I love the new site for reasons already mentioned above.
The SIDC site was getting to a point where there may not be a new post for 2-3 days. On the new site there doesn't seem to be more than 2-3 hours without a post. Which is pretty increadible considering how many members there are.
The way I see it is there seems to be a lot of effort been put into promoting the club by freshening it up and trying new things such as the forum and clothing/ merchandise by the 2 Andy's and Bob. Evidence of this can be seen in the monthly meets. I've been a member of CADS since June and didn't manage to get to my 1st monthy meet till September - because there weren't any due to lack of interest/ numbers! Meet numbers are looking a lot more healthy now. (maybe coinsidence)
In addition, it may be the setup I have here at home, (2.6Ghz PC with 0.5Mbps broadband) but the SIDC site runs very slow on my computer compared to the new CADS site.
Saying that, I don't really see how the two forums can run in parallel but see no reason why CADS can't be affiliated with the SIDC and the promotion of it.
I'll get off my soapbox now
Keep up the good work fellas