Becoming a member of Dublin Motorcycle Touring Club Limited

We would like to extend a personal invitation to you to become a member of Dublin Motorcycle Touring Club Limited. The club has had an exciting history of involvement in Irish motorcycle sport & touring. Members were involved in setting up the first MCUI-approved Ladies Race at Mondello Park, continue to compete in & support the Road-Race & Short-Circuit Irish championships. Early members were involved in Fingal MCC for their racing activities and formed DMTC as a 'high mileage' Touring club for R+R in 1971, running the first Riders Rally in 1973 and the first Autumn 'End of Season' Way West Rally in Easkey, Co Sligo in 1974.

In 1978 10 Members attended the FIM Rally in Valkenberg, Holland, starting a virtual unbroken link to the present. In 2001 on our 30th anniversary the DMTC organised the prestigious "56th FIM Rally" in Killarney, Co Kerry for 1,750 visiting motorcyclists with the help of 150 volunteers. Prior to organising the FIM, the club became a 'Company limited by Guarantee and Without share capital' to safeguard the assets of the club members.

DMTC is a members' club and based upon the mutual sharing of individual ideas, talents, concepts and experiences, the knowledge and enjoyment of our sport substantially increases through participation. We are proud to have members living in many places in Ireland and across the waters.

DMTC is a company limited by guarantee and without share capital. Any & all profits are retained by the club to promote motor-cycling. The club is managed for the members by a Committee of Directors, elected by club members in an election at the Annual General Meeting. This comittee, representative of the general membership, operate according to the M&A and Irish corporate by-laws; a copy of the M&A is available to members upon request. All club activities are arranged for and on behalf of DMTC Ltd.

The Key rules regarding membership are as follows:
I/We hereby apply for Membership of DMTC Ltd. and undertake to contribute € 2.00 to the assets of the Club if called upon to do so.
I understand that conditions of membership apply.
I further understand that by making this application I accept these conditions.
In the year of joining members must sign the application form and return with evidence of payment to the Membership Secretary. This is a legal safeguard. 13. No member shall be eligible for election of office unless he/she has completed 6 months membership.
14. All of the Committee must retire at the end of each year and all retiring Committee Members shall be eligible for re-election at the Annual General Meeting.
15. The general committee shall elect persons to membership of the Club and shall have power to refuse to elect persons to membership without assigning any reason therefore.
16. Every application for membership shall be nominated and seconded by two members.
17. Membership shall be deemed to commence on the payment by the applicant of his/her annual subscription and thereafter the applicant will be issued with a membership card.
18. No rejected applications shall be nominated again until the expiration of one year from his rejection.

ADVANTAGES IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF DMTC

1. You will receive on joining and on yearly renewal, an attractive membership card to readily identify your club affiliation.
2. You receive on joining a DMTC 'peel-n-stick' sticker.
3. You will be notified by email or by other means of the club-organised events. Monthly Runs, Rides to FIM Classic Rallies in Europe, if somebody organises something we will tell you. The highlights of every years' activities are the Riders Rally in August and the Way West Rally in November on the Irish west coast. DMTC is proud of these events and considers participation critical to the enthusiasm of the entire membership. Other events include monthly motorcycle runs and runs to other Irish events, occasional forways to Scotland & FIM Touring gatherings such as the FIM Rally and the FIM Motocamp.
4. DMTC Ltd is affiliated to Motor Cycling Ireland, and through MCI to the International Motorcycle Federation - FIM.
5. Membership in DMTC is currently €25.00 per person or Euro40.00 for 2 persons with 1 bike per calendar year. Applicants must be approved for membership by the club committee, which meets monthly. Applicants applying after 1st November may receive membership for the following year. If you wish to apply for membership, please print an application form on an A4 sheet with a colour printer, complete and post by surface mail with the membership fee (cheque/PO in favour of DMTC Ltd).