The
last Quantum Mechanics of 2005 is now out. Those who opted
to have the full colour download version should already have
visited the members only
section to get their copy. This edition has been produced
by the club's Editor, Matthew
Horn, no doubt massively assisted by his future wife Veronica.
North
Midlands/South Yorkshire Xmas Meal
This
area group recently had their 1st Annual (they've planned
for next year already!) Christmas meal. Details and photos
can be found here.
New
Club Discount
DND
Services are offering a discount to QOC members. For details
please go to the Members
Only section of the website and click on the Members Only
link.
Xtreme
Makes Front Cover!
The
Quantum Xtreme will feature on the front cover of the next
Total Kit Car magazine due out early November. For more details
please visit the Total
Kit Car website.
New
QSC Model
Quantum
Sports Cars have released a new model at the recent Total
Kit Car Live! show. The fully details are now available
here on the QOC site!
Treasure
Hunt
Please
note that the treasure hunt planned for Sunday 11th September
has had to be cancelled. The North Midlans/South Yorkshire
grouop shall be having their usual Monday night meeting instead.
For details please click
here.
QM53
Out Now!
The
Lastest edition of Quantum Mechanics, the club's newsletter,
has recently been released. So what's so special about this
edition? For those with internet access it is available in
the members only
area in full colour! It is the first edition produced by the
club's new Editor, Matthew
Horn.
QOC
Irish Tour
A
very successful event that was well attended by members from
all over the UK. It was a good opportunity for all involved
to explore the Irish countryside and the Guiness! A big thanks
much go to Ali and Andy Heaton for their organisation of the
event, plus the help from Nuala and Pacshal Carroll who provided
some local knowledge, Sunday breakfast at the begining of
the tour and the BBQ at the end. Also a big thank you to all
in the Irish Kit Car Club who organised a run over some very
scenic routes, at least that's what they told us, since the
weather prevented us seeing much of it! Look out for a full
report in the next Quantum Mechanics (QM53), due out very
soon.
QOC
Communication
For
those members that didn't make that SGM and haven't supplied
a current email address on their membership form (we are in
new membership year that started in June, so if you haven't
renewed now is the time to do it!) you might not be aware
that we have created a new SmartGroup specifically for club
members to allow the Committee to send out announcements to
you quickly. Those for whom we have current email addresses,
should have already received an email invitation to the group
and a number of you have already signed up. This leaves members
who's email address is either out of date or missing from
our records. If you have yet to receive an invitation please
could you email me off this list, from the email account you
wish to use, with your name and membership number, as this
is a private club members list only and should be very low
on traffic as only the QOC Committee members will be allowed
to post. The detail are required to verify that you are a
current club member. If anyone has any questions please contact
me of any of the other committee members.
SGM
News
The
SGM took place on 9 June 2005 and detail of what happened
can be found in the members
only area of the club website.
SGM
Notice
As
of 9 June 2005 the Club Chairman has received a written petition,
signed by 27 fully paid up members of the Club to call an
SGM, as allowed for in the Club Constitution. All Club members
are advised to enter the members
only section of this website for full details.
End
to End in 24 Hours Trophy
At
it's AGM during the Stoneleigh show this year the Quantum
Owners Club presented a trophy to commemorate the fund raising
effort of 22 drivers in 11 cars who completed the John O'Groats
to Lands End journey in under 24 hours in June 2003. In they
process they raised £10,000 between them for NCH,
the National Children’s home. Shown
right with the trophy are Jan Haines, John Deverson, Andy
Heaton and Eddie Ruskin (not pictured) who were the main organisers
behind the event, however congratulations should be passed
on to all the drivers (left) who successfully completed the
event. The trophy is now proudly on display in the Quantum
Sports Cars showroom in Loddiswell, Devon.
QOC
15th Birthday
The
Quantum Owners Club celebrated it's 15th at the Stoneleigh
show this year. Seen here is Charles Williams, the club's
first Editor cutting the birthday cake at the clubs AGM.
The
QOC was created early in 1990 by Peter Crawford from Royston
in Herts who, having built a white Series One Saloon, in his
own words, "had a wild fit of enthusiasm to start an
owners club". Helped by his wife Pat and their two sons,
they put the very first newsletter together in Summer 1990.
It got off to a great start with this first issue (as then
unnamed) mailed to over sixty people.QOC From those humble
beginnings the Club grew strongly helped by contributors such
as Graham Lindley who, in early 1992, along with Adam Sleightholme,
as Treasurer and Charles Williams as Editor, formed the first
committee.
QOC
Giveaway!
Available
for members to collect, on presentation of their membership
card, at this weekend's Stoneleigh show are these excellent
new club folders. Ideal for keeping your Quantum Mechanics
news letters in and a handy holder for your membership card
on the front. Yet another excellent piece of club mechandise
sourced by Vince Orme - well done Vince (click on the image
for the larger picture). Vince has also supplied detail and
photos of other items available at Stoneleigh this weekend.
Click here to see them.
Monte
Carlo 2005
We've
just heard that Chris Handley has entered his Quantum 2+2
into the Guild of Motor Endurance event for 2005. This is
a four day event covering 2,000km mainly inthe French Alps.
The club wishes Chris the best of luck for the event. More
detail can be found under our Septmeber
event listings.
QOC
Haynes Action Day
Following
on from 2 successful year of running this event Andy Heaton
has organised this years even for Sunday 18th September 2005.
Full details are here,
but it's a fun day out and a chance to test your driving skills
in a fun environment.
Exciting
Insurance News
There
is some very good news regarding insurance for your Quantum.
This will be announced at the AGM on 1st May 2005 at 4pm to
be held at the Stoneleigh show. The AGM will be followed by
the BBQ as per last year. Please contact
me if you intend to be there, so we can get an idea of
numbers we need to cater for, plus if you have any special
dietary needs, eg veggie, or nut allergy.
Irish
Tour 2005 - 23rd July to 31st July 2005
Alison
and I are now into the planning stage for the quantum owners
club tour of 2005 so if your not decided on your holiday next
year come and have a week in Ireland.We have so far got five
routes planned for your interest seeing some of the most beautiful
and breathtaking scenery in Ireland.
The plan shall be to accommodate us in self catering chalets
in central Ireland and then day trip from our central location.
We are in consultation with the Irish kit car clubs to come
and tour with us. The hope is we can get enough members together
for a meeting at Mondello
Park race circuit for a little entertainment.... yes those
who wish can enjoy a session at their own pace on the circuit.
The
details Alison and I need to move forward so we can get the
best deals are as follows:
1, Who would like to attend.
2, How many families attending.
3, Would you mind sharing accommodation.
4, Would you prefer the slow boat to Ireland.
5, Would you prefer the fast boat to Ireland.
6, Would you like to participate at Mondello Park race circuit
at a pace that suits you.
As
we are celebrating the 15th year of the QOC next year it would
be great to have an end of tour party, so hopefully Ali and
I can amalgamate this with the mondello park visit so let
us know ASAP, so we can all have a great holiday and follow
on from the success of the Scottish tour of 2004. The cost
is under £320 per person.
Contact us via email
or home no.01202 420314.
The
ferry sailing is overnight on 23rd/24th July @ Holyhead, check
in time 01.50 hrs depart 02.50 hrs and arrive in Dublin @
06.05. The return sailing is on the 30th July @ Dublin, check
in time 20.05 hrs depart 21.05 hrs and arrive back @ Holyhead
00.20 hrs.
Final
call for other members to attend we do have some spaces available
and I would like to fill these, so if anybody has still not
decided or can think of anybody else who would like to take
part in this qoc 15th birthday event please contact Ali and
I ASAP.
QM54
Out Now!
Irish
Tour 2005 - 23rd July to 31st July 2005