some thoughts, which may or may not be correct as it is based on an interpretation of various posts.

1. As Ken says the thing we generally agree on is to meet up irregularly as and when folk on this group arrange things.

2. There is an international group based in the US that is going to go ahead.

3. Steve's proposal for a UK group associated with the US group was withdrawn.

4. There is an on-going debate about a badge for a UK group.

5. Personally I will be joining the international group. I have just taken delivery of my new brake pads only available from the US and hope that XFI-INT will be obtaining discounts for such items in the future. That is totally personal and I see that as a completely seperate decision to any UK club , but I see an association between a UK club and the US as a potential benefit.

Observation :

Maybe the badge idea is operating in too much of a vacuum. It may be that we need to agree on a UK club first. Maybe we don't, and that a group that meet up irregularly is all that we need to decide on a badge. It is a question really, should we put the badge on the back burner until the UK group forms a clearer identity and continues to form over the next few meets ? I wish I could make the next two, but personal commitments conspire against me ! I would like to contribute to this debate and am concious that words in posts are open to different interpretations so a face-to-face can clear things up.

Also we should not lose Paul ( Hairydalek) or anyone elses contributions so far if we did decide to park it.

Those are my observations and understandings from my screen and keyboard here and don't suggest they are totally accurate and correct as I may have mis-interpreted others posts and statements, feel free to correct me, but my personal views are as they are.

Paul