YOU EITHER GET IT OR YOU DONT

Hi everyone,

OK, I'll go straight to the point of this post. ACE needs YOUR support in order to provide it's supporters with enough clout to provide a credible and powerful lobby group! If support from groups or genres that do not now have a voice decide NOT to support us and ACE folds then we are back to only Classics and Hot Rods being represented in any discussions, or even just the classics alone. Come on, think about it. It's not like it's costing you anything and WHO else is offering to give you a voice to lobby with???

Back about 3 to 4 years ago  the NSRA replied to a consultation document that DVLA had raised.They put forward a modified car class and some of the points contained were taken on board in the DVLA reply after lobbying pressure was applied .

This took the form that over a period of 6 months, DVLA were bombarded with contacts from magazines, enthusiasts , suppliers and manufacturers on a month on month orchestrated basis.
Whether or not this was the reason for most of the items that concerned car modifiers , and the people that contacted them, being shelved is a matter for your take on the result.During further contact with DVLA they stated that the items werent shelved but simply on a back burner and if they so wished they would raise another consultation document for further input.

It had become obvious by way of researching the figures used in the NSRA 'Reply to the Consultation' document that each style / genre of car modifying did not have enough clout standing alone but together they had huge financial and voting power .

During the process of coordinating the month on month attacks on DVLA it also became obvious something was needed to be able to swiftly contact the separate genres of cars modifying and also to bring them together to form a lobbying organisation and so the idea of ACE was born. Realising that legislation issues affect more than simply the  Hot Rod community  one of the main players from the NSRA  is helping with the initial direction  and launch of ACE.

The guys promoting ACE are taking the first steps to making it viable ,we've got to start somewhere but once we've made all the contacts  YOU will be in charge .This will benefit ALL of us that are concerned !! A larger committee will, we hope, be formed from the groups, associations, clubs and individuals that sign up to support us. ACE stand as a lobby group at arms length from other lobby groups but are happy to work alongside them.

Thank you for your time. Please put any questions through the contact page at the ACE site,  http://www.the-ace.org.uk/contact-us.html

Regards,

Ade

Having read and re read this and the ace site I dont believe it is something that Turtlespeed need to get involve with as a club as we are all involved through the NASC or the NSRA.

I do think it is a good idea to get the 'mod boys' together in a national unified club and have passed this on to my son Ashley who runs a cruise in Southend.

Any member of turtlespeed who wishes to join on an individual basis please feel free to.