A pre-run to the Southern Missouri Off Road Ranch (SMORR) has been set for the 3rd weekend in June.

This also coincides with a Windy City / Hoosier Cruisers mini Ultimate Adventure planned for that same week.

Check-in with the discussion on Ih8mud to find out the latest information and plans.

We look forward to seeing you there.

The TAC just finished up our (what has become) annual trip to Lance, Debie, and Alex Asher’s farm outside of Camden Point, MO.  We had a great turnout as usual, and the Platte River once again provided us a muddy playground to spend the weekend tackling.  TAC members and guests spent the weekend eating, of course, wheeling, and relaxing.  All the while Mother Nature managed to leave us alone.

Our thanks to the Asher’s for opening up their home and farm to the club.

Do not go into the mud hole!

The next event on the books for the Tornado Alley Cruisers will be a long weekend at the Asher Farm outside of Camden Point, MO. Once again Lance, Debie, and Alex Asher have invited the club out to their farm for a few days of good food, relaxing, and playing (typically) in the mud near the Platte River bottoms.

Keep an eye on the discussions at our club forum on  IH8MUD.com.

The last we heard the bridge going through Camden Point on the way to their house had been closed to traffic.  We’ll post directions once we determine how the heck we are getting there.

See you on the trail!

February 7, 2009
Harrisonville, MO

1. The meeting was called to order by Vice President Rob Ridgeway.
2. Rob Ridgeway made the motion, with a second by Eric Christensen to elect Chris Rech as club President. Motion carried with all in favor.
3. Craig Cox made the motion, with a second by Debie Asher to merge the Treasurer and Membership position. Motion carried with all in favor.
4. Mike Costello made the motion, with a second by Marc McFarland to elect Peggy Sears as Treasurer/Membership. Motion carried with all in favor.
5. Mike Costello made the motion, with a second by Marc McFarland to elect Debie Asher as club Secretary. Motion carried with all in favor.
6. Rob Ridgeway made the motion, with a second by Craig Shultz to elect Marc McFarland as TLCA Midwest Delegate. Motion carried with all in favor.
7. Rob Ridgeway made the motion, with a second by Craig Shultz to elect Kirk Shea as alternate TLCA Midwest Delegate. Motion carried with all in favor.
8. Peggy reported that we have a total of $5.055.61 on our account.
9. Rob Ridgeway is checking on business cards for members to hand out to our fellow Toyota 4×4 enthusiasts.
10. The TLCA GATOR event and a pre-run in June were discussed.
11. Donations to the TLCA and club membership in the Blue Ribbon Coalition were discussed.
12. Craig Shultz made the motion, with a second by Marc McFarland to join the Blue Ribbon Coalition for a club membership of $125 and a donation of $500. Motion carried with all in favor.
13. Rob Ridgeway made the motion, with a second by Marc McFarland to donate $500 to the Toyota Land Cruiser Association. Motion carried with all in favor.
14. Debie Asher made the motion, with a second by Craig Cox to adjourn the meeting.
15. Motion carried with all in favor.

This fall TAC will be joining forces with several other regional Toyota clubs to host the first TLCA-sponsored event outside of the Rubithon.  You have probably heard or read about discussions on GATOR 2009, or more specifically, the Great American Toyota Offroad Rally 2009.  We’ll be discussing our involvement in detail at the annual meeting.  

In the meantime information can be found at:  http://www.greatamericantoyotaoffroadrally.com/

Click on the Event Calendar tab up above to peruse what’s coming up this year in TAC.  If you would like assistance to add an event, use the comment button above, provide the details, and we’ll take care adding it.

May be old news to some, but the latest Toyota Trails has an awesome write-up for ‘07 TLCA Individual Memeber of the Year. Very cool, and very deserving just from what I’ve observed in my short time as a member. Plus it was interesting to see the beginnings of the 40, was that a high school pic?

Thanks for all you do and have done, and we’ll see ya on the trail. Oh, and nice shades BTW.

-FlatlandTRD

Link to forum discussion: Click

Check it out, some embedded video from GFNWTAC.

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