
We've put together a competition thread to allow members to submit pictures that will be considered for a calendar that we're putting together. Once all pictures have been submitted the members will decide on which pictures get used in the calendar and then we'll have it produced and made available to members at the most competitive price we can find. Please see the General Info thread before posting your pictures in the Submissions Thread
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The Events Team
We have a space on our events team for an eager and enthusiastic Club-306 member. Starting January 2010 we're going to start making the events boards some of the most important on the forum. We need someone who is proactive and looking to help improve our events calendar.
If you're interested please email Lee@Club-306.com and let us know why you should be on the team.

New Moderator - Lauren_HDI
She may not know how to set an alarm before Combe but has been welcomed onto the moderating team with open arms. Lauren hasn't spent a great deal of time as a member of Club-306 but has proved that she's an active member of the forum by joining us at Castle Combe twice and then travelling to French Car Show to meet up with everyone. She's become a moderator to provide some balance to the team, and so that Sarah isn't the only female moderator. Not that she needs it but strength in numbers is always nice! Please be patient while we provide Lauren with help and instruction to moderate the boards, I'm sure she'll soon be up-to-speed and moderating the forum with ease.


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Pictures, Videos, Blogs and More from Castle Combe events 2009 can be uploaded to French Car Network]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:21:13 +0000 http://www.club-306.com/forum/topic/15629-castle-combe-has-gone/