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TR7's & TR8's why not have a seperate Register Secretary? 

Posted By : Barry Lane, 31-May-2007, 10:55pm

A couple of days ago the Courier arrived and that evening as I usually do I settled myself down to read it with a keen sense of anticipation hoping to see an article on the TR7 / TR8 only once again to be disappointed. Eventually I got to page 78 to "The Courier Index" compiled by Peter J Williams who is to be congratulated on his hard work compiling such an index. I thought I would scan through the index just to see how many articles there had been in Volume 27, now while I have never claimed to be the most observant of people I couldn't find any. Now, I thought one of two things must have happened, either Peter omitted to detail the articles on the TR7 / TR8 or more likely there hasn't been any!

Once I had completed scanning the index for a second time (yes, you are right I should get out more) my eyes were drawn to page 81 which is titled "How the IVR scheme works - for everyone:" I then looked at the model a month chart only to see that surprise surprise there was no mention of the TR7 / TR8.

Surely as the club tries to encourage younger members to join our ranks the Wedge is the most likely Triumph that younger members would join the club with by virtue of the fact they are the most widely available and generally very reasonably priced. I realise the Wedge isn't everyone's cup of tea but that's what makes us all different but we all have one thing in common we all love our Triumphs and share a common goal to preserve the marque.

There must be many owners out there who have stories, tips and other useful articles they would like to share with other owners but last time a seperate Register Secretary was suggested (and there was a willing volunteer to take up that role) there were people suggesting that such an appointment would spell the end of every Triumph club in the land, which has to be absolute nonsense. Why would the TR Register or any other club be upset if the Courier included articles on the TR7 / TR8? One respondent even suggested that Wedge owners should direct any queries they have about their cars to other such clubs. How can that be right when we all pay our membership which in my eyes surely makes us all equal members of the club and as such we are entitled to have our interests represented in the Courier? If this is not so then we should be told that this is the case. After all if we are not worthy members due to an irrational fear of upsetting other clubs because we only have a Wedge then lets have it out in the open.

I'm sure there are other owners out there who feel the same sense of injustice that I do and I hope you will add your comments to this thread together to be fair with those who oppose such an appointment including the doom mongers who predict that it might signal the end of the Triumph movement. My comments will probably have ruffled a few feathers but that might be a good thing.

I realise that many members own more than one vehicle which may be a mix of a Wedge and other Triumphs but isn't it about time that we Wedge owners were allowed to come in from the cold instead of just feeling as though we are along for the ride if nothing else as poor realtions to subsidise the membership of the owners of "PROPER" Triumphs?

Barry.

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