DOC inclusion?

[mstevens]

The old board was a chapter of the Ducati Owners Club. I'm not sure why that matters to me, but is there a process for getting DMF accredited as part of the DOC?

[duckwrench13]

The old board was a chapter of the Ducati Owners Club. I'm not sure why that matters to me, but is there a process for getting DMF accredited as part of the DOC?

+1 on the DOC affiliation.  wt:

[748s]

will ducati take the DOC status off VS?
Hope so.

[TCK!]

Well the MOB was a DOC member so I'm sure as long as the corect people keep contacting them with membership info the'll recognize whomever.

[derby]

will ducati take the DOC status off VS?
Hope so.

VS didn't buy the DOC.

[teddy037.2]

VS didn't buy the DOC.

and by that reasoning, couldn't the DML still technically be the DOC, and be us?

seems that way to me...

not DML=TOB, DML the DOC

[MurDuc]

Hadn't heard anything on this lately.

If, we do need/want to register the DMF as a new DOC it doesn't seem hard.
The leg work is creating the club. Technically we have our club already. We have our board, thanks to the DMF founders. We have our officers(Admin).

According to the Ducati site, once you have the club established. You just need to send them the following info.

Affiliate your club to the D.O.C.
Once a club is created, an e-mail to club@ducati.com with the request for affiliation along with the following information is all it takes:

    * Club name
    * Name of representative for Ducati and his or her contact information
    * Address of the club headquarters
    * List of members with first and last names, date of birth, e-mail, telephone, bike and registration year
    * Website address
    * Club activities, thoughts and plans


You will be contacted as soon as possible and informed if your D.O.C. affiliation request was accepted.

All we really need now is a member list (doesn't have to be everyone) I am sure we have plenty that would be willing to email one of the Amins their info to put together a member list. Then we just need a Ducati rep to sponsor the DMF and we send out the email.

[Statler]

We were waiting for members.  That happened pretty quickly.

It'll happen.  Little details to work out.  But we've been looking at it already.    It's risen on the 'list of crap to figure out' since the rush of members.

It would be a seperate club, not a DML replacement....we are new.

Chris

[mitt]

There are several ways to skin this cat.

The real power of DOCS comes at the more local level in my opinion.  Look at Hoosier Hooligans and Coastal Ducati Club.  They are DOC's.  Each club knows it owns members locally, and they actually do DOC things together (Project Mugello and Daytona Bike Week).  They can organize and get swag with Ducati. 

As a multinational DOC, the DMF would still have a lot of value, even if it is just shear size.  It could include members like me, that have too small a local base to have an active DOC. But, as a large club, it might have a harder time organizing a DMF DOC Ducati tent at race xyz.

I used the power of the DML DOC during world ducati week 2004 - I lived in France, but bought cheaper DOC event tickets from Jeff H through the DML.  But, once I got to Misano, there was no DML representation to be found, but a lot of other national clubs were.

I would like to hear of anyone else's experience good or bad leveraging the DML as a DOC.

mitt

[Scottish]

+1 to organizing the local D.O.C.'s it's a great way to meet other Duc riders in your own area. Since SoCO DOG's was organized I've met more Duc riders than I could've by chance in years. It also helps keep you in the loop locally so you can enjoy more events.

[cyrus buelton]

Not to be a jerk, but why does it matter if the DMF is a DOC?

[mitt]

Not to be a jerk, but why does it matter if the DMF is a DOC?

DOC's get opportunities that other non-doc clubs do not (project mugello, cheap wdw tickets, etc).  But, I think they also have to toe-the-line more than non-doc's.  There are some clubs that choose not to be docs for more freedom.

mitt

[cyrus buelton]

DOC's get opportunities that other non-doc clubs do not (project mugello, cheap wdw tickets, etc).  But, I think they also have to toe-the-line more than non-doc's.  There are some clubs that choose not to be docs for more freedom.
mitt

fair enough.

[mitt]

fair enough.

I am sure there is more, but I do not know. 

That is kind of why I asked if anyone had any real experience with the DML as a DOC.

mitt

[cyrus buelton]

That is kind of why I asked if anyone had any real experience with the DML as a DOC.

Based upon what I personally have seen, the only benefit was to the actual president and VP.

Again, that is just what I have seen and my thoughts. I am not going to talk anymore about this because I don't want to piss people off or start an argument.