I had been helping out in the club for a couple years already. When you put it all on paper, 2009 was a wild year! I think Texi was around then too. I never would have guessed that all that happened in one year. I remember the Show N Shine very clearly! I helped organise a bit of it, even designed the flyer with my sweet photoshop skills. Chubbs was in the first Superlap, Queen Streets RX7 blew a seal and dropped oil everywhere (that was 08 though). I've still got my signed fire extinguisher from the dinner with Gentleman Jim Richards and Alan Heaphy. I also knew Tom and Gerard quite well. Neil was there through all of that and more.
His Radical was probably the most absurd thing I had ever seen in the flesh at the time, and I loved it.
Neil was a great President, even though I think he was pushed into the position begrudgingly... He really did just want to go racing!
All around top bloke, very sad to hear.