Unlike some motorcycle clubs we do not restrict membership. Secret date? Hardly, join the club - know the date. This is a testament to the quality and the method in which the club manages the affair. Careful planning and a little luck has prevented the residents and the bureaucrats from shutting down or severely curtailing the event.
With about 60 volunteers the VME stages a major "old motorcycle" event on an entire island in Puget Sound. The essence of the Isle of Vashon TT is its location and current logistics. The invitation most likely will also encourage the invitees to bring out those old and odd bikes.Īlternative suggestions about how the club could manage overuse of the event (different time of the year, different location, middle of the week) misses the central point. Whether a member wishes to release the date further is subject to their discretion although the club believes that the membership, by and large, supports the current policy and applies proper discretion when releasing the date to non-members. Release of the date to the membership is all that has been authorized by the club due to the negative effects discussed earlier. It is, however the property of the membership of the VME, the sanctioning body of the "TT". Thus the "secret" date, although the date is really not secret. Years ago when the event was promoted outside the club the Island was overrun with non-members and non-participants who, in many cases, saw this "Old Bike Rally" as an excuse to flagrantly break the law and thereby endanger the event. That the club chooses not to further release the date is due to the problems experienced in the past. It is the considered opinion of most of the leadership that over promotion may potentially threaten the future of the event. The decision to only release information to the members of the VME is your leaderships attempt to give you the power to control the event by whom you invite. With the economics in focus a key element to continued success of the Vashon TT is the ability of the VME leadership to insure the future of the event.
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We charge a fair price for a quality product, make a modest profit when the weather is good and accept the full liability if the weather damages attendance as it has in the past.
Proceeds from the event have also contributed to the club Building Fund that, when put to it's intended use, will establish a permanent club facility dedicated to the ".restoration, preservation and enjoyment of vintage, classic and antique motorcycles." In short, the club is pretty straight forward concerning the economics of staging the event. The dues base and proceeds from Vashon underwrite production of the next year's TT. We don't make a killing but it does help supplement a dues base that produces an excellent club newsletter and other club activities. It's hard not to make a few bucks on a popular event when volunteers commit their spare time to provide the essential skilled labor that actually makes the show go.
While the Vintage Motorcycle Enthusiasts is a not-for-profit motorcycle club the Isle of Vashon TT is our money making event. This article will try and shed some light on the philosophy that drives the VME leadership to take the course they do concerning the release of the date for this premier Northwest old bike event. The realities of staging the Isle of Vashon TT are very complex.
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