more grip 1, I think there are many reasons for the decline here. The club has certainly has its issues. Age is a factor both in members and the engines we focus on. It is getting harder to find parts for the old inlines. When you find them they are expensive. There are a lot more places where people can get information than there were in our Heyday. Facebook nearly killed this site. There are still a lot in inlines out there at Bonneville and the many vintage racing events but a lot of those are specialized and have their websites. There was a little surge when the 4.2 Trailblazer engine came along but that discussion ran its course and moved to other places. There is far more inline activity on the H.A.M.B. than here and not just Chevy & GMCs.
We have lost a lot of the contributors who made this place lively and we have not attracted new ones. Our local chapter (Northern Nevada) is more focused on car shows and tours than the engines the club was formed around. Many of our members don't own an inline engine and are not even interested in them. As far as I know Allen Jewell doesn't own one. Our leadership are more car club people than car people. As far as I know I am the only member of our chapter that uses this site. Most have never even visited it. No one, including me, wants to step up and take the helm of a sinking ship. Honestly Al & Vickie have tried to salvage the club but a lot of damage was done before they came along. No one seems to understand that this website is the best and easiest way to contact and attract new members but there has to be something of interest if they find it. Right now if someone finds the Home page they can not get to the Forums. You can join the club or pay you dues but you can'r access anything else. Who would want to join that? It is like going to the facebook page-no meaningful connection. Everything needs to be in ONE place and that place needs to have all of our archives, tips, conversations, pictures, history........ easily available.
