SOLO2.ORG Ultimate Autocross

Alright, so we're coming up on the 7th anniversary for Solo2.org, on February 4nd 2008.

I want to revive this site, make it as "good" or better than it used to be in the past! What would you like to see with the site?

We have two options with the software (sorry Jeef but I can't switch back to UBB or other linux/perl/unix/php based software).

1. Stay with it as is, running on CommunityServer 2.*.

2. Convert to DotNetNuke (like the main site used to be) and convert the forums over to the DotNetNuke forums module. (DNN powers www.project240z.com, www.corvettez06.org and will soon power www.chrishammond.com)

I'm leaning towards option 2 because I work with DNN on a daily basis, and am what you might call an expert for the platform. The current software is called CommunityServer, when it started out it was free, but that has long since changed, and being of the opensource mindset as I am I like the thought of moving to DNN because it is FREE! It will also allow me to easily customize the site, add new functionality, and provide frequent updates to the software. The current software we're running on hasn't been updated in well over a year.

Beyond the software I want to do more. I'm going to pre-package/stamp Solo2.org decals up in envelopes so that when I get a request for decals all I have to do is throw an address on the envelope and stick it in the mail. I also plan to do something along the lines of a mini contingency program. Get your car, sporting a SOLO2.ORG decal of course, into a national or make/model specific magazine and you'll get $50 cash, possibly more depending on how much uptake there is to the program.

In the past this website has been THE place to go for Autocross, and there have been quite a few members cars features in magazines, mentions of the website in magazine articles talking about Autocross, and various other press. I want to see that come back! I want this community to thrive like it once did. While there were mostly St. Louis folks here, there were definitely other people from around the country that visited and posted in the forums frequently, right now it is just the core STL folks who still post.

I need your help, drive, motivation to get it done!

So, my question to you is: How can WE make this website better?