Hey guys, I am looking to see how many members there are that live in Ohio. We used to have the Central Ohio Fiero Club, the Cleveland Fiero Club, and The Southern Ohio Fiero Club but all of them have gone under. I am in the formative stages of making the Ohio Fiero Club to encompass everyone in the state and hopefully have a club with enough members to last... similar to the Michigan Fiero Club. Please post or PM me if you have any interest. I've purchased the domain name, but need founding members to help build the club. Thanks, -DJ

If I had a Fiero I would love to get a club going.

I live in zanesville and would love to help.
pm me or email fieroguy1987@gmail.com
Phil

quote Originally posted by ThatFieroKid: If I had a Fiero I would love to get a club going.

Owning one isn't necessary. The club would be open to anyone who appreciates Fieros

I would assume my dad and I, and my friend Alex would be interested. We have 4 known fiero's in just this city, I have seen a few others driving around, and there are many other fiero owners around the Cleveland area.

Yo, count me in

I may be interested

O, I suppose I would count as well

I'm interested.

i'm interested, i know a couple of owners in my area who aren't on the forum that may be interested too.

Not that I would be a regular member, but if I were welcome (even though I live in Indiana), I would attend a few gatherings every now and then. There's nothing going on here in Indiana and I would like to see what other owners are doing with their cars.

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Mike in Indy

Hey guys, thanks for all of the interest. I think the club would be welcome to anyone... even someone from Indiana. LOL Feel free to spread the word to any other Fiero owners that you know around the state. Like I said, I have purchased www.ohiofieroclub.com and would love to get a club going. Is anyone techy enough to help build our website? It's getting too late in the year to have much of an outing/show, but it gives us plenty of time to get this thing off the ground and to hit the ground running in 2012. I welcome any thoughts, input, advice that you guys have. I've been a part of a few car clubs over the years so I have a pretty good idea of the work that needs to be done. Is anyone interested in being more involved in the formative stages, a member of the officers, or helping in any way other than just being a member? Let me know! Thanks, -DJ

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I'd be interested even though I don't have a lot of time.

There still is a Central Ohio Fiero club. They just had a lunch/ meeting on Saturday. I dont think any of them are on the forum any more, and for whatever reason none seem interested in it. I can give you contact info in a pm. I cant assume any want it in here.

quote Originally posted by rogergarrison: There still is a Central Ohio Fiero club. They just had a lunch/ meeting on Saturday. I dont think any of them are on the forum any more, and for whatever reason none seem interested in it. I can give you contact info in a pm. I cant assume any want it in here.

Yea, I would love to contact them. I haven't been able to find any information about them online, so I assumed they folded like the other two clubs.

I would love to take on a strong role if you need the help.

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Im here as well. Batavia, OH

In as well

i would be in too, from cincy ohio. keep us posted.

Same here, I live near Mattwa and could find some time to go to meetings.

Hey guys, I'm glad there is so much interest. I would like to start getting things together after the new year. Start thinking about what you would want out of a club, how we would organize meetings or shows, and ways for all of us to participate since we are all kind of spread out. We could do a lot of stuff online and via our website, but outings and meetings would be a part of it as well. I was thinking we could rotate every month or every other month to a new city... Or choose something central and have the majority of them there?? I'm open to any and all suggestions so let me know your thoughts. Thanks, -DJ

Interested!!

Nope, having a get together this Saturday 17th, for lunch and a gift exchange. Its on Columbus west side at 1 pm. York Steak House, West Broad St.

So how does the current Ohio Fiero Club communicate and let people know dates/times?

Also what I would like out of a club is the chance for auto-x/track days.

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I just noticed this thread, I would be in to. I'm down in Fairfield (25 min north of Cincinnati)

I would be interested also. I am located half way between Columbus and Cincinnati.

They use Email between members.

There are 3 Autocross setups in the summer. One is at Columbus Motor Speedway on Williams Rd, one at the west campus parking of OSU, and more at Mid Ohio Raceway in Lexington, Ohio. MOR does require racing equipment like roll bars since you run on the actual 2.5 mile road course with no speed limits.

i would like to join not driving now but will be 2 to 3 months after i get a transplant.also trying to get my car running againhopefuly be able to get it running by spring and if still not driving i might be ale to talk one of my sons to take me.

If you want a club here is what you need.

#1 A web site

#2 A new letter that is sent on time every month.

#3 at least one to Five people who are ok doing all the work.

#4 A leader who is able to work with all kinds of people and is the kind of person who can be friendly but also a thick skin. You have to take the good and the bad.

Clubs are difficult to do. There is a large culture of personalities that you need to deal with and a lot of work to do with only a few members who want to get involved or have the time.
Also people will come and go as interest goes up and down with many owners. I have owned my car for years and I will get all excited about it and drive a lot for a few years and then park it for several years and not do much with it. Family also take first before the car so. Since my son came along I also have been doing less with the car. Other have similar reasons. This is why you always need to seek new owners.

Fiero owners are generally on a budget. I don't mean cheap but I do mean they have limits often on what they will spend. Many are moved to a Fiero as it is an affordable collectors car. But that also means they often have less money to spend on clubs etc. It is because of this you need to price the club carefully.

Finally you need to plan events and if you want meetings. To do a state club and have meetings would be difficult. A yearly meet would be easy to do. We have a good number of Fiero's at Norwalk every August and even had a show in the show like the Fiero Hawk club. The Norwalk Pontiac weekend is a ready made event for a Ohio based club.

I would first speak to some of the larger strong clubs like NIFE etc. Seek their advice on what works and what does not.

The Cleveland Club worked real well for many years as we ran it pretty much as a group of friends than a club. We were pretty informal and had fun. As time went on we had the passing of some key people who started the club and held it together. After that many started to lose interest or just did not have the time that we once had to be involved. There is another large Ohio club I have worked with in the past going through the same thing right now.

I wish you luck and would recomend you do some research into clubs before you get started. FInd out what works and what does not from others who already have been there. Starting a club and keeping it alive is not an easy task. I wish I had a dollar for every club I have seen come and go over the years. A good club can be built but it takes time and a lot of work. What pre planning you do will be a big help in growing a club. You time invested in this will pay off later. One last piece of advice keep it simple. Don't bite off more than you can chew. If things get too complicated it becomes more difficult to deal with and also more expensive to run.

Good Luck!

I live in Mentor, Ohio and would welcome a local club. Would be nice to have some cruise-in's, etc.

Checking in from Beavercreek, OH

englewood ohio checking in would love to hear some more!

Im around n talk to quite a few others in Ohio that have fieros. Also Im from Warren,oh so it would be a long cruise to get to central OH. I would go to Norwalk once a year though.

Checking in from Brunswick, OH. Gota buddy too with a Fiero but not a poster on this site.

Already met mattwa and his dad. Sold me my engine cradle.

Id start a facebook page first and see where the interest lies.

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Anyone still care about this? Sent PM to OP.

Hi to everyone who has expressed an interest in the club. The new year is here... and so is pretty decent weather at the moment. I'm sure everyone is starting to think about car show season and what events they want to attend this year. I'm glad to see so many of us are interested in starting a new Ohio club. As I stated in earlier posts, I do have the website address secure at this point but that's about it at the moment. I'm looking for someone with some tech experience who would be willing to start building our site. I'm also looking for a few people who are willing to put in the work to help found the club and get us up and running. I'm definitely commited and up for the task, but I can't do it on my own. I hope to start contacting everyone on this post via PM or email. I have created an email OhioFieroClub@gmail.com to go along with the web address. Feel free to start email inquiries and your thoughts to that account. I hope everyone has as much interest in a club as I do and I look forward to talking to all of you. Thanks!

First above all else, make sure people wanting a club are together on what activities they want to do and willing to follow thru. Ive been in many car clubs that started out great, long country cruises, car shows, etc. After a year or two most Ive been in fall apart as some start losing interest and go their separate ways. Last few I was in turned into dinner clubs and did nothing else but go out to nice dinners and usually not in their club car. My Corvette club for example used to go somewhere nearly everyweekend whether just a fun road trip or bigger car shows. Now all they do is go to each of their own pick shows by themselves and go to dinner in their pickups and SUVs. Im a little extreme in that I go to 2-4 car show a week in season. Out of the 30 members in that Corvette club I only seen a couple of them once all summer. Why would you own 2 or 3 Corvettes and never take them out of the garage? I just sold mine and moved on.

quote Originally posted by rogergarrison: First above all else, make sure people wanting a club are together on what activities they want to do and willing to follow thru. Ive been in many car clubs that started out great, long country cruises, car shows, etc. After a year or two most Ive been in fall apart as some start losing interest and go their separate ways. Last few I was in turned into dinner clubs and did nothing else but go out to nice dinners and usually not in their club car. My Corvette club for example used to go somewhere nearly everyweekend whether just a fun road trip or bigger car shows. Now all they do is go to each of their own pick shows by themselves and go to dinner in their pickups and SUVs. Im a little extreme in that I go to 2-4 car show a week in season. Out of the 30 members in that Corvette club I only seen a couple of them once all summer. Why would you own 2 or 3 Corvettes and never take them out of the garage? I just sold mine and moved on.

Great advice! I've also been in a few clubs that slowly moved from active clubs into just dinner/drink events. I want to be in a club so I have other Fiero owners to talk tech with, to go to shows with, to give me a reason to pull mine out of the garage and take it somewhere. My plan would be for this club to have a pretty active schedule and for members to attend whenever they can. I know everyone is busy and there is more to life than their car, but hopefully we would have enough members to keep the club going. There are several successful clubs around the US, so I don't see why Ohio couldn't be one of them.

I would love to be involved my only downside is my car is sitting on jackstands for an unknown time frame. IF you need some help with things drop me a line i can see what I can do.

Sounds interesting. At the very least I'd like to know what events get scheduled.