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It is definitely happening. Slip is putting together a detailed post with all the info you'll need, it should be up later today.

It wasn't left to the last minute, this kind of thing is very time-consuming and we have lives too. The venue, sponsors etc have been organised for some time, but as always there have been some minor but important details that held things up. These have been sorted thanks to Gary and Slip - allowing the day to go ahead as planned. Inaugurating a club isn't a simple case of wandering into a building a filling out a bit of paper with the club name on it. There is a shiteload more than that involved, all of which somehow has to be organised between work and personal commitments. Props to Slip and Gary for managing to do it.

The detailed post a bit later on will answer most other questions :)

Check qld forum for an alert thread regarding the launch, and the original post in this thread has been edited. I've been trying for weeks to organise a time with the lady who books the venue. I sent her the money ages ago, but only just got her to meet with me. Doing it just a week away has it fresh in everyones head too.

what if we meet at mister pies carpark at cannon hill plaza around 9ish and leave at about 20 past 9 any problems or questions lets us know

Start time has changed to 12:30

Lets make it 11:00 - 11:30 meet for a 12:00 departure.

At Mr Pies.

For East/South side people.

We'll wait if Northsiders are coming through that way,

or can meet northsiders on the Gateway?

Every time I go past there I sing the "Mr Plow" song, substituing "Mr Pies"

Mr Pies thats my name,

that name again is Mr Pies!

I had a great idea of all meeting up somewhere and then invading Beenleigh wit hSkylines from all directions :P then I woke up and realised that it would require two things effort and organisational skills, of which I lack greatly ;)

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