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PRKR8NGR · 02-25-2020, 12:24 PM

Hello all,

Pretty much copy and pasted from a previous statement from another nomination I had. Lol

I'm Bryan, most of you know me as Blue by now, having been a 2019 NorCal86 board member.
But for those of you who don't know me, here is a little about myself...

Everyone calls me Blue because it's a combination of my first and last name. And ironically I have a blue car. Anyhow I moved to San Jose in August '14 to pursue a career in the parks as a Ranger. I bet you’re thinking… "You're my boy, Blue!" or "It's Morphin' Time!". Not the first time I heard it, don't get tired of hearing it though. For work, I drive numerous backroads (Highway 9, Skyline, Metcalf, Black, Mines, etc.). All fun but not in a truck with gear and equipment. Those roads interested me to purchase a car that would be fun to handle around the corners, therefore in January '16 I bought my FR-S.

Southbay meet n greets were on a hiatus when I bought my car. The first meet I went to was SF/Pen where I met board member. He welcomed me to the NorCal86 community and by the end of the meet added me to the Southbay groupchat since he knew I drove up from these. In Southbay, I met several other drivers and became very active in Southbay and the 86 community. I was added as an admin to the Norcal86 Facebook group page by a former board member and said I would be a great asset to the NorCal86 admin team. I then got approval by the one and only el presidente and the board to reboot the Southbay meets! I have dedicated and devoted my time to the meets since then and became a board member in 2019; though we have not held a meet the last few months due to weather conditions and lack of attendance in winter months.

Over the years being in the FR-S/BRZ/86 NorCal community, I have:
- June ’19: coordinated and assisted running the 2019 Summer Kickoff + being a legit grillmaster
- February ’19: elected in as a 2019 NorCal 86 board member
- June ’18: coordinated and led the Southbay caravan to Summer Kickoff
- February '17: coordinated and led the Southbay caravan to a surprise birthday drive (Who all was there for that event?)
- October '16: coordinated and led the Southbay caravan to End of Summer Celebration
- August '16: attended 86Day at Mann Enginneering
- June '16-present: co-coordinate with @Corona1994 in starting up the Southbay bi-weekly Wednesday meets again!
- June '16: coordinated and led the Southbay caravan to Summer Kickoff
- attended 9 SF/Pen bi-weekly Tuesday meets
- attended 9 Eastbay weekly Thursday meets
- attended 6 Dublin monthly Fridays meets
- attended ALL Southbay bi-weekly Wednesday meets
- numerous amounts of drive spontaneously drives
- attended and displayed my car in shows

Now having lived in San Jose for 5 years and expanding my connections/acquaintances through the community, I have grown to really appreciate the close knit 86 family! Friendly and welcoming, all willing to help each other learn about the car, how it handles, how to install parts, the best and not the best parts, etc.

If re-elected as a board member, I will represent and promote NorCal86 in a positive manner and help coordinate and run all our annual meets/events to the best of my ability. I hate seeing the 86-community becoming less and less active these days!

I look forward to meeting and driving with all of you at the events and meets to come!

Good luck to all the board member nominees, you all are a great bunch!

Thanks,
PRKR8NGR

02-25-2020, 12:24 PM	#5
PRKR8NGR Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Drives: Oceanic FR-S Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 235 Thanks: 192 Thanked 129 Times in 80 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hello all, Pretty much copy and pasted from a previous statement from another nomination I had. Lol I'm Bryan, most of you know me as Blue by now, having been a 2019 NorCal86 board member. But for those of you who don't know me, here is a little about myself... Everyone calls me Blue because it's a combination of my first and last name. And ironically I have a blue car. Anyhow I moved to San Jose in August '14 to pursue a career in the parks as a Ranger. I bet you’re thinking… "You're my boy, Blue!" or "It's Morphin' Time!". Not the first time I heard it, don't get tired of hearing it though. For work, I drive numerous backroads (Highway 9, Skyline, Metcalf, Black, Mines, etc.). All fun but not in a truck with gear and equipment. Those roads interested me to purchase a car that would be fun to handle around the corners, therefore in January '16 I bought my FR-S. Southbay meet n greets were on a hiatus when I bought my car. The first meet I went to was SF/Pen where I met board member. He welcomed me to the NorCal86 community and by the end of the meet added me to the Southbay groupchat since he knew I drove up from these. In Southbay, I met several other drivers and became very active in Southbay and the 86 community. I was added as an admin to the Norcal86 Facebook group page by a former board member and said I would be a great asset to the NorCal86 admin team. I then got approval by the one and only el presidente and the board to reboot the Southbay meets! I have dedicated and devoted my time to the meets since then and became a board member in 2019; though we have not held a meet the last few months due to weather conditions and lack of attendance in winter months. Over the years being in the FR-S/BRZ/86 NorCal community, I have: - June ’19: coordinated and assisted running the 2019 Summer Kickoff + being a legit grillmaster - February ’19: elected in as a 2019 NorCal 86 board member - June ’18: coordinated and led the Southbay caravan to Summer Kickoff - February '17: coordinated and led the Southbay caravan to a surprise birthday drive (Who all was there for that event?) - October '16: coordinated and led the Southbay caravan to End of Summer Celebration - August '16: attended 86Day at Mann Enginneering - June '16-present: co-coordinate with @Corona1994 in starting up the Southbay bi-weekly Wednesday meets again! - June '16: coordinated and led the Southbay caravan to Summer Kickoff - attended 9 SF/Pen bi-weekly Tuesday meets - attended 9 Eastbay weekly Thursday meets - attended 6 Dublin monthly Fridays meets - attended ALL Southbay bi-weekly Wednesday meets - numerous amounts of drive spontaneously drives - attended and displayed my car in shows Now having lived in San Jose for 5 years and expanding my connections/acquaintances through the community, I have grown to really appreciate the close knit 86 family! Friendly and welcoming, all willing to help each other learn about the car, how it handles, how to install parts, the best and not the best parts, etc. If re-elected as a board member, I will represent and promote NorCal86 in a positive manner and help coordinate and run all our annual meets/events to the best of my ability. I hate seeing the 86-community becoming less and less active these days! I look forward to meeting and driving with all of you at the events and meets to come! Good luck to all the board member nominees, you all are a great bunch! Thanks, PRKR8NGR Last edited by PRKR8NGR; 02-25-2020 at 02:02 PM.