I agree with all of that.
Before the Skyline GTR became famous there were a group of 10-12 of us who had privately imported ours and used to meet up to swap tips and ideas etc. It was great. Then Top Gear made it a bit famous and the JDM thing kicked off. Suddenly we had every yahoo running 200bar boost and slicks turning up so the pub we used to go to cut us off.
TM remains the only forum/club that I really enjoy, scruffy moments included, because there is always something to learn from the vast knowledge of the contributors on a broad range of subjects.
I guess the face to face club community has migrated to the internet for most things now. Not always for the better. A supplement not a substitute.
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