The present (2007) committee consists of:

Chairman	Alan Sherratt
Vice-Chairman	John M
Secretary/Treasurer	John O'Connor
PRO	Niall Barry
Webmaster	Paulo Goode	webmaster@555club.com
Event Co-ordinator	Fergus Hinds
Event Co-ordinator	Damien Kelly
Event Co-ordinator	Dave Byrne

From these humble beginnings the club we know today came to be. We now have over 250 forum members and over 100 Full ISDC Members. We are in contact with the Subaru Impreza Drivers Club in the UK and with The North American Subaru Owners Club on an ongoing basis. One problem with having 32 county membership was how to get the members together on a regular basis without expecting them to travel miles up and down the country. This problem was addressed when a decision was taken at a meeting in Athlone in October 2001 with the agreement of the general body that the club should be regionalised and run by either regional managers or local sub-committees.

The first such committee was the Munster section which had it’s first meeting at the Vienna Woods Hotel in Cork on 20th of January 2002 and 17 resplendent Subarus graced the car park on that first day. The first meeting was chaired by Pat Nolan. Maurice Ronan and Ciaran Walsh were elected to run the Section with Pat.

There were 20 cars at the second meeting, on 22nd of Feb, and it was decided here to change the name to the Southern Section to facilitate the country being broken into 3 sections, South, Midland and North, all running coast to coast. The apparent success of the Southern section gave the impetus to get the rest of the local committees up and running as soon as possible. So now you know the rough history of the club let's move on to the present and the future. The aim of the club is to share, through its members, the knowledge and experience of Subaru owners, to improve the awareness of products and services available to our members. To organise events, such as track days for owners and their families, as well as attending motor shows, etc., and to encourage the overall improvement of everyone’s driving abilities.

Why Join?

There are a number of reasons why people join the ISDC. To some it is a way of meeting other Subaru owners from all over the country. They get their enjoyment from meeting up with people at the various shows where the club would have a stand set up. Shows, for the most part, they would not know about if it wasn’t through contact with the ISDC. They take great pride in the appearance of their cars and enjoy having people admire them and maybe take a few photos with the kids.

Then there are the members who enjoy the high performance end of things. For them the track days would be the place to try out that new dump valve, induction kit or maybe that magic chip, and do so in a relatively safe and controlled environment, where risk to pedestrians and other road users would be eliminated. At these events ideas are swapped, upgrades are discussed and members can be told of the pitfalls/benefits of one type of product against another.

Then there are the people who, for some inexplicable reason, want to be involved in the daily running of the club. The guys/gals who organise the shows, the meetings, the track days and the website and who still pay their membership the same as the rest of us. While I’m on the subject, there is plenty of room in this category. If you wish to get involved - just mention it to any committee member and he/she will do the rest. (Just remember to say goodbye to your family first) Only joking, it’s not that bad.

The club's main method of getting information out to members and for members to get information to each other is through cyberspace, the club's own website where you can log on for info from any of the members or just enjoy the fun on the message board.

Also when we manage to get club stickers, etc. sponsored, they are given out to the members at the meetings. So when you consider postage, paper, phone calls and the cost of running the web site I’m sure you’ll agree that your €50 membership is being put to good use. We accept that members have to pay to enter their car on the track at track days but if we didn’t get the members to pay for this we would be bankrupt overnight with the charges we have to pay the tracks. We genuinely do not make anything for the club from these days out. If you have any thoughts/suggestions on this we would be delighted to hear from you.

Great, I want join! What do I need to do next?

Just simply complete the application form here (or download, print and complete the pdf version) submit, along with the relevant fee of €50 to the address contained thereon! You will receive an ISDC membership pack by return with a club stickers, members yearbook, newsletter and details of other discounts.

Can I invite other Subaru drivers to join?

Yes, if you think they would be interested in what we do. If you know this person personally be sure to explain what we are about and what to expect. If he/she still wishes to go ahead and join, have them fill out the application form on this site and send it, along with the relevant fee to the address contained thereon. If they wish to know why the questions about their insurance are included in the application form explain that we are trying to obtain a discounted group insurance policy for the club but that we need at least 100 members to sign up to it.

So there you have it, I hope this handbook goes some of the way to explaining what exactly the club is about. But it is very important to remember that a club, any club, is only as good as its members. If there is something you are not happy with or you feel could be done better, come and tell any of the committee. At the end of the day, it is your club so try to get involved as much as you can, any help would be greatly appreciated.