Good evening,

Wat kan ‘n mens sê?. The turnout last night was fantastic to say the least. Many thanks to all of u for pitching and making a success of the meeting and cycling in general in the Basin. Thank u to Petie and Malan for being there as well.

Unity is Strength and that’s what it’s all about.

Much was discussed in a very short space of time, and as per the norm, I left out a couple of points, the most important one is about the juniors and what we should be doing about them. We need to be putting something in place so that we have continuity in the group. The younger generation needs to be addressed and promoted simply because they are the future as we all know. Three school going youngsters were present. Jurie Franken, Sean Butler and Wynand Cillie. Mooi so kêrels.

Volki gave us some GENUINE “Team Mobile” kit, to be raffled for funds at some stage or other, as well as batteries. Many thanks Volkie!

In a Nutshell:

1. The DC teams are on track and in place.
2. The Donation amount for the year is R200.00/family and or individual as per the floor.
Should you wish to do so electronically, herewith the bank details:
Account Name: ACAS
Bank: Standard Bank No: 07 233 4193
Branch: Helderberg No: 033012
3. A book/ spreadsheet will be kept of all expenses and vorderings and will be available for inspection/perusal at any time. We are a” non profit” setup. Damn!!
4. The two Committees namely the Safety and Steering were announced. Those that will be joining as new blood are Wendy, Mandy, Ina and Lourene from the fairer sex and Danie Morkel snr GP. Welcome.
Herman V Zyl is the new Chairman of the Safety comm. Congrats!
5. Samples of the new kit were available for sizing. Thanks to Pieter Schoeman. Many orders were placed. Those who did not try the kit on last night please contact Pieter directly.
Just remember that payment is due to Pieter when placing your order:
Pieter’s details are:
Cell: 082 658 0905
Account Name: Fabi
Bank: Standard Bank No: 07 233 1690
Branch: Helderberg No: 033012
Price of kit:
Tops : R170
Bibs: R270
Pants: R210

6. Mount Rozier was discussed and the opportunity it affords to ALL MTBikers in the Basin area. Awesome potential. I mooted the fact that I was of the opinion that we should make it a joint venture between the Wannabees, Maverick and HCW. The floor agreed. A meeting will be set up with the relevant parties shortly. Of the issues discussed were:
1. ID card 2. Indemnity form. 3. Fixed riding times etc.

The bigger picture being the acquiring of additional farm land that we can link on to Mount Rozier and make the cycling circuit much longer.

7. We still have the facility available at Unv of Stellenbosch Sport Science Institute to do the VO2Max testing at a discounted price.
Contact Louise Prins. Tel: (+27) (0)21 808 2818

Once again many thanks to a fantastic bunch of people.

Go well.
Ek.

ps. Don’t forget that u can enter for the Argus. Do so before it is too late.

pps. AS FROM THIS WEEKEND : 9/9/06 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, ALL WEEKEND RIDES WILL START AT 6.30AM