Kj....the forum, is what it is....just a place to share info about the cars and such...CICCI, is a dues paying club, which you are now a member of...spend some time on the website, plenty of discounts to members, with all the vendors there...CICCI helps sponsor some of our get togethers, Valk, can tell you more about that...As for you wanting to start a meet out west, you should get to know some of the members out your way...PM MikeR....Mike knows most out your way...but, I have to tell ya...you aren't going to find too many close to you...I travel 600 miles one way to meets, as we don't have that many local meets here in INDIANA, although there are many XF's ....busy lives around here, hard to get them together...I am afraid the Colorado meet will be as near a large group will get for awhile. I don't know where you heard the next one is going to be in the Carolina's...haven't heard that one...good luck